Hearing loss - Statistics & Facts

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Predicted number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide by 2030
509 million
Prevalence of hearing loss in the Americas
18%
Predicted number of people with disabling hearing loss in high-income countries by 2030
58 million

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U.S. overview

  • Premium Statistic Leading health concerns related to aging among U.S. adults as of 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults 40 years and older with excellent hearing 2023
  • Basic Statistic Importance of hearing health among U.S. adults 40 years and older 2023
  • Basic Statistic Impact of hearing difficulties on quality of life of 40+ U.S. adults 2023
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on hearing problems among U.S. adults 40 years and older 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults 40 years and older with a hearing test in past 5 years as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic People U.S. adults with hearing difficulties discussed the problem with 2023
  • Basic Statistic Barriers to help for hearing problems among U.S. adults 40 years and older as of 2023
  • Premium Statistic Situations in which U.S. adults 40 years and older protected their hearing as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Audiologists: U.S. understanding of early detection of speech/hearing issues 2023
  • Basic Statistic Awareness of warning signs of hearing disorders in children U.S. as of 2023
  • Basic Statistic Length of time hearing loss symptoms in U.S. children go unrecognized 2023

Hearing loss demographics

  • Premium Statistic Number of 3 to 21 year olds with hearing impairments, U.S. 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Hearing difficulties even with a hearing aid among adults in the U.S. in 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Hearing difficulties with hearing aid among adults over 45 years U.S. 2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Hearing problems among middle-aged adults with hearing aids U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Hearing problems among older adults with hearing aids U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Middle-aged and older adults with hearing aids in the U.S. in 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of people with a hearing disability in the U.S. as of 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of people in the U.S. with a hearing disability as of 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of hearing disability among employed U.S. adults, 2016-2020, by occupation

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