During the analyzed period between 2005 and 2016, the ED visit rate in counties that were near the path of a hurricane increased by around 27.9 percentage among those aged 65 years and older in the week the hurricane happened, and around 8.1 percent in the first week following the hurricane. The numbers are compared to pre-hurricane injury-related ED visit rates. This statistic illustrates the percent change in emergency department (ED) visits in U.S. counties being in the near path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group of injury-related treat-and-release patients.
Change in emergency department visits in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*
Age in years
Week of Hurricane
1 Week Posthurricane
2 Weeks Posthurricane
3 Weeks Posthurricane
0-17
-18.6%
-12.5%
-2.7%
-6.9%
18-64
0.2%
-0.1%
-3.6%
-5%
65+
27.9%
8.1%
2.4%
2.4%
-20%-10%0%10%20%30%40%
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* Percentage change in the population rates of injury-related treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits after a hurricane, compared to pre-hurricane rates.
Near path: Those counties not in the direct path but affected by a hurricane wind speed of 34 knots per hour or greater, based on information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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AHRQ. (November 17, 2020). Change in emergency department visits in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193074/ed-visits-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. "Change in emergency department visits in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193074/ed-visits-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. (2020). Change in emergency department visits in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193074/ed-visits-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. "Change in Emergency Department Visits in U.S. Counties Being near The Path of a Hurricane 2005-2016, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193074/ed-visits-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ, Change in emergency department visits in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193074/ed-visits-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
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