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Indicator: Diabetes Death, King County

  • Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Death Certificates
  • Most recent data (2007): 18.2 deaths per 100,000, including 329 deaths.

See also: Indicators | Comparison Data | Health Planning Areas | Multiple Race Categories

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Trend Over Time
Demographic Differences
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
5-year Average 2003-2007
1998-2007
2003-2007
Rate
Lower CI
Upper CI
All
---
---
20.1
19.2
21.1
Age
<18
^
^
^
^
^
18-24
^
^
^
^
^
25-44
^
^
2.4
1.9
3.0
45-64
17.1
15.5
18.9
65+
---
---
129.3
122.3
136.7
Gender
Male
---
---
24.9
23.3
26.7
Female
---
---
16.8
15.7
18.0
Race/Ethnicity
African American
---
---
57.7
49.8
66.7
American Indian/AN
^
^
42.8
24.2
71.4
Asian/PI
23.1
19.6
27.1
Hispanic/Latino
^
^
27.0
18.7
38.2
White
18.1
17.1
19.1
Neighborhood Poverty Level
High Poverty
---
---
28.1
22.9
34.5
Medium Poverty
---
---
23.1
21.8
24.4
Low Poverty
---
---
14.0
12.6
15.5
Region
East
---
---
11.8
10.3
13.4
South
---
---
27.1
25.1
29.1
Seattle
---
---
20.4
18.8
22.1
North
---
---
16.4
13.5
19.8





















Trend symbols:
up, statistically significant
down, statistically significant
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flat, no trend
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getting worse
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getting better

Notes:

^ Too few occurrences to meet validity standard

CI is 95% Confidence Interval

Rate = Deaths per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the US 2000 population

Persons of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity can be of any race and are included in the racial categories


See also:

King County AIMs High*

Health disparities
Equity & Social Justice: Downstream

*AIMs High performance reports by the King County Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Management can help you understand social, economic, and environmental conditions throughout the county and what King County government is doing to improve those conditions.