Between 2016 and 2018, around 33 percent of children in the United States aged 1 to 2 years were experiencing short sleep duration. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age.
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age*
* Short sleep duration is defined as <12 hours for infants aged 4–11 months, <11 hours for children aged 1–2 years, <10 hours for children aged 3–5 years, <9 hours
for children aged 6–12 years, and <8 hours for adolescents aged 13–17 years.
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 24, 2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age*." Chart. September 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Short Sleep Duration in The United States from 2016 to 2018, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266584/short-sleep-duration-in-children-us-by-age/
