This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://info.ahrq.gov. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information.
Please go to www.ahrq.gov for current information.
Table 1.47a: Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure per 1,000 population, United States, 1998 and 2001
| |
2001 |
1998 |
| Population group |
Ratea |
Standard Error |
Ratea |
Standard Error |
| Total |
3.5 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
|
|
|
|
| 0-44 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
| 45-64 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
| 65-74 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
| 75-84 |
26.1 |
1.4 |
27.7 |
1.4 |
| 85 and over |
49.5 |
3.7 |
49.9 |
2.7 |
| Raceb |
|
|
|
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian or Pacific Islander only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black or African American only |
5.0 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
| White only |
2.6 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Not Hispanic - Black or African American only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Not Hispanic - White only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
3.8 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
| Female |
3.3 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
a Rates are age adjusted.
b Race categories have changed in 2000 and may not be comparable to those used in previous years.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey.