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Migraines are one of the most
disabling conditions in the world
The World Health Organization considers migraines to be the sixth-highest cause worldwide
of years lost to disability. Here are some facts and fi gures for National Migraine and Headache
Awareness Month.
18%
20%
Symptoms include
Percentage
 Headache of moderate
of sufferers
of American women
to severe intensity
experience migraines, Costs who reported
receiving
compared with
 Pulsating pain, usually
treatment
6% of men
18-44
on one side of the head $84,000
 Made worse by routine Annual
physical activity migraine-related
 Can last for hours and costs per 1,000
employees for
Age range in which
up to three days
employers that
migraines are
offer health 2.2
 Nausea most common benefi ts
2%
 Frequency from one a Average number
of additional sick
year to once a week days used by
25% of the world population 38 those treated
for migraines
Percentage of sufferers suffers from chronic
Average number
who experience a migraines, with a of lost work days
visual disturbance headache more than
due to sufferers
called an aura. 15 days per month short-term
entering
20% disability
of chronic sufferers
are disabled
10%
Percentage of
children who
experience
migraines

Sources: Migraine Research Foundation, World Health Organization, American Migraine Foundation, American Journal of Managed Care

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