QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Felt Very Tired or Exhausted Most Days or Every Day in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2022

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In 2022, 13.5% of adults aged 18 and older felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months, and this percentage declined with age.
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Authors: Lauren Bottoms-McClain, MPH, and Amanda E. Ng, MPH

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Bar chart showing adults aged 18 and older felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months in 2022.
Bar chart showing adults aged 18 and older felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months in 2022.

In 2022, 13.5% of adults aged 18 and older felt very tired or exhausted most days or every day in the past 3 months, and this percentage declined with age.

Among men, the percentage was highest among those aged 18–44 years (11.0%), followed by those aged 45–64 years (9.7%) and ≥65 years (8.9%).

Among women, the decline in the percentage with age was steeper, decreasing from 20.3% (18–44 years), to 15.3% (45–64 years), to 11.5% (≥65 years).

The percentage of adults who felt tired or exhausted most days or every day was higher for women compared with men in each age group.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7245a7.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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