Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2 Inpatient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2007
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total  807 321  370 015  437 306
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 23 084 11 889 11 195
Neoplasms 81 509 40 122 41 387
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 483 1 028  455
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 13 247 7 072 6 175
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 7 284 4 278 3 006
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  554  278  276
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 726  969  757
Malignant neoplasms of breast 5 237 40 5 197
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 5 366 - 5 366
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 6 810 6 810 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 771 4 249 1 522
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 8 415 4 760 3 655
Benign neoplasms 7 316 1 958 5 358
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 694 2 930 3 764
Other malignant neoplasms 11 606 5 750 5 856
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 6 813 3 062 3 751
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 13 333 5 415 7 918
Diabetes mellitus 4 780 2 647 2 133
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 8 553 2 768 5 785
Diseases of the nervous system 34 453 19 180 15 273
Parkinson's disease 1 348  740  608
Multiple sclerosis 1 673  523 1 150
Epilepsy 5 826 3 149 2 677
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 1 141  655  486
Other diseases of the nervous system 24 465 14 113 10 352
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 6 335 3 061 3 274
Glaucoma  785  350  435
Cataract  748  274  474
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 4 802 2 437 2 365
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 3 872 1 877 1 995
Diseases of the circulatory system  114 755 67 412 47 343
Acute myocardial infarction 18 852 12 506 6 346
Angina pectoris 13 103 7 987 5 116
Other acute ischaemic diseases 13 571 9 698 3 873
Cerebrovascular diseases 15 479 7 827 7 652
Cardiac dysrhythmias 15 210 8 643 6 567
Heart failure 8 340 4 464 3 876
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 200 16 287 13 913
Diseases of the respiratory system 69 749 36 711 33 038
Acute respiratory infections 11 793 6 267 5 526
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 8 736 4 584 4 152
Influenza and pneumonia 25 425 13 486 11 939
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 4 068 2 101 1 967
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 10 390 5 109 5 281
Other diseases of the respiratory system 9 336 5 164 4 172
Diseases of the digestive system 58 073 28 287 29 786
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 316  640  676
Gastric ulcer 1 578  671  907
Duodenal ulcer 1 357  738  619
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 738 3 030 2 708
Diseases of appendix 4 904 2 673 2 231
Hernia 5 123 3 511 1 612
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 406 1 995 2 411
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 15 258 6 924 8 334
Cholelithiasis 8 109 2 816 5 293
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 10 284 5 289 4 995
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 7 917 4 207 3 710
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 53 739 22 868 30 871
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 5 204 1 391 3 813
Arthrosis 13 278 4 736 8 542
Dorsopathies 13 388 6 770 6 618
Rheumatism, excluding the back 7 992 3 782 4 210
Osteopathies and chondropathies 3 007 1 336 1 671
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10 870 4 853 6 017
Diseases of the genitourinary system 44 336 19 481 24 855
Kidney diseases 6 807 4 089 2 718
Urolithiasis 5 669 3 649 2 020
Other diseases of the urinary system 15 296 6 054 9 242
Hyperplasia of prostate 3 902 3 902 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 1 695 1 695 -
Disorders of breast  878 92  786
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 10 089 - 10 089
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 70 781 - 70 781
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 436 - 4 436
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 2 388 - 2 388
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 531 - 3 531
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 9 708 - 9 708
Complications of labour and delivery 13 924 - 13 924
(Result of) delivery 34 473 - 34 473
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  672 -  672
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 644 - 1 644
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 12 228 6 656 5 572
Congenital malformations 8 326 4 546 3 780
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 58 804 27 658 31 146
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 86 788 43 487 43 301
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 2 291 1 679  612
Injuries of upper extremities 14 914 7 985 6 929
Fracture of femur 11 572 3 577 7 995
Intracranial injury 9 109 5 681 3 428
Poisoning 6 189 2 425 3 764
Other injuries 42 713 22 140 20 573
Other causes and unspecified causes 52 426 24 096 28 330
1  Not including day cases, stays in psychiatric wards and foreign residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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