Table 7.37 Death Rate for Diabetic Ketoacidosis as
Underlying Cause per 100,000 Diabetic Population,
White Females, by Age, United States, 1980-1996

Age Group

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

Year 21.1 17.6 25.4 53.3 27.5 25.6

1980

1981 21.3 18.5 21.6 62.4 28.3 26.6

1982 20.4 13.8 25.3 69.5 28.3 26.4

1983 27.2 16.0 19.2 65.4 27.7 26.3

1984 22.0 12.1 21.9 55.6 25.0 22.9

1985 22.0 13.0 21.9 54.5 25.8 23.1

1986 23.3 14.2 20.1 57.0 26.5 23.8

1987 18.2 14.2 14.7 56.8 23.9 21.6

1988 22.9 14.4 18.6 58.1 25.9 23.6

1989 23.4 15.5 18.8 62.3 27.2 24.9

1990 20.3 11.9 16.2 51.9 22.9 20.6

1991 20.9 13.6 15.2 45.6 22.2 20.2

1992 15.1 10.0 17.0 38.9 19.3 17.1

1993 19.1 11.1 14.9 35.5 19.0 17.2

1994 21.8 9.6 11.0 32.4 17.3 15.5

1995 18.2 12.5 13.4 38.4 19.6 17.7

1996 17.0 11.1 14.7 35.5 18.8 16.8

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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