Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11 Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2008
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 866 157 1 717 251 2 148 906
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 40 591 22 270 18 321
Neoplasms  301 234  144 710  156 524
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 4 576 2 920 1 656
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 30 708 16 677 14 031
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 16 954 9 748 7 206
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  887  485  402
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 17 795 9 122 8 673
Malignant neoplasms of breast 32 320  219 32 101
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 13 115 - 13 115
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 38 463 38 463 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 108 9 615 3 493
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 36 303 20 030 16 273
Benign neoplasms 50 665 18 429 32 236
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 29 499 10 582 18 917
Other malignant neoplasms 16 841 8 420 8 421
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 24 182 12 455 11 727
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  164 137 77 567 86 570
Diabetes mellitus 89 421 50 672 38 749
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 74 716 26 895 47 821
Diseases of the nervous system  126 794 65 585 61 209
Parkinson's disease 6 846 3 875 2 971
Multiple sclerosis 9 917 2 951 6 966
Epilepsy 21 807 10 624 11 183
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 5 991 3 460 2 531
Other diseases of the nervous system 82 233 44 675 37 558
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  165 053 75 661 89 392
Glaucoma 24 961 11 411 13 550
Cataract 22 362 8 960 13 402
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  117 730 55 290 62 440
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  126 089 64 797 61 292
Diseases of the circulatory system  229 637  134 956 94 681
Acute myocardial infarction 1 534 1 140  394
Angina pectoris 11 664 7 193 4 471
Other acute ischaemic diseases 23 421 17 803 5 618
Cerebrovascular diseases 11 639 6 539 5 100
Cardiac dysrhythmias 44 238 27 105 17 133
Heart failure 15 256 10 847 4 409
Other diseases in the circulatory system  121 885 64 329 57 556
Diseases of the respiratory system  128 196 70 105 58 091
Acute respiratory infections 12 261 6 679 5 582
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 51 680 28 466 23 214
Influenza and pneumonia 3 701 1 935 1 766
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 32 867 18 118 14 749
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 19 948 10 486 9 462
Other diseases of the respiratory system 7 739 4 421 3 318
Diseases of the digestive system  174 997 84 317 90 680
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 28 587 13 374 15 213
Gastric ulcer 2 152  975 1 177
Duodenal ulcer 1 363  766  597
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 37 433 18 599 18 834
Diseases of appendix  320  167  153
Hernia 15 229 10 231 4 998
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 27 413 13 361 14 052
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 36 241 16 727 19 514
Cholelithiasis 5 901 1 686 4 215
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 20 358 8 431 11 927
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  227 176  109 750  117 426
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  351 501  141 757  209 744
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 35 789 9 998 25 791
Arthrosis 53 957 19 601 34 356
Dorsopathies 74 356 35 363 38 993
Rheumatism, excluding the back 80 941 35 783 45 158
Osteopathies and chondropathies 16 106 5 262 10 844
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 90 352 35 750 54 602
Diseases of the genitourinary system  194 103 69 705  124 398
Kidney diseases 21 663 13 752 7 911
Urolithiasis 9 034 5 651 3 383
Other diseases of the urinary system 41 521 13 333 28 188
Hyperplasia of prostate 17 488 17 488 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 18 575 18 575 -
Disorders of breast 9 725  906 8 819
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 76 097 - 76 097
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium  116 418 -  116 418
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 19 938 - 19 938
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 871 - 4 871
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 37 272 - 37 272
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 43 600 - 43 600
Complications of labour and delivery 1 079 - 1 079
Delivery 27 - 27
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 5 316 - 5 316
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 4 315 - 4 315
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 16 242 8 826 7 416
Congenital malformations 48 940 24 804 24 136
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  172 027 81 973 90 054
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  356 827  194 993  161 834
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 8 575 6 117 2 458
Injuries of upper extremities  139 105 75 534 63 571
Fracture of femur 4 388 1 638 2 750
Intracranial injury 6 713 3 994 2 719
Poisoning  724  415  309
Other injuries  197 322  107 295 90 027
Other causes and unspecified causes  902 013  333 020  568 993
1  Day cases, foreign/unspecified residents are excluded.
2  Covers hospitals owned by the government and private hospitals financed by a Regional Health Authority on a regular basis. Psyciatric out-patient consultations are excluded.
3  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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