Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been admitted to hospital for treatment for decayed teeth in each year since 1999.
The following table provides information on the number of patients under 18 years admitted to hospital where a diagnosis of tooth decay was recorded, from April 1999 to March 2024, in Scotland, by financial year.
Table 1: Number of patients under 18 years admitted to hospital where a diagnosis of tooth decay was recorded, from April 1999 to March 2024, in Scotland, by financial year.
Tooth Decay (under 18 years) | |
Financial year | |
1999-00 | 11,273 |
2000-01 | 10,385 |
2001-02 | 10,868 |
2002-03 | 10,124 |
2003-04 | 9,935 |
2004-05 | 8,676 |
2005-06 | 8,765 |
2006-07 | 9,091 |
2007-08 | 8,024 |
2008-09 | 7,350 |
2009-10 | 7,406 |
2010-11 | 7,006 |
2011-12 | 7,339 |
2012-13 | 6,821 |
2013-14 | 6,712 |
2014-15 | 6,713 |
2015-16 | 7,125 |
2016-17 | 7,223 |
2017-18 | 6,534 |
2018-19 | 6,983 |
2019-20 | 6,590 |
2020-21 | 2,584 |
2021-22 | 4,150 |
2022-23 | 4,313 |
2023-24 | 5,372 |
Source: Public Health Scotland (SMR01)