Activity of Speech and Language Therapy in the Czech Republic in 2013

Region: ČR
Year: 2014
Číslo: 13/14

Totaly 348 consultation rooms of speech and language therapy provided the respective statistical records for the year 2013. Dyslalia, pronunciation or articulation disorder, was the most frequent disorder among persons in the age group 0 to 18 years with 48 % cases. Aphasia, loss of previously acquired ability to speak, occurred with 45 % cases among persons above nineteen years old as the most frequent disorder. The number of consultations have increased since 2009 by 13 % amounting to 1 040 746 consultations.