This statistic depicts the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who had a current or past heart condition and had select special health needs as of 2016. As of that time, around 43 percent of children and adolescents who had a current heart condition needed or used prescription medicines.
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016
Characteristic
Current heart condition
Past heart condition
Has one or more special health care needs
60%
40%
Needs or uses prescription medicines
42.8%
26.6%
Above average use of health care or educational services*
41.8%
23.9%
Has functional limitations
30.7%
17.4%
Needs or uses physical, occupational, or speech therapies
22.4%
14.4%
Needs or receives treatment or counseling for emotional, developmental or behavioral conditions
Based on having one or more of the following five conditions: needing or using prescription medicine; needing or using more medical care, mental health, or
educational services than other children their age; having limitations in doing things, compared with other children their age; needing special therapy (e.g., physical,
occupational, or speech therapy); or having an emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem in need of counseling or treatment. These conditions must be
related to a medical, behavioral, or other health condition that has lasted or is expected to last 12 months or longer.
* Beyond those of a similarly aged child.
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 28, 2018). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016." Chart. September 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents in The U.S. with a Current or past Heart Condition Who Had Select Special Health Care Needs as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. with a current or past heart condition who had select special health care needs as of 2016 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, September 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921672/heart-conditions-and-special-need-among-children-and-youth-us/
