The data displays trends in the prevalence of total dental caries and untreated dental caries in permanent teeth among youth in the United States from 2011 to 2016. In 2011-2012, almost 50% of youth aged between 2 to 19 years suffered from dental caries, whereas in 2015-2016 this figure decreased to 43.1%.
2011-2012 | 50 | 16.1 |
2013-2014 | 47.5 | 18 |
2015-2016 | 43.1 | 13 |