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QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months,? by Sex and Urbanization Level§ — United States, 2023
Weekly / March 6, 2025 / 74(7);125
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* 95% CIs indicated by bars. Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
† Based on responses of “most days” or “every day” to the survey question, “In the past 3 months, how often did you have pain? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?”
§ Metropolitan status and size were determined by the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for counties.
In 2023, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with chronic pain in the past 3 months was higher among women (25.4%) than among men (23.2%) overall. A higher percentage of women than men in large central metropolitan areas experienced chronic pain (22.2% versus 18.8%, respectively); differences for the other urbanization levels were not significant. Among both men and women, prevalence of recent chronic pain increased with decreasing urbanicity.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2023. /nchs/nhis.htm
Reported by: Jacqueline Lucas, MPH, [email protected]; Inderbir Sohi, MSPH.
Suggested citation for this article: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Urbanization Level — United States, 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:125. DOI: .
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