Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates for Diabetes as First-Listed Diagnosis per 1,000 Diabetic Population, by Race, United States, 1980�05
From 1980 through 2005, age-adjusted hospital discharge rates for diabetes as first-listed diagnosis declined 70% among whites (from 120.7 to 36.3 per 1,000 diabetic population) and about 55% among blacks (from 157.2 to 71.1 per 1,000 diabetic population). The rates were higher among blacks. In 2005, the age-adjusted rate for blacks (71.1) was 96% higher than for whites (36.3).
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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2007