New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 4% of all U.S. adults ages 18 to 69 have a form of HPV that puts them at an increased risk for head and neck cancers.
The statistic is part of a new HPV prevalence report, which uses data from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The report also found that 7% of all adults have some form of oral HPV.
Other findings from the report include the following:
- Non-Hispanic Asians are the least likely race or ethnicity group to have any form of oral HPV.
- Non-Hispanic blacks are the most likely race or ethnicity to have any form of oral HPV.
- Men were significantly more likely to have HPV, including high-risk HPV, than women.
