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What percentage of American adults live with chronic pain on most days?
20.7% of American adults live with chronic pain on most days — about 21 in every 100, or 2 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.
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Where this number comes from
- Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- What it measured
- Respondents were asked how often they had pain in the past three months. Respondents who reported having pain on most days or every day were classified as regularly experiencing chronic pain.
- Population
- U.S. adults aged 18 and over
- Year
- 2025
- 95% confidence interval
- 20.1% to 21.4%
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