QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months,^† by Sex and Urbanization Level^§ — United States, 2023

* 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.

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/176063

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm