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QuickStats: Rate* of Hospitalization for Stroke, by Sex and Age Group — National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 2010
![The figure shows the rate of hospitalization for stroke, by sex and age group in the United States, during 2010, according to the National Hospital Discharge Survey. In 2010, hospitalization rates per 10,000 population for stroke for males and females increased with increasing patient age. For males, the rate per 10,000 ranged from 14.7 for those aged <65 years to 285.7 for those aged ≥85 years. For females, the rate ranged from 11.6 per 10,000 population for those aged <65 years to 277.4 for those aged ≥85 years. Within each age group, the rates for males and females were similar.](figures/m6129qsf.gif)
* Per 10,000 population. Hospitalization for stroke (cerebrovascular disease) is defined as a first-listed diagnosis on the medical record of 430–438, as coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. This includes hospitalizations for acute strokes, transient ischemic attack, and for late effects of stroke. Rates were calculated using U.S. Census Bureau 2000-based postcensal civilian population estimates.
† 95% confidence interval.
In 2010, hospitalization rates per 10,000 population for stroke for males and females increased with increasing patient age. For males, the rate per 10,000 ranged from 14.7 for those aged <65 years to 285.7 for those aged ≥85 years. For females, the rate ranged from 11.6 per 10,000 population for those aged <65 years to 277.4 for those aged ≥85 years. Within each age group, the rates for males and females were similar.
Sources: National Hospital Discharge Survey data (2010). Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhds.htm.
Hall MJ, Levant S, DeFrances CJ. Hospitalization for stroke in U.S. hospitals, 1989–2009. NCHS data brief, no. 95, Hyattsville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics; 2012. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db95.htm.
Reported by: Margaret Jean Hall, PhD, mhall@cdc.gov, 301-458-4252; Shaleah Levant, MPH, Maria F. Owings, PhD.
Alternate Text: The figure above shows the rate of hospitalization for stroke, by sex and age group in the United States, during 2010, according to the National Hospital Discharge Survey. In 2010, hospitalization rates per 10,000 population for stroke for males and females increased with increasing patient age. For males, the rate per 10,000 ranged from 14.7 for those aged <65 years to 285.7 for those aged ≥85 years. For females, the rate ranged from 11.6 per 10,000 population for those aged <65 years to 277.4 for those aged ≥85 years. Within each age group, the rates for males and females were similar.
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