12.9%

The percentage "of adults age 18 and older used sleep aids most days or every day in the past 30 days to help them fall or stay asleep," according to a statistical brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics -- Use of Sleep Aids Among Adults Age 18 and Older: United States, 2024.

Women were more likely than men to use any sleep aids (14.8% compared with 10.8%), prescription medications (6.4% compared with 3.9%), or OTC medications or supplements (7.0% compared with 4.3%) most days or every day in the past 30 days to help them fall or stay asleep (Table). No significant difference was seen between the percentage of men and women who used marijuana or CBD products as sleep aids.

The percentage of adults using any sleep aids most days or every day in the past 30 days increased with age, from 10.5% of adults ages 18–34 to 15.8% of adults 65 and older (Table). Use of prescription medications to help fall or stay asleep increased with age (from 2.2% for adults ages 18–34 to 8.8% for adults 65 and older) as did the use of OTC medications or supplements (from 3.9% for adults ages 18–34 to 7.6% for adults 65 and older). However, the percentage of adults using marijuana or CBD products as sleep aids declined with age (from 5.5% of adults ages 18–34 to 1.7% of adults 65 and older).