NHANES Oral Health Prevalence Estimates from U.S. Health Survey

Prevalence estimates for select oral health topics derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The data is provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated in April 2025. Specific row and column counts are not provided in the input.

Use Cases

• Analyze prevalence trends for specific oral health topics identified in the NHANES survey data.
• Correlate oral health prevalence estimates with demographic or nutritional variables typically collected by NHANES.
• Benchmark public health outcomes using nationally representative oral health estimates from a federal survey.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NHANES survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• The dataset was updated in April 2025, indicating recent maintenance.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• The specific variables, column names, and sample size (row count) are unknown, limiting analytical planning.
• The license is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring users to investigate terms before use.
• Without the underlying NHANES microdata or column definitions, contextual analysis of the prevalence estimates is constrained.

Provenance

Source

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Collection Method

Derived prevalence estimates from the cross-sectional NHANES survey, which uses a complex, multistage probability sampling design.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-04-23.

Geography

United States (national coverage, representative sample).