Skip to main content

Table 2 Results of the annual cross-sectional surveys of prevalence rates of self-reported headaches in Germany from 1995-2005 and 2009

From: Period prevalence of self-reported headache in the general population in Germany from 1995–2005 and 2009: results from annual nationwide population-based cross-sectional surveys

Year of survey

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2009

General population in million inhabitants (≥ 14 years)

 

62.73

62.97

63.12

63.24

63.51

63.78

63.83

64.1

64.25

64.43

64.72

64.87

East Germany

n =

2709

2677

2994

3041

2804

2631

2770

2629

2659

2485

2863

2571

HP

61.4%

60.8%

57.5%

61.2%

60.3%

58.3%

63.2%

63.8%

59.1%

58.5%

56.3%

62.8%

CI 95%

58.8 - 64.0

58.2 - 63.4

55.0 - 60.0

58.7 - 63.7

57.7 - 62.9

55.7 - 60.9

60.7 - 65.7

61.2 - 66.4

56.5 - 61.7

55.8 - 61.2

53.7 - 58.9

60.2 - 65.4

West Germany

n =

8190

9563

9396

9026

9643

9873

9768

9721

9828

9579

9288

9549

HP

60.7%

60.5%

60.2%

60.8%

60.2%

59.5%

58.7%

60.0%

60.2%

63.6%

59.6%

62.2%

CI 95%

59.2 - 62.2

59.1 - 61.9

58.8 - 61.6

59.4 - 62.2

58.8 - 61.6

58.1 - 60.9

57.3 - 60.1

58.6 - 61.4

58.8 - 61.6

62.2 - 65.0

58.2 - 61.0

60.8 - 63.6

Rural areas with ≤ 50,000 inhabitants

n =

6170

7035

7307

6991

7063

7226

7424

7591

5943

7810

7955

7557

HP

60.5%

60.1%

60.9%

61.2%

60.2%

57.2%

59.6%

58.4%

58.5%

61.2%

58.2%

62.2%

CI 95%

58.8 - 62.2

58.5 - 61.7

59.3 - 62.5

59.6 - 62.8

58.6 - 61.8

55.6 - 58.8

58.0 - 61.2

56.8 - 60.0

56.7 - 60.3

59.7 - 62.7

56.7 - 59.7

60.6 - 63.8

Urban areas with > 50,000 inhabitants

n =

4729

5202

5082

5076

5385

5277

5114

4759

6544

4253

4196

4562

HP

61.4%

61.3%

57.5%

60.4%

60.2%

62.1%

59.8%

64.6%

61.3%

64.9%

60.0%

62.5%

CI 95%

59.4 - 63.4

59.4 - 63.2

55.6 - 59.4

58.5 - 62.3

58.3 - 62.1

60.2 - 64.0

57.9 - 61.7

62.7 - 66.5

59.6 - 63.0

62.9 - 66.9

57.9 - 62.1

60.5 - 64.5

  1. The table shows the one-year prevalence rates of self-reported headaches at 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) for residents of former East and West Germany (East: 60.2%, West: 60.5%, contingency table χ2(1) = 0.78; p=0.38), residents of cities of 50,000 inhabitants and more, and residents of places up to 49,999 inhabitants ( Rural: 59.9%; Urban: 61.3% contingency table χ2( (1)= 29.67; p<0.0001). Basic population is the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older. (HP: headache prevalence in %; CI: confidence interval).