This statistic displays the estimated percentage of headache consultations made in primary and specialist care in the Americas as of 2011, broken down by headache disorder. As of that year, some 28 percent of all headache consultations in the Americas were due to migraine.
Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder*
Worldwide, North America, Central and South America
Survey time period
2006 to 2009
Age group
Supplementary notes
* The source states that information was collected in a questionnaire survey of neurologists, general practitioners and patients’ representatives from 101 countries, performed from October 2006 until March 2009. Epidemiological data were compiled from published studies through a systematic review, and supplemented by data gathered in population-based studies undertaken within the Global Campaign.
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WHO. (December 30, 2011). Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/
WHO. "Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder*." Chart. December 30, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/
WHO. (2011). Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/
WHO. "Percentage of Headache Consultations in Primary Care and Neurology in The Americas as of 2011, by Headache Disorder*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/
WHO, Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of headache consultations in primary care and neurology in the Americas as of 2011, by headache disorder* [Graph], WHO, December 30, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303503/americas-headache-consultations-in-primary-and-specialist-care/
