Your question was: How common are latex allergies?
Our experts said: According to the American Latex Allergy Association, the current statistics for people sensitized to natural rubber latex are broken down by risk groups and are as follows:
• 8-17% of the 7.7 million people employed in the growing health care industry
• Up to 68% of children with spina bifida (related to frequent surgeries - anyone who has multiple surgeries is at risk)
• Less than 1% of the general population in the U.S. (about 3 million people)