Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2   Inpatient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2004
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total  793 203     360 974     432 229
Infectious and parasitic diseases 19 831 10 126 9 705
Neoplasms 83 508 39 582 43 926
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 552 1 053  499
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 13 417 7 191 6 226
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 7 250 4 375 2 875
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  497  298  199
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 879  941  938
Malignant neoplasms of breast 6 230 45 6 185
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 6 651 - 6 651
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 7 018 7 018 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 622 4 093 1 529
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 9 156 5 091 4 065
Benign neoplasms 8 153 2 061 6 092
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 721 2 945 3 776
Other malignant neoplasms 9 362 4 471 4 891
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 5 659 2 576 3 083
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 12 778 5 136 7 642
Diabetes mellitus 5 353 2 875 2 478
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 7 425 2 261 5 164
Diseases of the nervous system 36 544 21 345 15 199
Parkinson's disease 1 162  664  498
Multiple sclerosis 1 675  568 1 107
Epilepsy 5 400 2 939 2 461
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 1 337  740  597
Other diseases of the nervous system 26 970 16 434 10 536
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 9 501 4 197 5 304
Glaucoma 1 003  466  537
Cataract 1 886  622 1 264
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 6 612 3 109 3 503
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 3 999 1 986 2 013
Diseases of the circulatory system  113 483 65 596 47 887
Acute myocardial infarction 17 835 11 403 6 432
Angina pectoris 15 510 9 695 5 815
Other acute ischaemic diseases 11 077 7 982 3 095
Cerebrovascular diseases 15 728 7 848 7 880
Cardiac dysrhythmias 13 180 7 505 5 675
Heart failure 9 390 4 993 4 397
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 763 16 170 14 593
Diseases of the respiratory system 64 721 34 098 30 623
Acute respiratory infections 11 836 6 420 5 416
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 10 754 5 727 5 027
Influenza and pneumonia 20 676 11 051 9 625
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 3 855 1 971 1 884
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 9 179 4 375 4 804
Other diseases of the respiratory system 8 421 4 554 3 867
Diseases of the digestive system 56 720 27 613 29 107
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 356  668  688
Gastric ulcer 1 566  709  857
Duodenal ulcer 1 330  713  617
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 332 2 887 2 445
Diseases of appendix 4 779 2 614 2 165
Hernia 5 692 4 064 1 628
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 767 2 175 2 592
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 13 911 6 326 7 585
Cholelithiasis 8 521 2 630 5 891
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 9 466 4 827 4 639
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 8 875 4 468 4 407
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 57 038 24 409 32 629
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 6 118 1 666 4 452
Arthrosis 12 260 4 142 8 118
Dorsopathies 13 938 7 072 6 866
Rheumatism, excluding the back 8 827 4 316 4 511
Osteopathies and chondropathies 3 407 1 389 2 018
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 12 488 5 824 6 664
Diseases of the genitourinary system 43 667 18 249 25 418
Kidney diseases 6 117 3 785 2 332
Urolithiasis 5 489 3 438 2 051
Other diseases of the urinary system 13 590 4 960 8 630
Hyperplasia of prostate 4 084 4 084 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 1 878 1 878 -
Disorders of breast 1 758  104 1 654
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 10 751 - 10 751
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 68 147 - 68 147
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 457 - 4 457
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 2 014 - 2 014
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 178 - 3 178
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 7 538 - 7 538
Complications of labour and delivery 11 914 - 11 914
Delivery 37 719 - 37 719
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  591 -  591
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified  736 -  736
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 11 788 6 459 5 329
Congenital malformations 8 400 4 595 3 805
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 50 437 24 279 26 158
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 84 329 42 108 42 221
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 1 959 1 384  575
Injuries of upper extremities 14 655 8 064 6 591
Fracture of femur 11 729 3 479 8 250
Intracranial injury 8 382 5 201 3 181
Poisoning 6 185 2 580 3 605
Other injuries 41 419 21 400 20 019
Other causes and unspecified causes 53 778 24 152 29 626
1  Not including day cases, patients in psychiatric wards and foreign residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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