Skip Navigation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research Quality www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ Home—Live Site | Archive Home | Site Map
Archive print banner
2003 National Healthcare Quality Report

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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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 1.45a: National Management of CHF, 2000

Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure per 1,000 population, United States, 2000a
     
Population group Rate Standard error
Total 3.7 0.1
Age
45-64 3.2 0.2
65-74 13.3 0.9
75-84 26.4 1.5
85 and over 47.9 3.1
Raceb
American Indian or Alaska Native DSU DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander DSU DSU
   Asian DSU DSU
   Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander DSU DSU
Black or African American 5.5 0.4
White 2.5 0.1
Ethnicity
Hispanic DSU DSU
Total, non-Hispanic DSU DSU
   Black or African American DSU DSU
   White DSU DSU
Gender
Female 3.7 0.1
Male 3.6 0.2

a Measure is age adjusted.

b  Race categories have changed 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.

Table 1.44b: National Management of Hypertension Table 1.45b: National Management of CHF, 1999

Return to Tables Appendix
Return to Contents

 

The information on this page is archived and provided for reference purposes only.

 
AHRQ Advancing Excellence in Health Care