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Top 10 Millennial Health Problems
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) published a report in 2019 on the Health of Millennials
- Millennials are people born between 1981 and 1996
- Data not entire inclusive as it only includes 55 million commercially insured millennials
- According to this BCBS Health Index Millennials as a group were living at about 95% of their optimal health
- Which on first glance looks really good but a deeper dive showed that …
- Older millennials (age 34-36) have higher prevalence rates for nearly all of the top 10 conditions than did Generation X members when they were in the same age range
- Younger generations facing health challenges at earlier ages than previous generations.
- The major decline in health, on average, begins at age 27
- Of the top 10 conditions, 6 are behavioral health conditions and 4 are physical health conditions.
- The top 10 conditions are (Ranked by Adverse Health Impact):
- Major Depression
- Substance Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Hypertension
- Hyperactivity
- Psychotic Conditions
- Crohn’s disease/Ulcerative colitis
- High Cholesterol
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Type II Diabetes
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By Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen
4.9
2020 ratings
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) published a report in 2019 on the Health of Millennials
- Millennials are people born between 1981 and 1996
- Data not entire inclusive as it only includes 55 million commercially insured millennials
- According to this BCBS Health Index Millennials as a group were living at about 95% of their optimal health
- Which on first glance looks really good but a deeper dive showed that …
- Older millennials (age 34-36) have higher prevalence rates for nearly all of the top 10 conditions than did Generation X members when they were in the same age range
- Younger generations facing health challenges at earlier ages than previous generations.
- The major decline in health, on average, begins at age 27
- Of the top 10 conditions, 6 are behavioral health conditions and 4 are physical health conditions.
- The top 10 conditions are (Ranked by Adverse Health Impact):
- Major Depression
- Substance Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Hypertension
- Hyperactivity
- Psychotic Conditions
- Crohn’s disease/Ulcerative colitis
- High Cholesterol
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Type II Diabetes