This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population using five or more prescription drugs within the past month (30 days) in selected periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group. In the 2015-2018 period, almost 42 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 years and over had five or more drug prescriptions within 30 days.
Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group*
* No value means estimates are considered unreliable.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with 5 or More Prescriptions within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/492292/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-age/
