Inpatient mortality rate for high-volume conditions in U.S. 2012
This statistic displays the inpatient mortality rate per 1,000 hospital admissions in the United States in 2002 and 2012, for four high volume conditions. In 2002, inpatient deaths due to stroke had a rate of 112.6 deaths per 1,000 hospitalizations. Inpatient mortality has decreased among high-volume conditions and can reflect improved health care quality.