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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Hearing Impairment

The information below shows a list of types of Hearing Impairment, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Hearing Impairment (overall)	approx 1 in 12 or 8.09% or 22 million people in USA	21,999,998	22 million; 158 per 1000 (NHIS95)
Deafness	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	3,999,999	4 million people (unreliable estimate)
Auditory Processing Disorder	N/A	N/A	No information
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss	N/A	N/A	No information
presbycusis	approx 1 in 25 or 3.90% or 10.6 million people in USA	10,608,000	30-35% over 65 have some hearing loss, 40-50% over 70.

Prevalence Statistics for Hearing Impairment

Prevalance of Hearing Impairment:

22 million; 158 per 1000 (NHIS95)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 12 or 8.09% or 22 million people in USA [about data]

Prevelance statistics about Hearing Impairment:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hearing Impairment:

11% of population has partial or complete deafness 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
7 million noninstitutionalised adults had a lot of trouble hearing or wear deaf in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, National Health Interview Survey, 1999 and 2001, NCHS, CDC)
3.4% of noninstitutionalised adults had a lot of trouble hearing or wear deaf in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, National Health Interview Survey, 1999 and 2001, NCHS, CDC)
10.8% of population self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
14.2% of male population self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
7.7% of female population self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
2,013,000 people self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1,267,000 men self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
745,000 women self-reported having partial or complete deafness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Types of Hearing Impairment

For more information about types of Hearing Impairment, refer to our section on types of Hearing Impairment.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Hearing Impairment usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hearing Impairment at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Hearing Impairment is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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