Prevalence Of Youth With Developmental Disabilities Increased Almost 10% Since 2009

The prevalence of U.S. youth with developmental disabilities, aged three to 17 years, has increased 9.5% since 2009, a 1.54 percentage point difference. Between 2009 and 2010, the prevalence of youth with a developmental disability was 16.22%. Between 2015 and 2017, the prevalence of youth with a developmental disability was 17.76%.

These findings were reported in “Prevalence and Trends of Developmental Disabilities among Children in the United States: 2009–2017," by Benjamin Zablotsky, Ph.D.; Lindsey I. Black, MPH; Matthew J. Maenner, Ph.D.; Laura A. Schieve, Ph.D.; et al. The researchers analyzed data . . .