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Hospital Discharge Rates for Stroke as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, United States, by Age, 1980–2003

Age-specific rates of hospital discharge for stroke as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population increased with age. After peaking in 1995, rates declined for all three age groups.

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

  Age Group
Year 0-64 65-74 75+
1980 5.7 21.3 35.0
1981 5.8 25.0 40.0
1982 6.2 22.6 50.5
1983 8.1 24.5 48.7
1984 8.2 24.4 53.2
1985 8.9 27.4 39.0
1986 8.2 27.1 38.4
1987 9.0 28.2 45.1
1988 8.9 23.2 42.6
1989 6.2 26.5 55.8
1990 8.5 22.1 59.1
1991 7.7 22.6 48.9
1992 9.7 28.3 41.3
1993 9.2 23.4 45.0
1994 8.1 26.5 40.7
1995 9.8 29.0 49.5
1996 8.7 28.9 46.7
1997 8.4 25.6 42.1
1998 9.1 23.2 41.0
1999 7.3 23.0 37.5
2000 8.6 18.2 39.7
2001 5.5 19.0 33.9
2002 6.2 17.7 29.5
2003 6.6 16.8 29.3

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

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.

 

Page last modified: March 26, 2007
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007