Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 7.33 Death Rate for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as
Underlying Cause per 100,000 Diabetic Population,
by Age, United States, 1980-1996

Age Group

0-44 45-64 65-74 75+ Total Age-
adjusted

Year 33.0 20.5 27.4 61.9 30.8 30.8

1980

1981 31.6 20.5 22.8 63.4 29.4 29.6

1982 31.5 17.0 27.5 65.6 29.3 29.6

1983 33.8 18.1 20.9 61.6 28.2 28.2

1984 35.0 16.7 23.0 54.1 27.7 27.2

1985 32.5 16.3 20.9 50.9 26.4 25.6

1986 34.0 15.5 21.0 50.1 26.4 25.4

1987 32.3 15.6 18.0 49.4 25.3 24.3

1988 37.4 17.1 20.6 51.0 27.6 26.7

1989 39.1 19.5 19.6 55.7 29.1 28.4

1990 33.3 15.9 16.7 51.1 25.3 24.5

1991 33.5 16.2 14.7 44.8 24.1 23.2

1992 30.9 14.8 15.8 35.9 22.0 21.0

1993 31.3 15.4 15.5 34.6 21.9 21.1

1994 34.7 12.9 12.9 33.3 20.6 19.7

1995 37.7 15.9 13.5 33.2 22.2 21.7

1996 38.0 14.3 12.6 30.4 20.8 20.4

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NOTES: For additional information on methods and data sources, including the estimation of diabetic population denominators, see Appendix, Data Sources & Limitations.

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