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Reduce ear infections in children — HOSCD‑04 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
32.8 per 1,000 children (2023)

National Target:
26.2 per 1,000  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
32.8 per 1,000 children 17 years and under had 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months in 2023 2

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Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Total
32.8
CI 28.3 / 37.8
SE 2.379

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Sex, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Male
34.8
CI 28.4 / 42.2
SE 3.427
Female
30.7
CI 24.7 / 37.8
SE 3.244

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
23.4
CI 8.5 / 50.5
SE 9.520
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
23.9
CI 11.1 / 44.7
SE 7.797
White only
37.9
CI 32.2 / 44.3
SE 3.016
2 or more races
20.9
CI 9.8 / 38.7
SE 6.724
Hispanic or Latino
24.4
CI 17.5 / 33.2
SE 3.856
Not Hispanic or Latino
35.7
CI 30.2 / 42.0
SE 2.930
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.7
CI 9.0 / 53.3
SE 10.048
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.8
CI 10.3 / 46.6
SE 8.378
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
40.5
CI 33.8 / 48.2
SE 3.570
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
24.6
CI 11.5 / 45.6
SE 7.923

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Age group, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
0-4 years
70.6
CI 57.5 / 85.6
SE 6.983
5-11 years
28.1
CI 22.1 / 35.2
SE 3.247
12-17 years
10.8
CI 7.1 / 15.7
SE 2.085

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
<100
22.5
CI 13.9 / 34.2
SE 4.874
100-199
28.7
CI 20.3 / 39.4
SE 4.661
200-399
40.2
CI 30.5 / 52.0
SE 5.283
400+
33.5
CI 26.6 / 41.7
SE 3.742

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Health insurance status, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Insured
33.4
CI 28.7 / 38.5
SE 2.461
Private
32.6
CI 26.8 / 39.1
SE 3.067
Public
34.4
CI 27.6 / 42.3
SE 3.650
Uninsured
21.6
CI 7.9 / 46.5
SE 7.884

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Geographic location, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
31.2
CI 26.5 / 36.6
SE 2.521
Non-metropolitan
42.7
CI 30.3 / 58.4
SE 6.851

Children with 3 or more ear infections in the past 12 months by Country of birth, 2023 ◊
(per 1,000 children)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
US
33.8
CI 29.0 / 39.0
SE 2.500
Outside US
16.4
CI 6.3 / 34.5
SE 6.377

Disparity