This statistic shows the percent decline in patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the U.S. in 2002 to 2012. In this period, the number of such patients with functional impairments in their quality of life decreased nine percent. The decline is mostly a result of improved and new treatments.
Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012
Characteristic
Change 2002-2012
Cognitive
-3%
Social
-4%
Physical
-5%
Functional
-9%
-10%-8%-6%-4%-2%0%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
PhRMA. (July 17, 2019). Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. "Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012." Chart. July 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. (2019). Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. "Decline in U.S. Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions by Quality of Life Impairment in The Period 2002-2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA, Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/ (last visited March 01, 2025)
Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 [Graph], PhRMA, July 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
