Table 16. Number of First-Listed Surgical Operations for Vascular and Cardiac Surgery (ICDA-8 Codes 24-30) Per 10,000 Persons, by Age, U.S., 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977.
| Age | 1970 | 1972 | 1975 | 1977 | Change 1970-1977 | |
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| Operations Per 10,000 Persons | Percent | |||||
| All Ages | 20 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 20 | 100 |
| Under Age 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 15-44 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 45-64 | 37 | 52 | 72 | 89 | 52 | 140 |
| 65 Years and Over | 48 | 61 | 88 | 121 | 73 | 152 |
Source: Data for 1970, 1972 and 1977 are from unpublished tabulations from NCHS, data for 1975 are from “Surgical Operations in Short-Stay Hospitals, United States, 1975,” Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 34, April 1978.