VDH PUD Chronic Disease Hospitalization by Demographics

This dataset includes count and age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population of hospitalizations in Virginia for 12 chronic conditions by year and by demographic groups (i.e., age, race/ethnicity, and sex). Age group values include 0 to 17 years, 18 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, 65 to 74 years, and 75+ years. Race/ethnicity values include American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and White. Sex values include female and male. Data set includes hospitalizations data from 2016 to the most current year for Virginia residents.

The 12 chronic conditions in the dataset include: Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, High Blood Cholesterol, hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, Non-Alzheimer's Dementia, and Stroke. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes are used to identify chronic disease indicators. Definitions are based on the Chronic Disease Data Warehouse developed under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Patients hospitalized with a chronic condition for any reason found in a diagnosis list of up to 18 available diagnoses are included. More information can be found here: https://www2.ccwdata.org/web/guest/condition-categories-chronic