1 in 3 People Live With Chronic Headaches, Study Finds

Nearly one in three people worldwide experienced headache disorders in 2023, amounting to almost 3 billion individuals, according to a new study published in The Lancet Neurology.

1 in 3 People Live With Chronic Headaches, Study Finds

TL;DR

  • Nearly one in three people worldwide experienced headache disorders in 2023.
  • This amounts to almost 3 billion individuals affected globally.
  • The findings are from a new study published in The Lancet Neurology.
  • Data from population studies worldwide were used for the analysis.
  • Tension-type headaches were the most common, affecting 34.6 percent of the population annually.