Table 13: Prevalence of toothlessness (edentulousness) in older people throughout the world
Country or
area |
Prevalence of
toothlessness
(%) |
Age group
(years) |
| African Region |
| Gambia |
6 |
65 + |
| Madagascar |
25 |
65-74 |
| Region of the Americas |
| Canada |
58 |
65 + |
| United Sates |
26 |
65-69 |
| South-East Asian Region |
| India |
19 |
65-74 |
| Indonesia |
24 |
65 + |
| Sri Lanka |
37 |
65-74 |
| Thailand |
16 |
65 + |
| European Region |
| Albania |
69 |
65 + |
| Austria |
15 |
65-74 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
78 |
65 + |
| Bulgaria |
53 |
65 + |
| Denmark |
27 |
65-74 |
| Finland |
41 |
65 + |
| Hungary |
27 |
65-74 |
| Iceland |
15 |
65-74 |
| Italy |
19 |
65-74 |
| Lithuania |
14 |
65-74 |
| Poland |
25 |
65-74 |
| Romania |
26 |
65-74 |
| Slovakia |
44 |
65-74 |
| Slovenia |
16 |
65 + |
| United Kingdom |
46 |
65 + |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region |
| Egypt |
7 |
65 + |
| Lebanon |
20 |
64-75 |
| Saudi Arabia |
31-46 |
65 + |
| Western Pacific Region |
| Cambodia |
13 |
65-74 |
| China |
11 |
65-74 |
| Malaysia |
57 |
65 + |
| Singapore |
21 |
65 + |
Source: WHO/FAO "Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases"
Section 5.6.3 Diet and dental disease 
