Text Description for Ambulatory Care Visits to U.S. Physicians Resulting in a Diagnosis of Otitis Media (Ear Infection)

Number of Visits per 100 Children per Year
	0–2 Years	3–5 Years	6–17 Years	All Under 18 Years
1997	116.04	45.56	11.38	34.47
1998	102.14	38.91	10.97	30.49
1999	88.12	29.98	8.90	25.27
2000	99.24	31.19	10.58	28.38
2001	95.92	37.93	7.84	26.88
2002	93.75	45.25	11.42	30.29
2003	89.34	41.82	12.78	30.05
2004	69.54	28.48	7.78	21.35
2005	76.34	34.40	8.90	24.32
2006	84.01	27.45	7.02	23.30
2007	72.38	31.59	10.72	24.66

Source: HP 2010 Data. Chart created by the Epidemiology and Statistics Program, NIDCD, NIH. Updated in November 2012.