Health Status > Children
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Hospital Discharge Trends
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Since 1985, overall hospital discharge rates for
children aged 1 to 14 have declined by 33 percent.
Between 1985 and 2004, hospital discharge rates
for diseases of the respiratory system declined 44 percent for children
in this age group.
Three diagnostic categories (respiratory diseases,
digestive diseases, and injury) accounted for 44 percent of discharges
among children aged 1 to 14 years in 2004.
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Line Chart: Discharge Rates Among Children Aged
1-14, by Selected Diagnoses: 1985-2003
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