This statistic shows the percent decline in patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the U.S. in 2002 to 2012. In this period, the number of such patients with functional impairments in their quality of life decreased **** percent. The decline is mostly a result of improved and new treatments.
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PhRMA. (July 17, 2019). Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. "Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012." Chart. July 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. (2019). Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA. "Decline in U.S. Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions by Quality of Life Impairment in The Period 2002-2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
PhRMA, Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Decline in U.S. patients with complex chronic conditions by quality of life impairment in the period 2002-2012 [Graph], PhRMA, July 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733915/decline-in-chronic-condition-patients-in-us-quality-of-life-impairment/
