Reduce consumption of sodium by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑12 Data

Status: Improving

Most Recent Data:
3,346 milligrams (mg) (2017-20) *

Target:
2,731 mg *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
3,414 milligrams (mg) of sodium from foods and beverages was the mean total daily intake by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Population	2013-16	2017-20
Total	3,414 CI 3,367 / 3,461 SE 22.805	3,346 CI 3,294 / 3,398 SE 25.242

Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

Mean total daily sodium intake by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "mg, 2+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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