9 Statistics on Digestive Disease Care & Costs in the US

Here are nine statistics on the digestive disease in the U.S., resulting care and associated costs, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

•    Occurrence: 60 to 70 million people affected by digestive disease
•    Mortality: 245,921 deaths (2009)
•    Diagnostic and therapeutic inpatient procedures: 5.4 million (2007)
•    Hospitalizations: 21.7 million (2010)
•    Ambulatory care visits: 48.3 million (2010)
•    Ambulatory surgical procedures: 20.4 million (2010)
•    Direct medical costs: $97.8 billion (2004)
•    Indirect costs: $44 billion (2004)
•    Total cost: $141.8 billion (2004)

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