A cross‑sectional study using the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System reports a 7.2 % age‑adjusted prevalence of Long COVID in US adults and 20.9 % among those with a history of COVID‑19.
Analysis of Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey data indicates about 35 million US adults (1 in 7 working-age adults) had experienced Long COVID by late 2023, with lost wages estimated at $211 billion–$218 billion.
According to a federal survey, 17.9 % of US adults (~47.6 million people) have experienced Long COVID, and 5.3 % (~14.1 million) are currently living with the condition. The article also notes that about 1.01 million children (1.4 %) have had Long COVID.
WHO explains that global data suggests roughly 6 % of people with COVID‑19 develop Long‑COVID symptoms, with about 15 % still symptomatic after a year.
Summary: A review in The Lancet reports Long COVID affects about 1.8 % of the UK population, with 71 % of those affected experiencing symptoms for more than a year.
