In 2019, roughly 15 percent of people in the United States were unable to 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. from 1999 to 2019.
Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019
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?"
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (November 15, 2022). Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of People Who Did Not Receive Needed Dental Services in The past Year Due to Cost in The U.S. from 1999 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Percentage of people who did not receive needed dental services in the past year due to cost in the U.S. from 1999 to 2019 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188054/persons-who-were-denied-dental-services-in-the-us-due-to-cost/