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Frequency U.S. adults sought treatment for headaches from a doctor 2017, by age

Number of times U.S. adults went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of 2017, by age

The data displays the number of times adults in the United States who suffered at least once per month from headache went to a doctor for treatment for their headache in the past year as of February 2017, by age. It was found that 21% of those aged 18 to 30 years who suffered at least once per month from headache had gone up to five times to a doctor for treatment for their headaches.

No treatment 62 48 72 90
1 treatment 13 17 13 3
Up to 5 treatments 21 28 14 4
Up to 10 treatments 2 4 1 2
More than 10 treatments 1 3 0 0