About one in three American adults report having had lower back pain in the past three months, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC].

In 2018, 28.0% of men and 31.6% of women aged ≥18 years had lower back pain in the previous 3 months, the CDC said.

The percentage of women who had lower back pain increased as age increased.

Among men, the percentage increased with age through age 74 years and then decreased.

Women in the age groups 18–44, 45–64, and ≥75 years were more likely to have lower back pain in the past 3 months than were men in the same age groups, but percentages were similar between men and women in the age group 65–74 years.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm.