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STATISTICS
Children with special health care needs are defined by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau as:
“...those who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.”
Here are some statistics pulled from the National Center for Health
Statistics website:
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20% of all households have children with special health care needs |
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Special health care needs increase as children age, often due to
undiagnosed problems as a younger child: |
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7.8% of children 0-5 have special health care needs |
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14.6% of children 6-11 have special health care needs |
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15.8% of children ages 12-17 have special health care needs |
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Special health care needs by gender: |
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15% of boys have special health care needs |
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10.5% of girls have special health care needs |
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Special health care needs by race: |
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14.2% of white / non-Hispanic children have special health
care needs |
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13.0% of black / non-Hispanic children have special health
care needs |
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16.6% of Native American / Alaska Native children have
special health care needs |
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15.1% of mixed race children have special health care
needs |
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8.5% of Hispanic children have special health care needs |
As you can see from the few statistics above, children of all ages, genders,
and race need our help. If you would like to review the full report, please
visit the National Center for Health
Statistics website.
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