Diabetes
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Percent of noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with diabetes (diagnosed or undiagnosed): 10% (2003-2006)
- Percent of noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with diagnosed diabetes: 7.7% (2003-2006)
- Percent of noninstitutionalized adults 20 years and older with undiagnosed diabetes: 2.5% (2003-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 54
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with diabetes as primary diagnosis: 28.6 million
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, Table 4
Hospital inpatient care
- Number of discharges with diabetes as first-listed diagnosis: 584,000
- Average length of stay: 4.7 days
Source: 2006 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: 361,800
- Percent of residents with diabetes: 24%
Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, Table 33B
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 72,449
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 24.2
- Cause of death rank: 6
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, Tables B, 10, 11
More data
- Age-adjusted death rates by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: 1950-2005 Health, United States, 2008, Table 28
- Discharge rate and average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis: 1990-2006 Health, United States, 2008, Table 104
- Discharges in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis: 1990-2006 Health, United States, 2008, Table 103
- Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
- Health Data Interactive
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary
- National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
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