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Pneumonia (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Health Care Use Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 1.3 million (2002) Average length of stay: 5.7 days (2002) Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey Home health care Number of current patients with pneumonia as primary diagnosis: 20,300 (2000) Percent of current patients with pneumonia as primary diagnosis: 1.5 (2000) Source: The National Home and Hospice Care Survey Nursing home care Number of residents with pneumonia: 46,000 (1999) Percent of residents with pneumonia: 2.5 (1999) Average length of stay for discharges with pneumonia as primary diagnosis: 124 days (1999) Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary Mortality Number of deaths: 64,954 (2002) Deaths per 100,000 population: 22.5 (2002) Source/more data: Deaths: Final data for 2002 Percent of hospital inpatient deaths from pneumonia: 8.1 (2000) Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2000 Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data Related links National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Hospital Discharge SurveyNational Nursing Home SurveyNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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