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Personal Author:
Hall, Margaret Jean ; Levant, Shaleah ; DeFrances, Carol J.
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Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2013–1209

In 2000, there were 2.4 million deaths in the United States, and in 2010 there were 2.5 million (1,2). In both years, about one-third of these deaths occurred in short-stay, general hospitals (3), despite research that found that most Americans prefer to die in their own homes (4-6). This report presents National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) data from 2000 through 2010 on patients who died during hospitalization.

Suggested citation: Hall MJ, Levant S, DeFrances CJ. Trends in inpatient hospital deaths: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000–2010. NCHS data brief, no 118. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2013.


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Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Age Distribution
Cause Of Death/trends
Health Care Surveys
Hospitalization/trends
Hospital Mortality/trends
Length Of Stay/trends
Middle Aged
Sepsis/mortality
Sex Distribution

Source:
NCHS data brief ; no. 118
Series:
NCHS data brief ;
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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