MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepMMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepWRMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report0149-21951545-861XCenters for Disease Control and Prevention322140827725510mm6912a810.15585/mmwr.mm6912a8Quick StatsQuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Who Had a Severe Headache or Migraine in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2018†,§Reported by: Sarah E. Lessem, PhD, slessem@cdc.gov, 301-458-4209; Jacqueline Lucas, MPH.273202027320206912359359All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

In 2018, women were nearly twice as likely as men to have had a severe headache or migraine in the past 3 months (20.1% versus 10.6%), both overall and within each age group. The percentage of persons experiencing severe headache or migraine declined with age for both men and women, from 25.5% among those aged 18–44 years to 7.6% among those aged ≥75 years for women and from 12.3% among those aged 18–44 years to 4.0% among those aged ≥75 years for men.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2018 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

With 95% confidence intervals indicated by error bars.

Based on a question in the Sample Adult Interview that asks “During the past 3 months, did you have...[a] severe headache or migraine?”

Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.