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Reduce the proportion of adults who have hearing loss due to noise exposure — HOSCD‑09 Data

Status: Baseline only

  Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
97.8 per 1,000 adults (2015-16) *

Target:
79.0 per 1,000 *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
97.8 per 1,000 adults aged 20 to 69 years had hearing thresholds in both ears signifying noise-induced hearing loss in 2015-16 *

Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with noise-induced hearing loss (both ears), 2015-16 * 
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2015-16
Total
97.8
CI 84.1 / 112.8
SE 6.776