Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetes as Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1980–2005
From 1980 through 2005, age-adjusted rates of hospital discharge for diabetes as any-listed diagnosis per 1,000 people with diabetes declined more for whites (a 42% decrease, from 309.0 to 178.6 per 1,000 people with diabetes) than for blacks (a 22% decrease, from 340.7 to 266.7 per 1,000 people with diabetes). Black rates were 1.5 times that of whites. Also, throughout this time period, age-adjusted rates for blacks were higher than for whites.
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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