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Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetes as Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1988–2009

From 1988 to 2009, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for diabetes as any-listed diagnosis per 1,000 diabetic population decreased for whites and for blacks. Throughout the period, rates were higher among blacks than whites. In 2009, the age-adjusted hospital discharge rate was 1.7 times higher among blacks than whites (265.6 vs.160.5 per 1,000 diabetic population).

Graph showing Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetes as Any-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1988–2009. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this figure.

Year Race
White Black
Rate Std Error Rate Std Error
1988 338.8 32.0 351.6 56.6
1989 289.4 24.8 469.7 92.2
1990 292.9 24.2 374.7 81.8
1991 251.9 22.2 444.6 101
1992 272.1 27.6 438.5 80.2
1993 247.1 22.6 325.0 54.6
1994 266.4 24.0 360.3 59.6
1995 243.3 23.0 408.9 83.4
1996 293.7 31.2 446.3 114
1997 222.2 15.2 291.1 34.0
1998 231.8 16.2 344.1 44.6
1999 217.7 14.6 337.2 42.8
2000 186.0 13.0 315.8 38.0
2001 197.9 13.2 282.6 29.0
2002 226.1 17.8 290.4 32.8
2003 212.1 17.2 332.0 38.4
2004 194.1 14.2 318.6 38.4
2005 170.3 13.2 298.7 34.8
2006 174.0 14.8 234.0 23.4
2007 187.8 17.8 284.4 34.2
2008 156.7 23.0 361.5 76.0
2009 160.5 23.4 265.6 46.4

 

Methods & 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 data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 


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