Indicator Report - Diabetes Deaths, Bernalillo County 2000 through 2010, Three-Year Averages
Why Is This Important?
Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death for New Mexicans and the 7th leading cause in the U.S. Diabetes complications, costly to individuals, families and to society, include premature death, cardiovascular disease, blindness, end stage kidney disease, and lower extremity amputations. People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and stroke; about 65% of deaths in people with diabetes nationwide are due to these conditions. Costs of diabetes extend beyond medical costs, such as costs due to lower productivity, disability and loss of productive life due to premature death. Improvements are necessary at the individual, health system and societal levels to reverse the increasing rates of diabetes in our communities.Diabetes Deaths, Bernalillo County 2000 through 2010, Three-Year Averages
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population. Diabetes deaths include those with ICD10 codes E10 - E14 and as underlying cause of death. The U.S. rates used are for the middle year of each three-year period. The 2009 U.S. rate is preliminary.Other Views
- by Year, New Mexico 2000-2010 and U.S. 2000-2009
- by County 2008 - 2010
- by Race/Ethnicity 2008 - 2010
Definition
Diabetes deaths are the number of deaths attributed to diabetes per 100,000 people.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of deaths among New Mexico residents, per year, due to diabetes as an underlying cause of death. |
| Denominator: | Estimated total number (population) of New Mexico residents in a specific year. |
Page Content Updated On 11/15/2011,
Published on 06/14/2012
