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Number of People with Arthritis Will Nearly Double by 2030

April 2004

Even if arthritis rates remain stable, the number of persons over age 65 with arthritis or chronic joint symptoms will nearly double to 41.1 million by 2030, according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Nonfatal but disabling conditions like arthritis will be of growing importance among older adults as the U.S. population ages over the next few decades. Arthritis or chronic joint symptoms are already the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting nearly 60% of those aged 65 and older. With adults in general living longer, predicting the arthritis prevalence is important to understanding and dealing with its future impact. Applying gender-specific rates of arthritis or chronic joint symptoms to census projections suggests that the number of affected older adults will nearly double to the 41.1 million figure.

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