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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with lifetime tooth decay — OH‑01 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
48.8 percent (2017-20)

Target:
42.9 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
48.4 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 years had lifetime tooth decay experience in their primary or permanent teeth in 2013-16

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Children and adolescents with dental caries experience, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
48.4
48.8
CI 45.5 / 52.1
SE 1.570