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Death Rates for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as Underlying Cause per 100,000 Diabetic Population, By Age, United States, 1980–2001

From 1980 to 2001, death rates per 100,000 diabetic population for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as underlying cause of death declined in all age groups with the largest decreases occurring among those 65 years and older. The oldest and youngest age groups (i.e., those 75 years of age and older and those less than 45 years of age) had the highest overall DKA death rates. Although the oldest age group had the highest death rates near the beginning of the study time period, these rates steadily declined and eventually became similar to rates of the youngest age group. In 2001, the DKA death rate among people aged 45 years and younger (25.2 per 100,000 diabetic population) was about three times that of those aged 65-74 years (8.0 per 100,000 diabetic population).

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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics, mortality public-use data by underlying cause of death, 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 NCHS's bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.