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QuickStats : Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Have Lost All Their Natural Teeth, by Age Group and Type of Locality — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010–2012
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March 14 2014
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(10):225
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Series: QuickStats
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:During 2010–2012, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who had no natural teeth was higher in nonmetropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas for all age groups. The percentage of adults with no natural teeth also increased steadily with age in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan locations. Among persons aged ≥85 years in nonmetropolitan locations, 40% had lost all their natural teeth, compared with 31% of those in metropolitan areas. Among adults aged 18–44 years, the percentages were 3.8% in nonmetropolitan areas and 2.1% in metropolitan areas.
Sources: National Health Interview Survey, 2010–2012. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. CDC. Health Data Interactive. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hdi.htm.
Reported by: Ellen A. Kramarow, PhD.
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5779338
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