Diabetes Surveillance System - Diabetes Complications for Non-traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation - Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation with Diabetes as a Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1988-2009

Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation with Diabetes as a Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1988–2009

The number of hospital discharges for nontraumatic lower extremity amputation (LEA) with diabetes as a listed diagnosis started to increase from 55,000 in 1988 to 83,000 in 1997, and then decreased to 68,000 in 2009. From 1988 to 2009, the number of discharges increased by 24%.

Year	Discharges (Number in Thousands)
1988	55
1989	52
1990	54
1991	45
1992	58
1993	57
1994	67
1995	77
1996	86
1997	83
1998	85
1999	77
2000	78
2001	87
2002	77
2003	72
2004	75
2005	67
2006	66
2007	60
2008	72
2009	68

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

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Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation with Diabetes as a Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1988–2009