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<QuickStats> Percentages of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, 2007-2017
- Date2019-06-27 19:36
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Percentages of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, 2007-2017
The percentage of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, aged 19 and over, had dropped from 28.5% in 2007 to 15.7% in 2017 (a decrease of 12.8 percentage point [%p]) (Figure A). The percentage was likely to get higher as age increased. The 2017 data demonstrated that 4.5 out of 10 among the elderly aged 70 and over were found to have chewing difficulties (Figure B).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The percentage of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, aged 19 and over, had dropped from 28.5% in 2007 to 15.7% in 2017 (a decrease of 12.8 percentage point [%p]) (Figure A). The percentage was likely to get higher as age increased. The 2017 data demonstrated that 4.5 out of 10 among the elderly aged 70 and over were found to have chewing difficulties (Figure B).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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