There are over 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus – that's one in three people. Use the dashboard to explore data about hearing loss Find statistics on British Sign Language (BSL) users in the UK Find out how we calculated this data Hearing loss prevalence dashboard Use our dashboard to explore prevalence data across the UK. This dashboard only includes data about hearing loss....
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No actionable clinical change; these are population-level prevalence figures useful for service planning and advocacy rather than individual patient management.
Accurate, up-to-date UK prevalence data with an interactive dashboard gives clinicians, commissioners, and policymakers a reliable reference point for quantifying the scale of hearing need.
- 01Over 18 million people in the UK are deaf, hard of hearing, or have tinnitus — about one in three of the population.
- 02Data is presented via an interactive dashboard, making it accessible to non-specialists.
- 03Includes statistics on British Sign Language (BSL) users in the UK.
- 04Published by RNID, the UK's largest charity for deaf people and those with hearing loss.
Over 18 million people in the UK are deaf, have hearing loss, or tinnitus — approximately one in three of the population.
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