Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2   Inpatient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2006
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total  820 619  374 968  445 651
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 23 954 12 152 11 802
Neoplasms 82 298 39 624 42 674
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 683 1 075  608
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 13 414 6 898 6 516
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 7 164 4 279 2 885
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  504  284  220
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 746  952  794
Malignant neoplasms of breast 5 723 33 5 690
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 5 575 - 5 575
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 6 909 6 909 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 646 4 206 1 440
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 8 606 4 765 3 841
Benign neoplasms 7 387 1 927 5 460
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 7 443 3 328 4 115
Other malignant neoplasms 10 498 4 968 5 530
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 6 677 2 985 3 692
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 13 812 5 459 8 353
Diabetes mellitus 5 113 2 799 2 314
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 8 699 2 660 6 039
Diseases of the nervous system 37 957 22 019 15 938
Parkinson's disease 1 429  776  653
Multiple sclerosis 1 673  519 1 154
Epilepsy 5 493 2 921 2 572
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 1 340  777  563
Other diseases of the nervous system 28 022 17 026 10 996
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 11 157 5 041 6 116
Glaucoma  874  385  489
Cataract  881  331  550
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 9 402 4 325 5 077
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 3 962 1 893 2 069
Diseases of the circulatory system  115 827 67 676 48 151
Acute myocardial infarction 18 908 12 205 6 703
Angina pectoris 14 650 9 128 5 522
Other acute ischaemic diseases 11 982 8 462 3 520
Cerebrovascular diseases 15 980 8 029 7 951
Cardiac dysrhythmias 15 161 8 690 6 471
Heart failure 8 938 4 866 4 072
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 208 16 296 13 912
Diseases of the respiratory system 69 971 37 148 32 823
Acute respiratory infections 12 028 6 436 5 592
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 10 413 5 691 4 722
Influenza and pneumonia 24 562 13 247 11 315
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 4 290 2 264 2 026
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 9 977 4 757 5 220
Other diseases of the respiratory system 8 701 4 753 3 948
Diseases of the digestive system 57 258 27 818 29 440
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 325  657  668
Gastric ulcer 1 706  761  945
Duodenal ulcer 1 277  691  586
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 910 3 048 2 862
Diseases of appendix 4 594 2 506 2 088
Hernia 5 489 3 875 1 614
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 461 2 029 2 432
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 14 834 6 551 8 283
Cholelithiasis 7 824 2 677 5 147
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 9 838 5 023 4 815
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 8 427 4 290 4 137
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 54 367 23 407 30 960
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 5 373 1 437 3 936
Arthrosis 12 348 4 485 7 863
Dorsopathies 13 891 7 124 6 767
Rheumatism, excluding the back 8 229 3 980 4 249
Osteopathies and chondropathies 3 057 1 254 1 803
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 11 469 5 127 6 342
Diseases of the genitourinary system 45 541 19 665 25 876
Kidney diseases 6 673 3 937 2 736
Urolithiasis 6 017 3 888 2 129
Other diseases of the urinary system 15 159 5 855 9 304
Hyperplasia of prostate 3 999 3 999 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 1 869 1 869 -
Disorders of breast 1 428  117 1 311
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 10 396 - 10 396
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 70 776 - 70 776
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 697 - 4 697
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 2 591 - 2 591
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 681 - 3 681
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 9 816 - 9 816
Complications of labour and delivery 17 767 - 17 767
Delivery 30 420 - 30 420
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  772 -  772
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 032 - 1 032
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 11 935 6 595 5 340
Congenital malformations 8 467 4 636 3 831
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 57 936 27 307 30 629
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 86 653 43 357 43 296
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 2 240 1 613  627
Injuries of upper extremities 15 253 8 075 7 178
Fracture of femur 11 247 3 496 7 751
Intracranial injury 8 724 5 368 3 356
Poisoning 6 237 2 441 3 796
Other injuries 42 952 22 364 20 588
Other causes and unspecified causes 53 644 23 896 29 748
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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