The latest data on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.
- About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. [Read Article]
- ASD is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. [Read Article]
- ASD is nearly 4 times more common among boys than among girls. [Read Article]
- About 1 in 6 (17%) children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with a developmental disability, as reported by parents, during a study period of 2009–2017. These included autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, blindness, and cerebral palsy, among others. [Read Summary]
What Is Prevalence?
Prevalence is the number of people in a population that have a condition, relative to all the people in the population. Prevalence is typically shown as a percentage (such as 1%) or a proportion (such as 1 in 100).
ADDM Network 2000-2020: Combining data from all sites
|
Surveillance Year |
Birth Year |
Number of ADDM Sites Reporting |
Combined Prevalence per 1,000 Children (Range Across ADDM Sites) |
This is about 1 in X children |
|
2020 |
2012 |
11 |
27.6 (23.1-44.9) |
1 in 36 |
|
2018 |
2010 |
11 |
23.0 (16.5-38.9) |
1 in 44 |
|
2016 |
2008 |
11 |
18.5 (18.0-19.1) |
1 in 54 |
|
2014 |
2006 |
11 |
16.8 (13.1-29.3) |
1 in 59 |
|
2012 |
2004 |
11 |
14.5 (8.2-24.6) |
1 in 69 |
|
2010 |
2002 |
11 |
14.7 (5.7-21.9) |
1 in 68 |
|
2008 |
2000 |
14 |
11.3 (4.8-21.2) |
1 in 88 |
|
2006 |
1998 |
11 |
9.0 (4.2-12.1) |
1 in 110 |
|
2004 |
1996 |
8 |
8.0 (4.6-9.8) |
1 in 125 |
|
2002 |
1994 |
14 |
6.6 (3.3-10.6) |
1 in 150 |
|
2000 |
1992 |
6 |
6.7 (4.5-9.9) |
1 in 150 |
Resource
Search through a collection of information from peer-reviewed autism prevalence studies.
Autism Prevalence Studies Data Table
CDC's 2023 Community Report on Autism
CDC's 2023 Community Report on Autism provides summaries of the latest ADDM data:
· A Snapshot of Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2020
· Progress in Early Identification Disrupted during the COVID-19 Pandemic among 4-year-old Children
