Distribution of Discharges with a Principal Diagnosis of Depression† and All Discharges by Age Group,* 2006

AGE GROUP	PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
	DEPRESSION	ALL DISCHARGES
Ages 1 - 44	57%	35%
Ages 45+	43%	65%
† Based on principal ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. * Excludes a small number of discharges (less than 38,000 or 0.1 percent) with missing age.

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