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Share of U.S. children with food allergies in the past year as of 2016, by age

Percentage of children in the U.S. who had food allergies in the last 12 months as of 2016, by age

The data shows the percentage of children in the United States who had food allergies in the past 12 months as of 2016, by age. In that year, 5.3% of children aged 12 to 17 years had food allergies in the past year.

0 to 4 years	6.4
5 to 11 years	6.7
12 to 17 years	5.3
Total	6.2

Share of U.S. children with food allergies in the past year as of 2016, by age

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