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TABLE 2.1 Utilization of Community Hospitals by Geographic Division for Selected Years, United States, 1983–1993
Year
Average Annual Percent Change
1983
1984
1987
1990
1991
1992
1993
1983–1984
1984–1987
1987–1990
1992–1993
1990–1993
1983–1993
Number
Total hospitals
U.S. total
5,783
5,759
5,611
5,384
5,342
5,292
5,261
-0.4
-0.9
-1.4
-0.6
-0.8
-0.9
Metropolitan
3,070
3,063
3,012
2,924
2,921
3,007
3,012
-0.2
-0.6
-1.0
0.2
1.0
-0.2
Nonmetropolitan
2,713
2,696
2,599
2,460
2,421
2,285
2,249
-0.6
-1.2
-1.8
-1.6
-2.9
-1.7
Geographic divisions
New England
251
249
243
229
228
230
227
-0.8
-0.8
-2.0
-1.3
-0.3
-1.0
Middle Atlantic
608
603
586
568
563
560
561
-0.8
-0.9
-1.0
0.2
-0.4
-0.8
South Atlantic
820
823
827
803
801
790
790
0.4
0.2
-1.0
0.0
-0.5
-0.4
E. North Central
900
888
852
818
819
813
809
-1.3
-1.4
-1.3
-0.5
-0.4
-1.0
E. South Central
488
491
481
464
461
454
449
0.6
-0.7
-1.2
-1.1
-1.1
-0.8
W. North Central
796
792
767
742
726
722
714
-0.5
-1.1
-1.1
-1.1
-1.3
-1.0
W. South Central
845
842
810
765
758
746
743
-0.4
-1.3
-1.9
-0.4
-1.0
-1.2
Mountain
371
371
373
355
353
352
350
0.0
0.2
-1.6
-0.6
-0.5
-0.6
Pacific
704
700
672
640
633
625
618
-0.6
-1.4
-1.6
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
Number (in millions)
Total admissions
U.S. total
36.152
35.155
31.601
31.181
31.064
31.034
30.748
-2.8
-3.5
-0.4
-0.9
-0.5
-1.5
Metropolitan
28.284
27.706
25.601
25.490
25.508
25.885
25.751
-2.0
-2.6
-0.1
-0.5
0.3
-0.9
Nonmetropolitan
7.868
7.449
6.000
5.691
5.556
5.149
4.997
-5.3
-7.0
-1.7
-3.0
-4.1
-3.6
