Table 3.
Population level estimates of edentulism in 1997 until 2030, and relative and absolute changes between 2030 and 1997. Note that only means are reported. Total N: total population aged 60–80 years, edent. N: total edentulous population, edent. %: prevalence of edentulism. Due to rounding, values in subgroups do not necessarily add up to total values
| Parameter | 1997 | 2005 | 2014 | 2030 | Prevalence decline | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (million) | Edent. (million) | Edent. (%) | Total (million) | Edent. (million) | Edent. (%) | Total (million) | Edent. (million) | Edent. (%) | Total (million) | Edent. (million) | Edent. (%) | Absolute (million) | Relative (%) | ||
| Total | 18.2 | 4.5 | 24.9 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 21.9 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 79.7 | |
| Sex | Male | 9.0 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 19.6 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 81.4 |
| Female | 9.2 | 2.5 | 26.7 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 24.6 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 79.3 | |
| Educational level* | Low | 13.7 | 3.8 | 27.7 | 13.5 | 3.7 | 27.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 85.9 |
| Medium | 2.4 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 27.1 | |
| High | 2.1 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 53.8 | |
| Smoking pattern* | Never | 10.9 | 2.4 | 22.0 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 20.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 14.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 82.6 |
| Former | 4.9 | 1.1 | 21.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 16.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 80.4 | |
| Current | 2.4 | 1.1 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 32.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 25.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 80.4 | |
*Taken from DMS waves except for 2030