* These estimates exclude hospitalizations for institutionalized persons and those who died while hospitalized.
Estimates are for persons 1-64 years of age and are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using four age groups: 1-17 years, 18-44 years, 45-54 years, and 55-64 years. The disability measure is age-adjusted using the three adult age groups.
Estimates are for persons 65 years of age and over and are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using two age groups: 65-74 years and 75 years and over.
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Persons with hospital stays in the past year in the U.S. 1997-2019, by age
In 2019, over ** percent of all persons aged 65 years and over in the United States had one or more hospital stays. This statistic shows the percentage of persons in the United States with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age groups.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (August 12, 2022). Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age*." Chart. August 12, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons in The U.S. with One or More Hospital Stays in The past Year from 1997 to 2019, by Age*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Aug 2022, /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Percentage of persons in the U.S. with one or more hospital stays in the past year from 1997 to 2019, by age* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/185101/persons-with-hospital-stays-in-the-past-year-by-age-since-1997/
