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Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2005

The number of hospital discharges with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as the first-listed diagnosis increased between 1980 and 2005, with about 62,000 discharges in 1980 with DKA as the first-listed diagnosis and about 120,000 in 2005.

Graph showing Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1980-2005. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.
 

Year Discharges
(Number in Thousands)
1980 62
1981 61
1982 65
1983 72
1984 79
1985 84
1986 86
1987 87
1988 84
1989 81
1990 81
1991 86
1992 87
1993 89
1994 89
1995 93
1996 92
1997 94
1998 94
1999 100
2000 100
2001 104
2002 109
2003 116
2004 119
2005 120

 

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: December 1, 2008
Page last reviewed: December 1, 2008