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What percentage of American adults went to an emergency room in the past year?
20.8% of American adults went to an emergency room in the past year — about 21 in every 100, or 2 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.
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Where this number comes from
- Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- What it measured
- Respondents were asked how many times during the past 12 months had they gone to a hospital emergency room about their health. This includes emergency room visits that resulted in a hospital admission.
- Population
- U.S. adults aged 18 and over
- Year
- 2025
- 95% confidence interval
- 20.1% to 21.5%
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