Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11   Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2005
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 444 261     1 512 498     1 931 763
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 37 644 19 821 17 823
Neoplasms  279 925  129 645  150 280
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 5 416 3 558 1 858
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 23 404 12 479 10 925
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 14 514 8 777 5 737
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 1 058  616  442
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 16 562 8 657 7 905
Malignant neoplasms of breast 33 910  230 33 680
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 13 909 - 13 909
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 33 703 33 703 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 699 9 760 3 939
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 32 220 18 096 14 124
Benign neoplasms 48 799 17 150 31 649
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 29 166 9 950 19 216
Other malignant neoplasms 13 565 6 669 6 896
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 19 145 9 476 9 669
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  141 906 67 212 74 694
Diabetes mellitus 82 638 46 062 36 576
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 59 268 21 150 38 118
Diseases of the nervous system  113 247 56 850 56 397
Parkinson's disease 6 285 3 533 2 752
Multiple sclerosis 7 835 2 531 5 304
Epilepsy 22 420 10 915 11 505
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 4 488 2 486 2 002
Other diseases of the nervous system 72 219 37 385 34 834
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  152 798 68 619 84 179
Glaucoma 25 943 11 819 14 124
Cataract 26 229 9 752 16 477
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  100 626 47 048 53 578
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  115 597 60 011 55 586
Diseases of the circulatory system  221 985  128 881 93 104
Acute myocardial infarction 1 573 1 117  456
Angina pectoris 15 709 10 044 5 665
Other acute ischaemic diseases 24 190 18 293 5 897
Cerebrovascular diseases 10 792 6 093 4 699
Cardiac dysrhythmias 37 841 22 705 15 136
Heart failure 14 504 10 175 4 329
Other diseases in the circulatory system  117 376 60 454 56 922
Diseases of the respiratory system  121 667 67 724 53 943
Acute respiratory infections 11 796 6 373 5 423
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 46 108 26 000 20 108
Influenza and pneumonia 4 311 2 200 2 111
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 32 067 18 215 13 852
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 20 566 10 828 9 738
Other diseases of the respiratory system 6 819 4 108 2 711
Diseases of the digestive system  166 590 80 777 85 813
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 645 13 601 16 044
Gastric ulcer 2 116  975 1 141
Duodenal ulcer 1 772 1 010  762
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 37 973 19 137 18 836
Diseases of appendix  337  167  170
Hernia 15 609 10 631 4 978
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 23 804 11 669 12 135
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 30 797 14 074 16 723
Cholelithiasis 6 213 1 784 4 429
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 18 324 7 729 10 595
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  225 104  108 115  116 989
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  322 607  128 096  194 511
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 36 369 9 904 26 465
Arthrosis 48 391 17 038 31 353
Dorsopathies 72 422 34 118 38 304
Rheumatism, excluding the back 68 780 29 884 38 896
Osteopathies and chondropathies 14 882 5 041 9 841
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 81 763 32 111 49 652
Diseases of the genitourinary system  186 270 65 723  120 547
Kidney diseases 16 983 10 981 6 002
Urolithiasis 8 801 5 445 3 356
Other diseases of the urinary system 41 624 11 774 29 850
Hyperplasia of prostate 17 755 17 755 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 18 888 18 888 -
Disorders of breast 10 450  880 9 570
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 71 769 - 71 769
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 92 604 - 92 604
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 17 087 - 17 087
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 316 - 4 316
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 29 603 - 29 603
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 34 350 - 34 350
Complications of labour and delivery 1 761 - 1 761
Delivery 27 - 27
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 4 008 - 4 008
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 452 - 1 452
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 9 803 5 246 4 557
Congenital malformations 44 901 22 851 22 050
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  146 199 69 764 76 435
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  302 573  165 739  136 834
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 603 5 499 2 104
Injuries of upper extremities  117 466 63 938 53 528
Fracture of femur 5 440 1 910 3 530
Intracranial injury 4 354 2 641 1 713
Poisoning  772  432  340
Other injuries  166 938 91 319 75 619
Other causes and unspecified causes  743 696  257 948  485 748
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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