From 2014 to 2016, mental disorder diagnoses accounted for 22 percent of all physician visits by adults in which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S., making it the most common primary diagnosis for benzodiazepine prescriptions. This statistic shows the primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016.
Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016
Characteristic
Percent of visits
Mental disorders
22%
All other diagnoses
12%
Circulatory system diseases
11%
Musculoskeletal system & connective tissue diseases
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 17, 2020). Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Primary Diagnoses at Physician Visits at Which Benzodiazepines Were Prescribed in The U.S. from 2014 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/
NCHS & CDC, Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Primary diagnoses at physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016 [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095584/diagnoses-for-benzo-prescription-physician-visits-us/
