If you get regular headaches, you are not alone.
A new report says half of us suffer from them. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology looked at 357 different studies on headaches from 1961 to 2020. The report was published(发表)in The Journal of Headache and Pain. The studies were mainly from rich countries. They included information on general headaches, migraines(偏头痛), and headaches from tension(紧张). The researchers said that 52 percent of people in the study suffered from some form of headache every year. The lead researcher, Lars Jacob Stovner, was surprised that the numbers were so big and that so many people got headaches.
The researchers found that women are more likely to get headaches than men. They said 17 percent of women get migraines, compared to 9 percent of men. Six percent of women get headaches on 15 or more days a month, while the number is three percent for men.
Mr Stovner said, "What is clear is that headaches are highly prevalent worldwide and can be a great pain. More people are getting headaches, and the data does suggest that the incidence(发生率) of headaches and migraines may be increasing." Stovner added, "More research is needed. It is important to study the different causes of headaches... to improve prevention and treatment more effectively."