Allergy Statistics Researchers believe that the prevalence of food allergies is increasing and the number of deaths from food allergy induced anaphylaxis is growing, and children are the largest group of the population affected by food allergies. 6%-8% of US children have food allergies 1.2 % of US children have peanut allergies 1.3% of US children have egg allergies 2.5% of US children have milk allergies Peanut allergy is the food allergy most commonly associated with anaphylaxis Peanut anaphylaxis accounts for 30,000 Emergency Room visits per year 150 deaths per year from peanut and tree nut anaphylaxis