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Table 2 Total orthodontic expenditures and average orthodontic expenditures in the United States from 1996 to 2016 (All amounts adjusted to 2016 dollars)

From: Examination of orthodontic expenditures and trends in the United States from 1996 to 2016: disparities across demographics and insurance payers

Year

Total orthodontic expenditures

Average orthodontic expenditure per person

Average orthodontic expenditure per person (expenditure > 0)

1996

11,482,174,261.36

42.69

1989.52

1997

9,721,472,173.56

35.83

1867.45

1998

11,450,974,171.39

41.86

2082.99

1999

12,357,602,269.96

44.70

2381.74

2000

16,432,428,941.06

59.03

2788.55

2001

15,866,652,679.33

55.83

2620.79

2002

12,672,969,530.81

43.97

2145.59

2003

13,547,791,416.87

46.62

2146.49

2004

15,419,535,095.51

52.54

2370.55

2005

12,871,054,410.62

43.45

2256.19

2006

14,804,110,223.06

49.47

2365.03

2007

13,888,433,413.10

46.09

2267.95

2008

16,036,707,284.41

52.68

2634.37

2009

14,174,342,571.67

46.23

2407.88

2010

13,896,912,642.50

45.04

2653.56

2011

14,983,588,076.46

48.16

2458.07

2012

15,208,427,538.90

48.51

2534.85

2013

13,954,668,311.86

44.20

1988.41

2014

15,562,667,213.90

48.88

2280.81

2015

15,298,532,515.92

47.59

2151.51

2016

19,879,895,500.85

61.52

2760.87