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Data & statistics
Hearing loss, deafness and accessibility in numbers, every figure linked to its source.
Data & statistics
How many people are deaf or hard of hearing? The 2026 numbers
1.57 billion people live with some hearing loss and 430 million need care for it. Global, US and UK figures from the WHO, The Lancet and national surveys.
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Data & statistics
How many people in the US have hearing loss? 2026 statistics
Between 30 and 72.9 million Americans have hearing loss, depending on how you count. The main US figures from NIH, CDC, Census and Johns Hopkins, explained.
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