This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2018. In the period 2015-2018, 21.5 percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with Usage of Prescription Drugs within past Month between 1988 and 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
