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Each year in the United States, an estimated 100,000–160,000 adults ages 60 and older and an estimated 58,000–80,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized due to RSV.

50%

About half of all shingles cases are in adults ages 60 or older. The chance of developing shingles becomes much greater by age 70.

In a 2024 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, 95% of adults believe knowing their family health history is somewhat or very important. But only about 15% of adults are actively collecting that information.

12%

As of 2018, by age 50, more than 12% of U.S. adults have osteoporosis at the femur neck, in the lumbar spine, or in both. The rate was higher among women (19.6%) than men (4.4%) .

<10%

Fewer than 10% of women called back for more tests after a mammogram are found to have breast cancer.

73M

By 2023, an estimated 73 million people in the United States will be 65 or older, and many will need daily help from a caregiver. In fact, more than two-thirds of us will likely need assistance with tasks at some point in our lives.

2.2M

In 2023, an estimated 2.2 million people ages 12 to 17 had a substance use disorder in the past year.

85%

In 2023, around 85% of people ages 12 and older in the United States with substance use disorders did not receive treatment in the past year.

7/10

In a 2023 national survey, 7 out of every 10 adults who ever had a substance use problem considered themselves to be in recovery or recovered.