| Allergy Statistics |
Data |
| Percent of children who have skin allergies |
12 % |
| Number of American children who have skin allergies |
9,500,000 |
| Percent of people who have some type of drug allergy |
15 % |
| Food Allergy Statistics |
|
| Percent of people who have some type of food allergy |
8 % |
| Number of hospital visits each year due to food allergies |
200,000 |
| Percent of food allergy reactions from milk, eggs, peanuts, soy, wheat fish and shellfish |
90 % |
| Economic cost per year from children’s food allergies |
$25,000,000,000 |
| Respiratory Allergy Statistics |
|
| Percent of children who have a respiratory allergy |
10.6 % |
| Percent of people in the U.S. who have either allergy or asthma symptoms |
20 % |
| Average annual cost to the health care system due to respiratory allergies |
$7,900,000,000 |
| Number of deaths each year from Asthma |
3,447 |
| Nasal or Rhinitis Allergy Statistics |
|
| Number of people affected by nasal allergies in the United States |
50,000,000 |
| Percent of people worldwide who have allergic rhinitis |
20 % |
| Number of Physician office visits annually due to allergic rhinitis |
13,400,000 |
| Percent of people over 18 who have sinusitis |
13 % |
| Hay Fever Allergy Statistics |
|
| Number of adults diagnosed with hay fever in the past 12 months |
17,600,000 |
| Percent of people over 18 that have hay fever |
7.8 % |
| Childrens Allergies Ranked by Number of Children Affected Each Year |
| |
Typ of Allergy |
Number of Children |
Perccent of Children |
| 1 |
Skin allergies |
8,800,000 |
12 % |
| 2 |
Respiratory allergies |
7,800,000 |
10.6 % |
| 3 |
Hay fever |
6,600,000 |
9 % |
| 4 |
Food allergies |
4,100,000 |
5.6 % |
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Tags: Diseases
Statistic Sources & References
Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: April 4, 2017
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