Table 2.
Lower extremity amputation rates in diabetes: descriptive measures according to OECD definitions, 2000–2011.
Source OECD health care quality indicators project (revised version, data collection 2013)
| N contributing countries | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
| Mean SR | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 9.08 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| Median SR | 9.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Range SR | 5.1–28.1 | 3.1–27.3 | 2.5–26.8 | 4.6–27.4 | 0.6–26.2 | 0.7–26.3 | 0.8–25.7 | 0–36.4 | 0.4–20.7 | 0–26.6 | 1–19.5 | 1.0–18.4 |
| CV | 73.7 | 81.7 | 86.8 | 73.9 | 96.0 | 78.0 | 83.2 | 77.8 | 63.3 | 60.9 | 51.2 | 57.2 |
| Total OECD population 15+ | 914,500,500 | 923,611,800 | 932,567,800 | 941,187,300 | 949,122,600 | 960,511,700 | 969,778,100 | 979,293,900 | 989,353,400 | 996,893,200 | 1,005,814,200 | 1,014,983,900 |
| Overall no. amputationsa | 120,348 | 106,985 | 99,385 | 110,253 | 90,404 | 97,274 | 116,597 | 111,248 | 94,428 | 93,481 | 88,033 | 78,943 |
aEstimated among people with diabetes aged 15+ in OECD countries