Diabetes Surveillance System - Hospitalizations for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation - Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1980-2003

Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1980–2003

Year	Race
	White		Black
	Crude	Age-Adjusted	Crude	Age-Adjusted
1980	5.0	3.7	8.0	6.0
1981	5.0	3.7	6.7	5.3
1982	6.0	4.5	6.3	4.9
1983	6.6	5.1	7.1	5.6
1984	7.0	5.8	9.8	7.6
1985	6.1	5.0	11.2	8.9
1986	6.1	4.6	11.3	8.5
1987	6.5	4.7	9.5	7.3
1988	7.0	5.0	9.3	7.5
1989	7.2	5.5	9.0	8.1
1990	5.8	4.5	10.2	9.3
1991	5.4	4.4	9.3	8.9
1992	4.8	3.8	9.4	8.8
1993	5.5	4.4	8.8	7.7
1994	6.0	4.7	9.3	7.7
1995	7.0	5.7	9.8	7.6
1996	7.2	5.9	10.5	8.3
1997	5.7	4.7	9.9	8.3
1998	5.6	4.5	9.4	8.2
1999	5.4	4.4	8.4	7.3
2000	5.2	4.4	7.0	5.6
2001	4.7	4.1	6.4	5.3
2002	4.4	3.7	6.1	5.2
2003	3.9	3.2	5.3	5.0

Methods and Limitations

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 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 National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

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Crude and Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1980–2003