| Number of people who have been diagnosed with some form of arthritis |
50 million |
| Number of adults with osteoarthritis |
27 million |
| Number of adults with rheumatoid arthritis |
1.5 million |
| Number of adults with gout |
3 million |
| Number of adults with fibromyalgia |
5 million |
| Number of annual deaths due to arthritis |
9,367 |
| Annual cost attributed to arthritis |
$86.2 billion |
| Arthritis Demographics Statistics |
|
| Percent of female’s with a doctor diagnosed case of arthritis |
25.9 % |
| Percent of male’s with a doctor diagnosed case of arthritis |
18.3 % |
| Number of Hispanic adults with a doctor-diagnosed case of arthritis |
2.9 million |
| Number of blacks adults with a doctor-diagnosed case of arthritis |
4.6 million |
| Number of Asian/Pacific adults with a doctor-diagnosed case of arthritis |
667,000 |
| Weight Related Arthritis Statistics |
|
| Percent of under/normal weight adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis |
16.4 % |
| Percent of overweight weight adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis |
21.4 % |
| Percent of obese weight adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis |
31.1 % |
| Percent of adults with arthritis who report no leisure time physical activities |
44 % |
| Activity Limitations |
|
| Percent of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who report activity limitations |
42 % |
| Percent of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who report work limitations |
5 % |
| Percent of adults with arthritis who report severe psychological distress |
6.6 % |
| Joint Replacement Statistics |
|
| Number of knee replacements performed due to arthritis |
454,652 |
| Number of hip replacements performed due to arthritis |
232,857 |
| Number of shoulder replacements performed due to arthritis |
41,934 |
| Number of other joint replacements performed due to arthritis |
12,055 |
