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Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Race, 1980–2003

From 1980 through 1996, age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for ischemic heart disease as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population showed little change and rates were higher among whites than blacks. Rates dropped in 1997 and then showed little change for blacks while declining for whites. In 2003, the rate per 1,000 diabetic population was 16.1 for whites and 14.7 for blacks.

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Ischemic Heart Disease as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Race, 1980–2003. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.
 

  Race
Year White Black
1980 23.7 11.0
1981 23.6 18.0
1982 27.5 15.9
1983 29.0 16.5
1984 30.5 17.7
1985 25.4 16.1
1986 28.9 19.2
1987 29.8 18.9
1988 34.1 14.4
1989 29.0 19.5
1990 28.2 14.2
1991 28.7 21.3
1992 26.6 19.6
1993 31.1 16.6
1994 27.4 16.3
1995 29.9 20.6
1996 32.4 19.5
1997 22.0 13.6
1998 21.2 16.5
1999 21.9 18.0
2000 19.1 16.1
2001 17.3 17.7
2002 23.2 16.4
2003 16.1 14.7

 

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 and Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, 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.

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

 

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Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007