Table 10-1.
Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease
| Population Group | Mortality, 2007: All Ages* |
Hospital Discharges, 2007: All Ages |
|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 3201 | 61 000 |
| Males | 1026 (32.1%)† | 22 000 |
| Females | 2175 (67.9%)† | 39 000 |
| NH white males | 907 | … |
| NH white females | 1946 | … |
| NH black males | 84 | … |
| NH black females | 161 | … |
Ellipses (…) indicate that data are not available.
NH indicates non-Hispanic.
*
Mortality data are for whites and blacks and include Hispanics.
†
These percentages represent the portion of total mortality that is for males versus females.
Sources: Mortality: National Center for Health Statistics; data represent underlying cause of death only. Hospital discharges: National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; data include those inpatients discharged alive, dead, or of unknown status.