U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within 30 days by age 1988-2018
This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population using five or more prescription drugs within the past month (30 days) in selected periods between 1988 and 2018, by age group. In the 2015-2018 period, almost 42 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 years and over had five or more drug prescriptions within 30 days.