In 2023, 52.7% of US midlife adults aged 35–64 years (about 63.8 million people) reported multiple chronic conditions.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by PMC, PubMed, and ResearchGate mirrors of the same CDC BRFSS-based study (Wiltz et al., 2025); figures consistent across all sources, though ultimately derived from a single primary dataset. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Trends in Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults ... (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40245168/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12007472/ (corroboration)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390893588_Trends_in_Multiple_Chronic_Conditions_Among_US_Adults_By_Life_Stage_Behavioral_Risk_Factor_Surveillance_System_2013-2023 (corroboration)