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

In general, from 1980 through 2003, age-adjusted rates of hospital discharge for stroke as first-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population were higher among blacks than among whites. Since 1997, rates for both races have decreased. In 2003, the rate for blacks (8.9 per 1,000 diabetic population) was 37% higher than the rate for whites (6.5 per 1,000 diabetic population).

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Stroke 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 7.7 6.6
1981 8.7 10.1
1982 8.9 8.8
1983 10.4 11.1
1984 9.9 12.6
1985 10.3 13.3
1986 9.0 13.7
1987 10.0 12.5
1988 9.7 12.2
1989 9.2 10.4
1990 11.1 10.2
1991 8.6 12.1
1992 9.8 15.4
1993 8.5 14.1
1994 8.8 11.8
1995 9.8 16.0
1996 9.0 11.5
1997 8.9 12.6
1998 9.3 12.2
1999 7.6 10.1
2000 8.8 10.9
2001 5.7 9.0
2002 5.9 9.5
2003 6.5 8.9

 

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.

 

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Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007