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QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years with a Food or Digestive Allergy in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018
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September 27 2019
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(38):831
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Series: QuickStats
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:During 2007 to 2018, the percentage of children aged 0–17 years with a food or digestive allergy in the past 12 months increased from 4.0% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2018. Among children aged <5 years, the percentage of food or digestive allergies increased from 4.7% to 5.8%, and among children aged 5–17 years, the percentage of food or digestive allergies also increased from 3.7% to 6.7%.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
Reported by: Alison Filbey; Benjamin Zablotsky, PhD; Carla Zelaya, PhD.
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Pubmed ID:31557147
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6762188
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