Table 4 Pooled dmft score by age, year period and urban and rural status in South Africa from 1978—2019

Overall dmft

2.422

2.148–2.696

Age

 1

4

1.027

0.000–2.122

 2

7

1.048

0.820–1.277

 3

9

1.963

1.695–2.322

 4

10

2.743

2.422–3.064

 5

11

3.485

3.055–3.915

 < 6

4

3.404

1.476–5.332

Year period

 1978–1979

4

2.957

2.267–3.648

 1980–1984

2

2.012

1.538–2.486

 1985–1989

5

2.448

2.121–2.855

 1990–1994

1

1.849

1.264–2.434

 1995–1999

2

1.042

0.447–1.638

 2000–2004

2

2.315

1.564–3.067

 2005–2009

–

–

–

 2010–2014

2

4.068

0.682–7.455

Urban or rural

 Rural

4

2.185

1.272–3.098

 Urban

13

2.390

2.094–2.685

 Urban/rural

1

4.260

2.753–5.767

Province

 Limpopo

1

0.330

0.066–0.594

 Gauteng

13

2.442

2.163–2.722

 Kwazulu Natal

1

3.000

2.863–3.317

 Western Cape

1

2.370

1.996–2.744

 Eastern Cape

1

3.850

3.454–4.246

 Northern Cape

–

–

–

 Free State

–

–

–

 North West

–

–

–

 Mpumalanga

–

–

–