Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with active and untreated tooth decay — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Improving

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Most Recent Data:
12.4 percent (2017-20)

Target:
10.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
13.4 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 years had active and currently untreated tooth decay in their primary or permanent teeth in 2013-16

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Children and adolescents with active and untreated dental decay, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ^◊
(percent)

Decrease desired

Population	2013-16	2017-20
Total	13.4	12.4 CI 10.8 / 14.2 SE 0.821

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

Children and adolescents with active and untreated dental decay by

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

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 3–19 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

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

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DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with active and untreated tooth decay — OH‑02 Data

Status: Improving

Children and adolescents with active and untreated dental decay, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ^◊
(percent)

Decrease desired

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Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with active and untreated tooth decay — OH‑02 Data

Status: Improving

Children and adolescents with active and untreated dental decay, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ◊ (percent) Decrease desired

Children and adolescents with active and untreated dental decay, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ^◊
(percent)

Decrease desired