In 2023, 59.5% of US young adults aged 18–34 years (about 43.7 million people) reported at least 1 of 12 selected chronic conditions.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent corroborating sources including the original peer-reviewed CDC PCD study, PMC full text, PubMed listing, and secondary journalistic coverage all confirm the exact figures. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 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)
- https://publichealthpost.org/disease/a-generation-growing-up-sick/ (corroboration)