Chronic Disease Statistics 1970 to 2024

Dec 31, 2024

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Disease/Condition Prevalence in 1970 Prevalence in 2024 Percent Change Source
All
Cause
Mortality		 150 per 100,000 people 800 per 100,000 people 400% Increase CDC
Alzheimer's
Disease		 Rarely diagnosed 6 million cases in the US Significant Increase Alzheimer's Association
Anxiety
Disorders		 3-5% in the US 20% in the US 300-400% Increase NIMH
Arthritis
(Osteoarthritis)		 6% in the US 15% in the US 150% Increase CDC
Asthma 3% in the US 8% in the US 167% Increase CDC
Bipolar
Disorder		 0.5% in the US 1-2% in the US 100-300% Increase NIMH
Cancer
(All Types)		 1% in the US 2.4% in the US 140% Increase National Cancer Institute
Celiac
Disease		 0.01% in the US 1% in the US 9900% Increase Celiac Disease Foundation
Chronic
Kidney
Disease
(CKD)		 5% in the US 15% in the US 200% Increase CDC
Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease
(COPD)		 2% in the US 5% in the US 150% Increase CDC
Dementia Rarely diagnosed 5.8 million cases in the US Significant Increase Alzheimer's Association
Depression 5% in the US 15% in the US 200% Increase NIMH
Diabetes
(Type 2)		 2.5% in the US 10.5% in the US 320% Increase CDC
Epilepsy 1% in the US 1.2% in the US 20% Increase CDC
High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension)		 20% in the US 31% in the US 55% Increase CDC
High
Cholesterol
(Hyperlipidemia)		 10% in the US 39% in the US 290% Increase CDC
Metabolic Syndrome Not well-documented 93% in the US Significant Increase Revitalize Metabolic Health
Obesity 15% in the US 42% in the US 180% Increase CDC
Parkinson’s
Disease		 Rarely diagnosed 1 million cases in the US Significant Increase Parkinson’s Foundation
Polycystic
Ovary
Syndrome
(PCOS)		 Not well-documented 10% in women of reproductive age in the US Significant Increase NCBI
Postural
Orthostatic
Tachycardia
Syndrome
(POTS)		 Rare Up to 3 million cases in the US Significant Increase Dysautonomia International
Rheumatoid
Arthritis		 0.5% in the US 1% in the US 100% Increase CDC
Schizophrenia 0.5% in the US 1% in the US 100% Increase NIMH
Stroke 0.3% in the US 2.6% in the US 766% Increase CDC
Type 1
Diabetes		 0.5% in the US 1% in the US 100% Increase CDC
Sources
  1. Alzheimer's Association
  2. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  4. National Cancer Institute
  5. Celiac Disease Foundation
  6. Parkinson’s Foundation
  7. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
  8. Dysautonomia International
  9. Revitalize Metabolic Health
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