In three separate questions, respondents were asked, "During the past 3 months, did you have a severe headache or migraine? ...low back pain? ...neck pain?" Respondents were instructed to report pain that had lasted a whole day or more, and not to report fleeting or minor aches or pains. Persons may be represented in more than one column.
Estimates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over. Age-adjusted estimates in this table may differ from other age-adjusted estimates based on the same data and presented elsewhere if different age groups are used in the adjustment procedure.
Includes all other races not shown separately, unknown education level, and unknown disability status.
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Adults with severe headache or migraine 1997-2016, by age
This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group. In 2016, **** percent of all adults in the U.S. between 18 and 44 years of age had severe headache or migraine in the last three months.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group." Chart. September 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Severe Headache or Migraine in 1997 and 2016, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Sep 2018, /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by age group [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/188809/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-age/
