Risk Factors for Shingles and Additional Information at Shinglesinfo.com

Who is at risk for Shingles? Anyone who has had chickenpox is at risk for developing Shingles. Nearly all adults (greater than 90%) in the United States are at risk for Shingles.

What Are the Risk Factors For Shingles?
	Having had chickenpox
	Increasing age
	A weakened immune (defense) system caused by such things as cancer and certain drugs

Who Is Affected by Shingles?

It is estimated that in the United States up to 1 million cases of Shingles occur every year. As you can see from the bar graph below, Shingles increases with age. Of these 1,000,000 cases, 40% to 50% occur in people 60 years of age and older.

Graph showing the rate of shingles by age group

As the population ages, the number of cases of Shingles will most likely increase.


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