Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2 In-patient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2008
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total  814 667  372 752  441 915
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 24 931 12 680 12 251
Neoplasms 79 375 39 515 39 860
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 347  904  443
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 12 531 6 813 5 718
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 7 047 4 071 2 976
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  476  271  205
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 534  807  727
Malignant neoplasms of breast 4 861 31 4 830
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 4 853 - 4 853
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 6 933 6 933 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 653 4 142 1 511
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 8 376 4 744 3 632
Benign neoplasms 7 080 1 890 5 190
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 693 2 982 3 711
Other malignant neoplasms 11 991 5 927 6 064
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 6 979 3 083 3 896
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 14 043 5 721 8 322
Diabetes mellitus 4 883 2 675 2 208
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 9 160 3 046 6 114
Diseases of the nervous system 35 024 19 472 15 552
Parkinson's disease 1 260  722  538
Multiple sclerosis 1 887  584 1 303
Epilepsy 6 172 3 344 2 828
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 1 164  663  501
Other diseases of the nervous system 24 541 14 159 10 382
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 6 760 3 144 3 616
Glaucoma  629  291  338
Cataract 1 540  633  907
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 4 591 2 220 2 371
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 3 939 1 872 2 067
Diseases of the circulatory system  116 286 68 477 47 809
Acute myocardial infarction 20 007 13 290 6 717
Angina pectoris 12 433 7 651 4 782
Other acute ischaemic diseases 12 703 9 061 3 642
Cerebrovascular diseases 15 654 7 970 7 684
Cardiac dysrhythmias 16 025 9 241 6 784
Heart failure 8 710 4 723 3 987
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 754 16 541 14 213
Diseases of the respiratory system 67 989 35 846 32 143
Acute respiratory infections 11 447 6 087 5 360
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 8 105 4 303 3 802
Influenza and pneumonia 24 022 12 789 11 233
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 4 062 2 081 1 981
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 10 662 5 232 5 430
Other diseases of the respiratory system 9 691 5 354 4 337
Diseases of the digestive system 58 772 28 674 30 098
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 368  694  674
Gastric ulcer 1 614  740  874
Duodenal ulcer 1 302  744  558
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 951 3 041 2 910
Diseases of appendix 5 046 2 712 2 334
Hernia 4 900 3 365 1 535
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 537 2 088 2 449
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 15 488 7 060 8 428
Cholelithiasis 7 919 2 711 5 208
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 10 647 5 519 5 128
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 7 963 4 240 3 723
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 54 324 23 205 31 119
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 4 826 1 247 3 579
Arthrosis 13 699 4 942 8 757
Dorsopathies 13 470 6 571 6 899
Rheumatism, excluding the back 8 454 4 069 4 385
Osteopathies and chondropathies 3 094 1 371 1 723
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10 781 5 005 5 776
Diseases of the genitourinary system 44 757 19 950 24 807
Kidney diseases 7 089 4 388 2 701
Urolithiasis 5 895 3 769 2 126
Other diseases of the urinary system 15 315 6 139 9 176
Hyperplasia of prostate 3 825 3 825 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 1 762 1 762 -
Disorders of breast  977 67  910
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 9 894 - 9 894
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 73 247 - 73 247
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 489 - 4 489
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 2 352 - 2 352
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 542 - 3 542
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 9 708 - 9 708
Complications of labour and delivery 13 476 - 13 476
(Result of) delivery 37 190 - 37 190
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  736 -  736
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 754 - 1 754
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 11 259 6 150 5 109
Congenital malformations 8 216 4 572 3 644
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 59 980 28 075 31 905
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 88 675 44 504 44 171
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 2 361 1 724  637
Injuries of upper extremities 15 383 8 084 7 299
Fracture of femur 11 613 3 655 7 958
Intracranial injury 9 243 5 736 3 507
Poisoning 5 999 2 449 3 550
Other injuries 44 076 22 856 21 220
Other causes and unspecified causes 52 148 23 572 28 576
1  Not including day cases, stays in psychiatric wards and foreign/unspecified residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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