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Background. Chronic headache describes the presence of headache for >15 days per month on average for >3 months and fulfills the rest of the IHS criteria. The prevalence of chronic headache is within the range of 0.5–7.3% worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the 1-year prevalence of chronic headache in adult Croatian population.Methods. The data were collected from a cross-sectional survey of an adult population (>18 years of age) sample. Randomly selected patients from the general population in four Croatian cities were asked to fulfill a self-completed questionnaire. The prevalence of chronic headache was calculated in the sample representing 3 383 769 Croatian adults.Results. The total sample included 1542 responders among which 616 were with headache. The 1-year prevalence of chronic headache was 2.4%, and 0.9% of responders declared having headache 30 days per month. According to these results, 81 192 adult inhabitants in Croatia suffer from chronic headache.Conclusions. The prevalence of chronic headache in Croatia is comparable to other countries worldwide. These patients require special attention and should be offered multidisciplinary medical support.

Aim of the study was to examine the 1-year prevalence of primary headaches among high school children in the city of zagreb. This was a population-based cross-sectional study.A total of 2350 questionnares consisting of demographic data, questions regarding the presence and clinical characteristics of headaches were distributed to students in 8 high schools ; 2057 (87.5%) questionnaires were eligible for analysis.Primary headaches among adolescents are an important public healzh problem and should receive more attention from schools and health authorities.