Short sleep duration among U.S. children and teens, 2016 to 2018, by age and gender

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John Elflein,
Sep 30, 2021
Between 2016 and 2018, around 38 percent of male children in the United States aged 6 to 12 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 and gender.

Percentage of children and adolescents with short sleep duration in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by age and gender*

Age of childMaleFemale
All 35% 34.7%
4 to 11 months 40.6% 39.9%
1 to 2 years 32.8% 33.8%
3 to 5 years 35.2% 34.5%
6 to 12 years 38.4% 36.4%
13 to 17 years 30.4% 32.1%
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Release date

September 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2018

Number of respondents

99,842 respondents

Age group

0 to 17 years

Supplementary notes

* 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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