Fact Based List:

Where Did It Hurt? U.S. Adults Felt Pain in 2019: NCHS survey

  1. Any pain in the last 3 months: 58.9% of U.S. adults
  2. Back pain in the last 3 months: 39%
  3. Lower limb pain in the last 3 months: 36.5%
  4. Upper limb pain in the last 3 months: 30.7%
  5. Head pain in the last 3 months: 22.4%
  6. Abdomen, genital or pelvic pain in the last 3 months: 9.8%
  7. Tooth or jaw pain in the last 3 months: 9.2%

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Data Brief No. 415, July 2021
Source URL: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db415.htm
Notes: from the National Health Interview Survey, 2019 (n = 31,997).