Data collected between 2015 and 2018 by the National Heath Interview Survey indicated the prevalence of any developmental disability among U.S. children aged 3-17 years was 17.8 percent. When separated by urbanicity, the prevalence in children from rural areas was significantly higher than those from urban areas.
Developmental disabilities included attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, blindness, cerebral palsy, moderate to profound hearing loss, learning disability, intellectual disability, seizures in the past 12 months, stuttering or stammering in the past 12 months, or any other developmental delay. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity.
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity
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NCHS, & CDC. (February 19, 2020). Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity." Chart. February 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Children Aged 3-17 Years Ever Diagnosed with a Developmental Disability from 2015 to 2018, by Urbanicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with a developmental disability from 2015 to 2018, by urbanicity [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, February 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101217/prevalence-us-children-diagnosed-with-developmental-disability-by-urbanicity/