In 2019, around four percent of people under 18 years of age in the United States did not receive needed dental care due to cost. This statistic shows the percentage of persons who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost, in the U.S. in 2019, by age.
Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Data are for the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Based on persons responding "yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months was there any time when [person] needed dental care (including check-ups) but did not get it because [person] couldn’t afford it?"
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (November 15, 2022). Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of People Who Did Not Receive Needed Dental Care Due to Cost in The U.S. in 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental care due to cost in the U.S. in 2019, by age [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188067/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost-by-age/
