QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged ≤17 Years Who Used Telemedicine During the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Year — United States, 2021–2023

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The percentage of children and adolescents aged 0–17 years using telemedicine during the past 12 months declined from 18.3% in 2021 to 14.2% in 2023.
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Authors: Jacqueline Lucas, MPH, and Xun Wang, MS

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Grouped bar chart showing percentages by age group for 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Grouped bar chart showing percentages by age group for 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The percentage of children and adolescents aged 0–17 years using telemedicine during the past 12 months declined from 18.3% in 2021 to 14.2% in 2023. Telemedicine use declined across all three age groups during this period. In both 2022 and 2023, telemedicine use increased with age.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7335a4.htm

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/159160

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2021, 2022, and 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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