This statistic shows the estimated number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018 and projections for 2030 and 2050, by region. In 2018, it was estimated that around 100 million people in East Asia suffered from disabling hearing loss. This number is projected to increase to around 189 million by the year 2050.
Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region
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Characteristic
High-income
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Central/East Europe and Central Asia
East Asia
East Asia and Pacific
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WHO. (March 3, 2019). Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/
WHO. "Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region (in millions)." Chart. March 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/
WHO. (2019). Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/
WHO. "Projected Number of People with Disabling Hearing Loss Worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/
WHO, Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
Projected number of people with disabling hearing loss worldwide in 2018, 2030, and 2050, by region (in millions) [Graph], WHO, March 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888654/number-of-people-with-hearing-loss-worldwide-projections-by-region/
