Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetes as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Sex, United States, 1980–2005
From 1980 through 2005, age-adjusted rates of hospital discharge for diabetes as first-listed diagnosis declined 62% in men (from 149.5 to 56.9 per 1,000 men with diabetes) and 64% in women (from 142.9 to 51.8 per 1,000 women with diabetes). During this time, age-adjusted rates for men were higher than for women. In 2005, the age-adjusted rate for men (56.9) was about 10% higher than the rate for women (51.8).
| Year | 0-44 | 45-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 149.5 | 142.9 |
| 1981 | 151.1 | 149.3 |
| 1982 | 157.7 | 156.6 |
| 1983 | 161.8 | 154.5 |
| 1984 | 152.3 | 129.3 |
| 1985 | 126.5 | 114.2 |
| 1986 | 112.5 | 108.5 |
| 1987 | 111.3 | 109.4 |
| 1988 | 105.7 | 99.6 |
| 1989 | 101.1 | 91.6 |
| 1990 | 104.2 | 74.1 |
| 1991 | 106.1 | 77.7 |
| 1992 | 94.8 | 84.7 |
| 1993 | 87.4 | 76.0 |
| 1994 | 99.7 | 83.4 |
| 1995 | 91.6 | 73.2 |
| 1996 | 106.3 | 73.0 |
| 1997 | 70.5 | 59.7 |
| 1998 | 79.1 | 59.6 |
| 1999 | 72.5 | 61.9 |
| 2000 | 72.1 | 53.8 |
| 2001 | 67.2 | 51.5 |
| 2002 | 77.2 | 55.6 |
| 2003 | 71.1 | 63.4 |
| 2004 | 68.0 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 56.9 | 51.8 |
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