“Statistics on neuropathy in the United States12345:
- The prevalence of neuropathic pain is 14.6%.
- Among those with neuropathic pain, 19.7% had diabetic neuropathy, 27.3% had back and neck pain with neuropathic involvement, and 25.1% had hereditary or idiopathic neuropathy.
- The prevalence of all types of neuropathy among adults in the United States ranges from 3% to 12%.
- Peripheral neuropathy affects approximately 7% to 10% of adults in the United States.
- Approximately 20 million Americans may have some form of peripheral neuropathy.”
National Library of Medicine (The prevalence of probable neuropathic pain in the US: results from a multimodal general-population health survey – PMC)