{"title":"Smell Statistics 2026: How Humans Smell, by the Numbers","source":"https://www.scento.com/blog/smell-statistics","creator":"Scento","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"Scento (2026). Smell Statistics 2026: How Humans Smell, by the Numbers. https://www.scento.com/blog/smell-statistics","dateModified":"2026-10-12T12:54:00.000Z","tables":[{"index":1,"name":"Smell loss by age group","columns":["Age band","% with smell loss","Population","Test method","Source"],"rows":[{"Age band":"40 to 49","% with smell loss":"4.2%","Population":"NHANES, US adults aged 40+, 2012","Test method":"Smell test (measured)","Source":"Hoffman 2016 4"},{"Age band":"60 to 69","% with smell loss":"12.7%","Population":"NHANES, US adults aged 40+, 2012","Test method":"Smell test (measured)","Source":"Hoffman 2016 4"},{"Age band":"80 and over","% with smell loss":"39.4%","Population":"NHANES, US adults aged 40+, 2012","Test method":"Smell test (measured)","Source":"Hoffman 2016 4"},{"Age band":"53 to 97 (overall)","% with smell loss":"24.5%","Population":"Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, adults aged 53 to 97","Test method":"Smell test (self-report was 9.5%)","Source":"Murphy 2002 15"},{"Age band":"80 to 97","% with smell loss":"62.5%","Population":"Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, adults aged 53 to 97","Test method":"Smell test (self-report was 9.5%)","Source":"Murphy 2002 15"},{"Age band":"65 to 80","% with smell loss":"More than 50% (major impairment)","Population":"1,955 people aged 5 to 99","Test method":"Smell identification test","Source":"Doty 1984 16"},{"Age band":"Over 80","% with smell loss":"More than 75% (major impairment)","Population":"1,955 people aged 5 to 99","Test method":"Smell identification test","Source":"Doty 1984 16"}]}]}