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Hospital Discharge Rates for Heart Failure as First-Listed Diagnosis per 10,000 Population, by Age, United States 1988–2006

  Age Group
Year 0–64 65–74 75+ Total Age-Adjusted
1988 2.2 40.9 53.7 7.6 7.9
1989 2.1 31.4 52.4 6.8 7.0
1990 2.3 32.6 53.3 7.2 7.4
1991 2.1 40.5 58.4 7.9 8.1
1992 2.7 44.9 76.4 9.7 9.9
1993 3.6 45.5 70.4 10.3 10.4
1994 2.8 49.0 72.2 9.9 10.0
1995 2.8 47.2 66.4 9.5 9.6
1996 3.0 46.7 77.0 10.2 10.3
1997 3.0 51.4 73.2 10.4 10.4
1998 3.4 58.7 85.4 11.9 12.0
1999 3.7 55.4 81.8 11.7 11.8
2000 4.0 57.7 90.4 12.7 12.8
2001 3.9 55.1 86.4 12.1 12.3
2002 4.5 51.9 72.8 11.6 11.7
2003 4.9 55.1 89.3 13.1 13.3
2004 4.2 52.5 86.9 12.2 12.3
2005 4.2 47.2 79.9 11.6 11.6
2006 4.1 43.9 80.7 11.3 11.4

 

Methods and Limitations

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, census of the population and population estimates and National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

 

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