Table 2.

National estimates for DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) index for 12-year-olds, 15- to 19-year-olds and 35- to 44-year-olds in selected countries

Country*	12-year-olds	15- to 19-year-olds	35- to44-year-olds	Percentage difference† between 12-year-olds and 15- to 19-year-olds	Relative difference† between 12-year-olds and 15- to 19-year-olds	Percentage difference† between 15- 19-year-olds and 35- to 44-year-olds	Relative difference† between 15- to 19-year-olds and 35- to 44-year-olds
Australia	0.95	2.10	10.70	410	2.2	410	5.1
Austria	1.04	4.40	14.30	225	4.2	225	3.3
Belarus	2.14	3.40	13.11	286	1.6	286	3.9
Brazil	2.07	4.25	16.75	294	2.1	294	3.9
Canada	1.02	2.49	12.30‡	394	2.4	394	4.9
Czech Republic	2.60	5.00	17.10	242	1.9	242	3.4
Denmark	0.89	2.23	16.70	649	2.5	649	7.5
Finland	0.70	1.30	20.62	1486	1.9	1486	15.9
Germany	0.70	1.80	14.50	706	2.6	706	8.1
Greece	2.05	3.19	14.06	341	1.6	341	4.4
Iran	1.90	4.10	14.80	261	2.2	261	3.6
Ireland	1.30	2.30	15.00	552	1.8	552	6.5
Japan	1.40	3.24	12.28	279	2.3	279	3.8
Malaysia	1.12	2.90	12.10	317	2.6	317	4.2
The Netherlands	1.30§	1.60	12.00	650	1.2	650	7.5
New Zealand	1.20	1.90	12.28	546	1.6	546	6.5
South Korea	2.08	3.57	5.21	46	1.7	46	1.5
Spain	1.12	1.72	6.75	292	1.5	292	3.9
Tanzania	0.30	0.80	2.90	263	2.7	263	3.6
Thailand	1.55	2.24	6.74	201	1.4	201	3.0
Turkey	1.90	2.30	10.80	370	1.2	370	4.7
UK	1.10	2.00	11.57	479	1.8	479	5.8
USA	1.19	2.38	10.33	334	2.0	334	4.3

^*Data obtained from the latest national dental health survey in each country.

^†Calculated as described in Table 1.

^‡Data corresponds to age group 35- to 49-year-olds.

^§Data corresponds to 11-year-olds.