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Allergy Statistics
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Each year more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic diseases.
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Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States, costing the health care system $18 billion annually.
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Two estimates of allergy prevalence in the United States are 9 percent and 16 percent. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis has increased substantially over the past 15 years.
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Approximately 16.7 million office visits to health care providers each year are attributed to allergic rhinitis.
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Chronic sinusitis is the most commonly reported chronic disease, affecting 12.6 percent of people (approximately 38 million) in the United States in 1996.
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In 1996, estimated U.S. health care expenditures attributable to sinusitis were more than $5.8 billion.
Statistics courtesy of NIAID
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