Diabetes
(Data
are for U.S. for year indicated)
Morbidity
Percent of
noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with diabetes (diagnosed or
undiagnosed): 10 (2001-2004)
Percent of
noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with diagnosed diabetes:
7.2 (2001-2004)
Percent of
noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with undiagnosed diabetes:
2.8 (2001-2004)
Source:
Health, United States, 2007, Table 55
Health
care use
Ambulatory
care
Number of
visits to office-based physicians with diabetes as primary diagnosis: 25.5 million
Source:
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Summary, Table 13
Number of
visits to hospital outpatient departments with diabetes as primary
diagnosis: 4.3 million
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary. Table 10
Hospital
inpatient care
Number
of discharges: 585,000
Average
length of stay: 4.7 days
Source:
2005 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4
Home
health care
Number
of current patients with diabetes as primary diagnosis: 106,000 (2000)
Percent
of current patients with diabetes as primary diagnosis: 7.9 (2000)
Source:
National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12
Nursing
home care
Number of residents with diabetes:
279,000
Percent of residents with
diabetes: 17
Average length of stay for
discharges with diabetes as primary diagnosis: 357 days
Source:
National
Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Tables 26, 27, 58
Mortality
Number
of deaths: 75,119
Deaths per 100,000 population:
25.3
Cause of death rank: 6
Source: Deaths:
Final Data for 2005, Tables B
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More
data
Early
Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey,
2006
Discharges
and days of care in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected
first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005
Health, United States, 2007, Table 100
Discharges
and average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex,
age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005
Health, United States, 2007, Table 101
Age-adjusted
death rates by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: 1950-2004 Health,
United States, 2007, Table
29
Health
Data for All Ages
Related
links
National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
National
Health Interview Survey
National
Home and Hospice Care Survey
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Hospital Discharge Survey
National
Nursing Home Survey
Mortality
data
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
American
Diabetes Association
This page last reviewed
September 13, 2008