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Reduce the rate of foot and leg amputations in adults with diabetes — D‑08 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
6.2 lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults (2021) *

National Target:
5.5 per 1,000  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
6.2 lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults aged 18 years and over with diagnosed diabetes occurred in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Lower extremity amputations in adults with diagnosed diabetes, 2019-2021 * ◊
(lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021
Total
6.2
CI 5.7 / 6.7
SE 0.248
6.1
CI 5.6 / 6.6
SE 0.254
6.2
CI 5.7 / 6.7
SE 0.253

Lower extremity amputations in adults with diagnosed diabetes by Sex, 2019-2021 * ◊
(lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021
Male
9.1
CI 8.1 / 10.0
SE 0.488
8.5
CI 7.6 / 9.4
SE 0.441
8.6
CI 7.7 / 9.6
SE 0.483
Female
3.6
CI 3.2 / 3.9
SE 0.190
3.6
CI 3.2 / 4.1
SE 0.232
3.7
CI 3.3 / 4.2
SE 0.215

Lower extremity amputations in adults with diagnosed diabetes by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2021 * ◊
(lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DNC
DNC
DNC
Asian or Pacific Islander only
DNC
DNC
DNC
Black or African American only
DNC
DNC
DNC
White only
DNC
DNC
DNC
2 or more races
DNC
DNC
DNC
Hispanic or Latino
5.1
CI 4.2 / 6.0
SE 0.456
4.8
CI 3.9 / 5.8
SE 0.464
5.2
CI 4.3 / 6.1
SE 0.439
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNC
DNC
DNC
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DNC
DNC
DNC
Asian or Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.5
CI 6.9 / 10.1
SE 0.808
6.8
CI 5.6 / 7.9
SE 0.598
8.1
CI 6.3 / 9.8
SE 0.885
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.4
CI 5.8 / 7.1
SE 0.339
6.8
CI 6.0 / 7.5
SE 0.404
6.4
CI 5.7 / 7.1
SE 0.362
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA

Lower extremity amputations in adults with diagnosed diabetes by Age group, 2019-2021 † ◊
(lower extremity amputations per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021
18-44 years
5.2
CI 4.4 / 5.9
SE 0.383
4.8
CI 4.0 / 5.5
SE 0.398
5.4
CI 4.6 / 6.2
SE 0.411
18-24 years
0.4
CI 0.2 / 0.6
SE 0.114
0.3
CI 0.1 / 0.6
SE 0.138
0.3
CI 0.1 / 0.5
SE 0.107
25-44 years
5.8
CI 4.9 / 6.7
SE 0.454
5.3
CI 4.5 / 6.2
SE 0.442
6.0
CI 5.1 / 7.0
SE 0.476
45-64 years
8.1
CI 7.5 / 8.7
SE 0.327
8.6
CI 7.9 / 9.4
SE 0.372
7.8
CI 7.2 / 8.3
SE 0.296
45-54 years
8.2
CI 7.2 / 9.3
SE 0.534
8.8
CI 7.6 / 9.9
SE 0.579
7.5
CI 6.6 / 8.4
SE 0.463
55-64 years
8.0
CI 7.3 / 8.8
SE 0.368
8.6
CI 7.7 / 9.4
SE 0.441
7.9
CI 7.2 / 8.6
SE 0.357
65 years and over
6.2
CI 5.8 / 6.6
SE 0.208
5.8
CI 5.4 / 6.2
SE 0.206
6.2
CI 5.8 / 6.6
SE 0.218
65-74 years
6.6
CI 6.0 / 7.1
SE 0.275
6.1
CI 5.6 / 6.6
SE 0.260
6.4
CI 5.9 / 7.0
SE 0.272
75-84 years
5.6
CI 5.0 / 6.3
SE 0.313
5.3
CI 4.7 / 5.9
SE 0.296
6.1
CI 5.4 / 6.8
SE 0.343
85 years and over
6.3
CI 5.1 / 7.6
SE 0.637
5.6
CI 4.5 / 6.8
SE 0.574
5.3
CI 4.2 / 6.5
SE 0.599

Disparity