Persons with hospital stays in past year by age U.S. 1997-2019

In 2019, over 17 percent of all persons aged 65 years and over in the United States had one or more hospital stays. This statistic shows the percentage of persons in the United States with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age groups.

Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age*

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1997 to 2019

Age group

1 year and over

Supplementary notes

* These estimates exclude hospitalizations for institutionalized persons and those who died while hospitalized.
Estimates are for persons 1-64 years of age and are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using four age groups: 1-17 years, 18-44 years, 45-54 years, and 55-64 years. The disability measure is age-adjusted using the three adult age groups.
Estimates are for persons 65 years of age and over and are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using two age groups: 65-74 years and 75 years and over.

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