Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.


Table 3.1 Number of natural teeth and percentage with no natural teeth, 2017, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2017
Number of natural teeth Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Men
No natural teeth - - 1 2 9 13 30 6
Fewer than 10 1 - 1 4 8 11 17 5
10 to 19 1 6 3 13 19 30 22 13
20 or more 97 94 94 80 64 47 31 76
All with teeth 100 100 99 98 91 87 70 94
Women
No natural teeth - - 1 3 11 25 40 10
Fewer than 10 0 1 1 4 6 11 13 5
10 to 19 1 2 3 7 17 21 20 10
20 or more 99 97 95 86 67 42 27 76
All with teeth 100 100 99 97 89 75 60 90
All adults
No natural teeth - - 1 3 10 19 36 8
Fewer than 10 1 1 1 4 7 11 15 5
10 to 19 1 4 3 10 18 25 21 11
20 or more 98 96 94 83 65 44 28 76
All with teeth 100 100 99 97 90 81 64 92
Bases (weighted):
Men 242 294 269 321 281 221 142 1772
Women 236 306 284 345 298 242 201 1912
All adults 478 600 553 666 580 464 343 3684
Bases (unweighted):
Men 133 219 200 242 326 283 188 1591
Women 158 287 323 365 384 340 235 2092
All adults 291 506 523 607 710 623 423 3683

Contact

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