Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges with Diabetes as First-Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2005
From 1983 through 1990, the number of discharges with diabetes as the first-listed diagnosis decreased with a large drop between 1983 and 1985, a drop explained in part by the implementation of the prospective payment system by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, in the 1990s the number of hospitalizations with diabetes as the first-listed diagnosis began increasing. In 2005, there were 585,000 hospital discharges for diabetes as the first-listed diagnosis.
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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, 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.
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007