Anxiety disorders number U.S. adults by age 2008-2012 | Statista

This statistic displays the number of adults with an anxiety disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by age group. Some 2.4 million individuals between the ages of 26 and 49 years in the country had a generalized anxiety disorder with a past year. Many cases of eating disorders are likely to go unreported. Those with anxiety disorders have feelings of anxiety that can worsen over time and can negatively impact daily life.

Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by age group (in 1,000)

Characteristic	18-25 years	26-49 years	50 years and over
Posttraumatic stress disorder	223	870	601
Panic disorder with and without agoraphobia	237	1,260	555
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder	37	277	173
Social phobia	733	1,223	280
Specific phobia	493	944	2,282
Obsessive compulsive disorder	202	324	143
Generalized anxiety disorder	530	2,425	1,185
One or more anxiety disorders	2,096	6,005	4,843

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October 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2008 to 2012

Number of respondents

Base: 220,219

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Disorder present within the past year.

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