Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

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Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity: Children ages 3–17 years
  • Percent ever diagnosed with ADHD: 12.0% (2023)
  • Percent of boys ever diagnosed with ADHD: 15.0% (2023)
  • Percent of girls ever diagnosed with ADHD: 8.8% (2023)

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Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices with attention deficit disorder as the primary diagnosis: 5.7 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 14 [PDF – 864 KB]

* The term “attention deficit disorder (ADD)” is used rather than “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” in some data sources.

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