In 2021, there were nearly 140 million hospital emergency department visits in the United States. While the number of ED visits has fluctuated in the past years, numbers have been steadily increasing since 2000. This statistic represents the number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021.
Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000)
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & CDC. (July 6, 2023). Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und CDC. "Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. (2023). Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and CDC. "Number of Hospital Emergency Department Visits in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/
US Department of Health and Human Services & CDC, Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of hospital emergency department visits in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & CDC, July 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728427/number-of-hospital-ed-visits-in-the-us/