Distribution of acute-care hospital inpatient cases by age and disease U.S. 2018

In 2018, around 63.8 percent of inpatient cases treated for ACS at acute-care hospitals in the United States were among those aged 65 years and older. This statistic illustrates the distribution of acute-care hospital inpatient cases in the United States in 2018, by age and disease.

Distribution of acute-care hospital inpatient cases in the United States in 2018, by age and disease*

Age	0-14	15-44	45-64	65+
ACS**	0.2%	4.1%	31.6%	63.8%
Asthma	0.14%	34.9%	26%	24.6%
Depression	3.2%	37%	32.4%	26.9%
Diabetes Mellitus	0.7%	11.6%	33.6%	54%
Hypertension	0.3%	6.8%	30.7%	62.1%
Lipid Disorders	0.2%	4.8%	32.3%	62.5%
Osteoarthritis	0.2%	3.9%	34.6%	61%
Prostate Cancer	0.1%	0.7%	24.7%	68.6%
Rheumatoid Arthritis	0.7%	9.3%	30%	56.2%
Stroke	0.3%	4.5%	27.2%	67.2%

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%110%

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May 2020

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United States

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2018

Supplementary notes

Inpatient case counts include those with an unknown age or gender; percentages may not sum to 100%.
* Inpatient case counts include those with an unknown age or gender; percentages may not sum to 100%. ACS is acute coronary syndromes.
** Acute Coronary Syndromes

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