Statistics about Migraine

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Migraine:

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Prevalance of Migraine: 28 million Americans (NINDS)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 9 or 10.29% or 28 million people in USA [about data]

Undiagnosed prevalence of Migraine: 14 million undiagnosed

Undiagnosed prevalence rate: approx 1 in 19 or 5.15% or 14 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Migraine: Migraine headaches affect 28 million Americans, 75 percent of whom — roughly 21 million people — are women. (Source: excerpt from Migraine Update: NINDS) ... 20 million women in the U.S. suffer from headaches; 9 million of whom suffer debilitating migraines. (Source: excerpt from MIGRAINE HEADACHES: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics about Migraine:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Migraine:

• 41 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• 9 million women (NWHIC)
• 6.2% of population self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 3.6% of male population self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 8.7% of female population self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1,171,000 people self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 334,000 men self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 836,000 women self-reported having migraines in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Migraine Prevalence: Book Excerpts

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Society statistics for Migraine

  Costs for Migraine: $13 billion in missed work or reduced productivity annually (NINDS)

  Costs for Migraine: Migraine, however, can cause significant disability and costs the American taxpayers $13 billion in missed work or reduced productivity annually. (Source: excerpt from Migraine Update: NINDS)

Hospitalization statistics for Migraine:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Migraine:

• 0.72% (92,012) of hospital episodes were for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 82% of hospital consultations for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital episodes for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital episodes for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 73% of hospital admissions for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 day was the median length of stay in hospitals for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospitalisations for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 20% of hospitalisations for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3% of hospitalisations for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.68% (356,636) of hospital bed days were for Epilepsy, migraine and other episodic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.001% (86) of hospital consultant episodes were for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.7% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 32 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 164% of hospital consultant episodes for common migraine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0003% (164) of hospital bed days were for common migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.006% (708) of hospital consultant episodes were for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for classical migraine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.003% (1,589) of hospital bed days were for classical migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0002% (20) of hospital consultant episodes were for status migrainosus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for status migrainosus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for status migrainosus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for status migrainosus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for status migrainosus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0001% (67) of hospital bed days were for status migrainosus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0005% (59) of hospital consultant episodes were for complicated migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for complicated migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for complicated migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for complicated migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for complicated migraine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0003% (135) of hospital bed days were for complicated migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.053% (6,754) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 91% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unspecified migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unspecified migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unspecified migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified migraine were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.021% (11,099) of hospital bed days were for unspecified migraine in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  Work Days Lost from Migraine: Migraine victims alone lose over 157 million workdays because of headache pain. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Migraine. The term 'prevalence' of Migraine usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Migraine at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Migraine refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Migraine diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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