From 2020 to 2022, around 11 percent of boys in the United States aged 5 to 11 years had ADHD, compared to six percent of girls at this age. This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. aged 5 to 17 years who had ever been told by a doctor or health professional they had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 2020 to 2022, by gender and age.
Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is based on a response to the question, “Has a doctor or other health professional
ever told you that [sample child] had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD or Attention-Deficit Disorder or ADD?”
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CDC. (March 20, 2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/
CDC. "Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/
CDC. "Percentage of Children in The U.S. Who Ever Had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 2020-2022, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/
CDC, Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Percentage of children in the U.S. who ever had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2020-2022, by gender and age [Graph], CDC, March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458222/adha-among-us-kids-by-gender-and-age/
