Mental Health - Stats

What is the prevalence of Nocturnal enuresis for children under the age of 10

4% to 13%

What is the prevalence of enuresis for children by age 10

3% of males

2% of females

What is the prevalence of Diurnal enuresis in 6-year-olds?

3%

What is the prevalence of primary enuresis in children?

85%

What is the prevalence of encopresis (inappropriate passage of feces) in 5 year olds?

1% (more common in boys)

What is the prevalence of youths under 18 who will experience one or more chronic health condition?

10% to 20%

Of the 10% to 20% of youth under 18 who will experience one or more chronic health conditions, what is the prevalence of those who will suffer from a disease that takes away from daily activities.

5%

What is the annual prevalence per population of asthma?

19.6% of the child population

What is the prevalence of cancers and tumours annually in children

16/100,000

What is the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in children annually

24/100,000

What is the prevalence of children who are born annually with sickle-cell anemia

1/500 black American newborns

What is the prevalence of pediatric patients who survive child hood cancer?

Approx 80%

Of the 80% of those who survive pediatric cancer, what is the prevalence of those who will have serious mental or physalis illnesses as adults?

50%

What is the prevalence of American adolescents (ages 12-17) who met criteria for substance use or dependence

6.3%

What is the average prevalence of past month illicit drug use among American adolescents

8.7%

What is the prevalence of the past month illicit drug use among white American adolescents

8.5%

What is the prevalence of past month illicit drug use among black or African American adolescents

8.5%

What is the prevalence of past month illicit drug use among American Indian or Alaskan native adolescents

12.8%

What is the prevalence of past month illicit drug use among Asian American adolescents

2.2%

What is the prevalence of illicit drug use among two or more races of American adolescents

11%

What is the prevalence of past month illicit drug use among Hispanic adolescents

10.1%

What was the increase of deaths by overdose from 2019 to 2020

282 deaths in 2019 to 546 deaths in 2020

What is the prevalence of SAD in children

4% to 10%

What is the prevalence of children with SAD who have another anxiety disorder

Two thirds

What is the prevalence of children who are affected by a specific phobia

20%

What is the lifetime prevalence of children with social anxiety disorder

6% to 12%

What is the prevalence of children with social anxiety disorder who will suffer from major depression

20%

What is the prevalence of selective mutism in children

0.7%

What is the prevalence of teens who experience panic attacks

16%

What is the prevalence of teens who experience panic attacks and agoraphobia?

2.5%

What percentage of panic disorder adolescents are post-pubertal

95%

What is the life time prevalence rate of generalized anxiety disorder

2.2%

What is the life time prevalence rate of children and adolescents with OCD

1% to 2.5%

What is the prevalence of those with anxiety disorders who will have sleep-related problems?

90%

What is the prevalence of children who are born with a low threshold for becoming over excited and to withdrawing in response to novel situations

15% to 20%

What is the prevalence of variance in childhood anxiety symptoms accounted for by genetic influence as suggested by twin studies

30% to 40%

What percentage of youth are clinically addicted to drugs or alcohol

6%

What is the prevalence of youth who are clinically addicted to social media

24%

What is the average amount of hours American teens spend on social media per day

4.8 hours

What is the prevalence of teens who constantly use TikTok

16%

What is the prevalence of teens who use YouTube constantly

15%

What is the prevalence of teens who consistently use instagram

12%

What is the prevalence of boys and girls who will experience sexual abuse or assault by an adult or peer

1 in 4 girls

1 in 20 boys

How many children in the u.s experience maltreatment that results in some degree of harm per year

Almost one million

What is the prevalence of white maltreatment victims

44%

What is the prevalence of black children who suffer from maltreatment

22%

What is the prevalence of Hispanic children in American who suffer maltreatment

21%

What is the prevalence of sexual abusers who are their victims father or father figure

50%

What is the prevalence of pedophiles who report an unawareness of their pedophilic interests before 17

Over 50%

What is the prevalence for reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder

Prevalence is currently unknown

What is the 6 month prevalence of boys and girls who suffered from ptsd in the states

3.7% of boys

6.3% of girls

At what age are girls more anxious than boys about losing weight

Age 9

What is the prevalence of childhood obesity

19.7%

What is the increase of obesity for all age groups of children and adolescents since the mid 70s

5% to 17%

What is the prevalence of ARFID

1% to 13.8%

What is the prevalence of pica behaviour

12.3%

What is the prevalence of binge eating disorder in adolescents

1.5% to 3%

What is the life time prevalence of anorexia and bulimia among adolescents

0.3% to 0.9%

What percent below weight are persons with anorexia

15% or more

What percent of adolescents with bulimia are within average weight

10%

What is the prevalence of adolescents with BED

1.5% to 3%

At what age does the onset of anorexia usually occur

Between the ages of 14 and 18

What is mortality rate of anorexia

5%