Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges with Diabetes as Any-Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2005
From 1980 through 2005, the number of hospital discharges with diabetes as any-listed diagnosis more than doubled (from 2.2 million to 5.2 million discharges). As the detailed tables show, during this period the number of discharges with diabetes as any-listed diagnosis increased the most among persons with diabetes aged 75 years or older (from 0.5 million to 1.6 million discharges).
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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: September 29, 2008
Page last reviewed: September 29, 2008