Hearing Loss Demographics
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49 MILLION PEOPLE in the United States have some type of hearing loss. That is approximately 3 TIMES the entire population of Illinois!!
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In Illinois, approximately 180,000 newborn babies have their hearing screened each year.
Governor Quinn’s 2013 Early Hearing and Intervention Day Proclamation
In Illinois, nearly 500 children are identified with a hearing loss each year.
Governor Quinn’s 2013 Early Hearing and Intervention Day Proclamation
Hearing loss can happen anytime during life from before birth to adulthood.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Facts
50 – 60% of hearing loss in babies is due to genetic causes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Data & Statistics
In the United States, approximately 2 of every 100 newborns fail the hearing screening.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Data & Statistics
Hearing loss is the third most common physical health condition after arthritis and heart disease.
Hearing Loss Association of America
Hearing Loss Statistics
| GENERAL POPULATION* | ANY TYPE OF HEARING LOSS
(from mild to severe)
16%** | DEAF/SEVERE HEARING LOSS
3%*** |
|---|
|
UNITED STATES | 308,746,000 | 49,399,360 | 9,262,380 |
|
ILLINOIS | 12,831,000 | 2,052,960 | 384,930 |
|
ILLINOIS 10 LARGEST COUNTIES: | | | |
|
COOK | 5,194,675 | 831,148 | 155,840 |
|
DUPAGE | 916,924 | 146,708 | 27,508 |
|
LAKE | 703,462 | 112,554 | 21,104 |
|
WILL | 677,560 | 108,410 | 20,327 |
|
KANE | 515,269 | 82,443 | 15,458 |
|
MCHENRY | 308,760 | 49,402 | 9,263 |
|
WINNEBAGO | 295,266 | 47,243 | 8,858 |
|
ST CLAIR | 270,056 | 43,209 | 8,102 |
|
MADISON | 269,282 | 43,085 | 8,078 |
|
CHAMPAIGN | 201,081 | 32,173 | 6,032 |
U.S Census Bureau- Quick Facts: People with disability
**U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf
***American Community Survey (ACS) (2011 Disability Status Report)
www.disabilitystatistics.org)
