In 2021, emergency department visit rate was highest among infants under the age of one. Adults 75 years and over had the second highest ED visit rate, while the average for all ages was 43 visits per 100 people in 2021.
Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group
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CDC. (August 1, 2023). Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/
CDC. "Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/
CDC. (2023). Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/
CDC. "Number of Emergency Department Visits per 100 People in The United States in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/
CDC, Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of emergency department visits per 100 people in the United States in 2021, by age group [Graph], CDC, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184432/us-population-with-emergency-room-visits-by-age/