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Top 10 Health Conditions Affecting Millennials


Top 10 Health Conditions Affecting Millennials

October 8, 2019 at 9:10 AM

Top 10 Health Conditions Affecting Millennials

New research shows major depression, alcohol use disorder, and hypertension are among the top 10 health conditions affecting millennials today. Getty Images

  • New research from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) suggests millennials may be substantially less healthy as they age.
  • Millennials aged 34 to 36 in 2017 were 11 percent less healthy than Gen Xers aged 34 to 36 in 2014.
  • Millennials have had a double digit increase in diagnoses for eight of the top 10 health conditions.
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