Table 10. Number and percent distribution of short-stay hospital discharges by decedents in their last year of life, and survivors in 1978, by selected principal diagnosis.
| Principal diagnosis and ICDA-8 codes | Decedents | Survivors | Discharges for decedents as a percent of total discharges | ||
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| Number of discharges in thousands | Percent distribution | Number of discharges in thousands | Percent distribution | ||
| Total | 1,755 | 100 | 5,391 | 100 | 25 |
| Malignant neoplasms (140-209) | 318 | 18 | 335 | 6 | 49 |
| Digestive organs and peritoneum (150-159) | 70 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 53 |
| Respiratory system (160-163) | 56 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 66 |
| Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs (320-389) | 32 | 2 | 349 | 6 | 8 |
| Diseases of circulatory system (390-458) | 604 | 34 | 1,362 | 25 | 31 |
| Diseases of heart (390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) | 387 | 22 | 833 | 15 | 32 |
| Ischemic heart disease (410-414) | 231 | 13 | 535 | 10 | 30 |
| Acute myocardial infarction (410) | 71 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 41 |
| Chronic ischemic heart disease (412) | 148 | 8 | 363 | 7 | 29 |
| Other forms of heart disease (420-429) | 144 | 8 | 261 | 5 | 36 |
| Congestive heart failure (427.0) | 82 | 5 | 117 | 2 | 41 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (430-438) | 142 | 8 | 282 | 5 | 34 |
| Diseases of respiratory system (460-519) | 180 | 10 | 482 | 9 | 27 |
| Pneumonia (480-486) | 74 | 4 | 149 | 3 | 33 |
| Diseases of digestive system (520-577) | 112 | 6 | 625 | 12 | 15 |
| Diseases of genitourinary system (580-629) | 72 | 4 | 378 | 7 | 16 |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (710-738) | 24 | 1 | 227 | 4 | 10 |
| Accidents, poisonings, and violence (800-999) | 84 | 5 | 433 | 8 | 16 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Medicare Statistical System.