Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11   Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2003
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 214 833       1 409 344      1 805 489
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 35 825 18 797 17 028
Neoplasms  258 601  117 740  140 861
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 4 705 3 018 1 687
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 20 404 10 857 9 547
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 13 425 8 193 5 232
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  911  503  408
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 16 450 8 577 7 873
Malignant neoplasms of breast 32 468  204 32 264
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 11 077 - 11 077
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 28 540 28 540 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 184 9 465 3 719
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 29 629 16 497 13 132
Benign neoplasms 49 636 16 746 32 890
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 25 880 8 876 17 004
Other malignant neoplasms 12 292 6 264 6 028
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 17 893 9 160 8 733
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  121 425 57 501 63 924
Diabetes mellitus 72 367 40 020 32 347
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 49 058 17 481 31 577
Diseases of the nervous system  100 908 49 740 51 168
Parkinson's disease 5 586 3 105 2 481
Multiple sclerosis 6 992 2 330 4 662
Epilepsy 21 967 10 603 11 364
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 3 780 2 126 1 654
Other diseases of the nervous system 62 583 31 576 31 007
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  150 560 66 686 83 874
Glaucoma 24 883 11 132 13 751
Cataract 30 588 10 731 19 857
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 95 089 44 823 50 266
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  111 147 57 829 53 318
Diseases of the circulatory system  212 015  122 717 89 298
Acute myocardial infarction 2 176 1 621  555
Angina pectoris 18 671 12 415 6 256
Other acute ischaemic diseases 22 444 16 999 5 445
Cerebrovascular diseases 9 285 5 269 4 016
Cardiac dysrhythmias 35 673 21 415 14 258
Heart failure 11 710 7 870 3 840
Other diseases in the circulatory system  112 056 57 128 54 928
Diseases of the respiratory system  114 406 63 981 50 425
Acute respiratory infections 10 808 5 909 4 899
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 43 423 24 559 18 864
Influenza and pneumonia 4 186 2 185 2 001
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 31 023 17 558 13 465
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 18 707 9 909 8 798
Other diseases of the respiratory system 6 259 3 861 2 398
Diseases of the digestive system  158 473 77 608 80 865
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 724 13 909 15 815
Gastric ulcer 2 190 1 058 1 132
Duodenal ulcer 1 903 1 102  801
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 38 368 19 617 18 751
Diseases of appendix  407  232  175
Hernia 14 958 10 306 4 652
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 22 105 10 925 11 180
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 27 104 12 137 14 967
Cholelithiasis 5 614 1 476 4 138
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 16 100 6 846 9 254
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  211 549  101 790  109 759
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  305 906  122 977  182 929
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 36 415 10 063 26 352
Arthrosis 45 321 15 632 29 689
Dorsopathies 71 720 35 092 36 628
Rheumatism, excluding the back 60 735 27 237 33 498
Osteopathies and chondropathies 12 758 4 756 8 002
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 78 957 30 197 48 760
Diseases of the genitourinary system  170 294 57 271  113 023
Kidney diseases 13 188 8 467 4 721
Urolithiasis 8 539 5 529 3 010
Other diseases of the urinary system 38 878 11 039 27 839
Hyperplasia of prostate 14 462 14 462 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 16 891 16 891 -
Disorders of breast 10 281  883 9 398
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 68 055 - 68 055
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 86 787 - 86 787
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 18 509 - 18 509
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 072 - 4 072
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 25 554 - 25 554
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 32 596 - 32 596
Complications of labour and delivery 1 610 - 1 610
Delivery 69 - 69
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 3 018 - 3 018
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 359 - 1 359
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 9 144 5 009 4 135
Congenital malformations 44 210 22 652 21 558
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  126 138 59 899 66 239
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  316 113  175 106  141 007
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 199 5 039 2 160
Injuries of upper extremities  126 787 70 061 56 726
Fracture of femur 6 166 2 237 3 929
Intracranial injury 3 890 2 307 1 583
Poisoning  876  525  351
Other injuries  171 195 94 937 76 258
Other causes and unspecified causes  663 439  222 881  440 558
1  Day cases, foreign/unknown residents are excluded.
2  Covers hospitals owned by the government and private hospitals financed by a Regional Health Enterprise on a regular basis. Psyciatric outpatient consultations are excluded.
3  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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