
Share of elderly in U.S. with dental caries by age and ethnicity 2011-2012
This statistic displays the prevalence of dental caries among adults aged 65 and over in the United States as of 2011 and 2012 based on age and ethnicity. During this time, 90.5 percent of older non-Hispanic black adults had experience with dental caries. In general, oral health-related quality of life tends to decline among older adults due to tooth loss and decay.