Celiac Disease Statistics

Celiac disease impacts 1% of the population in the United States.

Celiac disease affects over 3.3 million Americans.

An estimated 83% of those with celiac disease are undiagnosed.

4 years is the average amount of time it takes for a symptomatic person to be diagnosed with celiac disease.

It has been estimated that 5-22% of people with celiac disease have an immediate family member (first-degree relative) who also has celiac disease.

Approximately 3% of those testing positive for celiac disease have a second-degree relative who have celiac.

60% of children diagnosed with celiac disease are asymptomatic.

41% of adults diagnosed with celiac disease are asymptomatic.

6% of those diagnosed with diabetes type 1 also have celiac disease.

6% of women with unexplained infertility have celiac disease. 35% of newly diagnosed patients had chronic diarrhea, dispelling the myth that diarrhea must be present to diagnose celiac disease.

Those diagnosed with celiac disease between 2-4 years of age have a 10.5% chance of developing an autoimmune disorder.

Those diagnosed with celiac disease over the age of 20 have a 34% chance of developing an autoimmune disorder.

There are over 250 symptoms related to celiac disease.

*Sources - The University of Chicago Medicine (Celiac Disease Center), Beyond Celiac, NIH