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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), % of population

Estimated prevalence of ADHD as a percent of total population by country (modeled epidemiological estimates), using IHME GBD-style prevalence concepts.

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Key Insights

Global Average
3.9%
Median: 3.7%
Countries Covered
84
with available data
Highest
United States of America
4.9%
Lowest
Japan
3.1%
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America4.9%
2Angola4.9%
3Brazil4.9%
4Mexico4.8%
5Albania4.8%
By Region
North America4.8%(4 countries)
Oceania4.6%(2 countries)
South America4.4%(7 countries)
Africa4.4%(7 countries)
Other4.1%(16 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.1%)High (4.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.9%)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (7)
Other (16)
Europe (29)
Asia (19)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Estimated prevalence of ADHD as a percent of total population by country (modeled epidemiological estimates), using IHME GBD-style prevalence concepts. Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) — Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Results Tool.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United States of America4.9%
2Angola4.9%
3Brazil4.9%
4Mexico4.8%
5Albania4.8%
6Colombia4.7%
7Guatemala4.7%
8Honduras4.7%
9Australia4.7%
10Canada4.6%
11Cyprus4.6%
12Dominican Republic4.6%
13El Salvador4.6%
14Nigeria4.6%
15Bangladesh4.6%
16New Zealand4.5%
17Algeria4.5%
18Chile4.4%
19Costa Rica4.4%
20Kenya4.4%
21Senegal4.4%
22Trinidad and Tobago4.4%
23Venezuela4.4%
24Afghanistan4.4%
25Bulgaria4.3%
26Ecuador4.3%
27Peru4.3%
28Sudan4.3%
29Uruguay4.3%
30Morocco4.2%
31Argentina4.2%
32South Africa4.1%
33Egypt4.1%
34Tunisia4.0%
35Austria4.0%
36Israel3.9%
37Czech Republic3.8%
38Greece3.8%
39Iraq3.8%
40Kyrgyzstan3.8%
41Belgium3.8%
42Croatia3.7%
43France3.7%
44Hungary3.7%
45Kazakhstan3.7%
46Lebanon3.7%
47Pakistan3.7%
48Poland3.7%
49Romania3.7%
50Serbia3.7%
51United Kingdom3.7%
52Denmark3.6%
53Germany3.6%
54India3.6%
55Ireland3.6%
56Italy3.6%
57Lao People's Democratic Republic3.6%
58Libya3.6%
59Lithuania3.6%
60Portugal3.6%
61Russian Federation3.6%
62Spain3.6%
63Türkiye3.6%
64Ukraine3.6%
65Estonia3.5%
66Luxembourg3.5%
67Netherlands3.5%
68Uzbekistan3.5%
69Finland3.4%
70Iceland3.4%
71Islamic Republic of Iran3.4%
72Philippines3.4%
73Saudi Arabia3.4%
74Sweden3.4%
75Switzerland3.4%
76United Arab Emirates3.4%
77Indonesia3.3%
78Norway3.3%
79People's Republic of China3.2%
80South Korea3.2%
81Malaysia3.2%
82Vietnam3.2%
83Thailand3.2%
84Japan3.1%
Showing 84 of 84 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) — Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Results Tool (2019).

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