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

The age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for stroke as first-listed diagnosis per 10,000 population increased from 1988 to 1997, then declined through 2006. The age-adjusted rate was 4.8 per 10,000 population in 1988 and 6.2 in 2006.

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Stroke as First-Listed Diagnosis per 10,000 Population, United States, 1988–2006. Links for methods and data limitations follow this image.

Year Age-Adjusted Rate
1988 4.8
1989 5.1
1990 5.5
1991 5.2
1992 5.9
1993 5.7
1994 5.6
1995 6.6
1996 6.3
1997 6.9
1998 6.8
1999 6.4
2000 6.8
2001 6.0
2002 6.1
2003 6.4
2004 5.8
2005 5.5
2006 6.2

 

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; 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.

 

Page last modified: February 3, 2011
Page last reviewed: February 3, 2011