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Share of U.S. children who have had a head injury as of 2016, by age and gender

Percentage of children aged 3 to 17 years in the U.S. who ever had a significant head injury as of 2016, by age and gender

The data displays the percentage of children aged 3 to 17 years in the United States who ever had a significant head injury as of 2016, by age and gender. As of that time, around 7% of boys aged 6 to 8 years had a significant head injury at some point in their life.

3 to 5 years	4.3	3.6
6 to 8 years	7	4.4
9 to 11 years	7	4.8
12 to 14 years	9.2	6.1
15 to 17 years	14.1	9.2
Total	8.3	5.6

Share of U.S. children who have had a head injury as of 2016, by age and gender

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