Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

13 Day cases1 at general hospitals, by main diagnosis. 2008
Diagnosis2 Total Of this in hospital wards Of this in out-patients' departments
Total  550 189  247 891  302 298
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1 371  872  499
Neoplasms 26 782 8 352 18 430
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx  404  343 61
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs  796  509  287
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs  863  684  179
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 24 20 4
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 3 946  336 3 610
Malignant neoplasms of breast 1 266  190 1 076
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 1 059  234  825
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 1 168  305  863
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract  765  286  479
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 2 477 1 713  764
Benign neoplasms 6 196 1 364 4 832
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 590 1 429 5 161
Other malignant neoplasms 1 228  939  289
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 2 143 2 109 34
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 6 138 3 155 2 983
Diabetes mellitus 2 766  611 2 155
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 3 372 2 544  828
Diseases of the nervous system 20 621 6 596 14 025
Parkinson's disease  710  633 77
Multiple sclerosis 1 596 1 275  321
Epilepsy  251  225 26
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 3 044 1 293 1 751
Other diseases of the nervous system 15 020 3 170 11 850
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 51 641  409 51 232
Glaucoma 2 297 10 2 287
Cataract 24 566 27 24 539
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 24 778  372 24 406
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 8 103 2 982 5 121
Diseases of the circulatory system 21 709 13 620 8 089
Acute myocardial infarction  678  678 -
Angina pectoris 2 310 2 169  141
Other acute ischaemic diseases 2 149 1 763  386
Cerebrovascular diseases 3 998 3 772  226
Cardiac dysrhythmias 2 006 1 952 54
Heart failure  533  519 14
Other diseases in the circulatory system 10 035 2 767 7 268
Diseases of the respiratory system 12 930 2 273 10 657
Acute respiratory infections  162  130 32
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 11 471  856 10 615
Influenza and pneumonia  192  191 1
Asthma and Status asthmaticus  110  108 2
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions  499  497 2
Other diseases of the respiratory system  496  491 5
Diseases of the digestive system 13 549 5 784 7 765
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws  529  241  288
Gastric ulcer 20 20 -
Duodenal ulcer 6 6 -
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum  425  400 25
Diseases of appendix 7 3 4
Hernia 5 753  661 5 092
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 2 767 2 640  127
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 1 884  492 1 392
Cholelithiasis 1 085  266  819
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 1 073 1 055 18
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 5 773 1 432 4 341
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 48 697 15 790 32 907
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 2 210 1 929  281
Arthrosis 5 897 1 996 3 901
Dorsopathies 3 232 2 857  375
Rheumatism, excluding the back 14 705 3 506 11 199
Osteopathies and chondropathies 1 279  674  605
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 21 374 4 828 16 546
Diseases of the genitourinary system 18 840 4 348 14 492
Kidney diseases  983  876  107
Urolithiasis  466  407 59
Other diseases of the urinary system 2 784  671 2 113
Hyperplasia of prostate  377  250  127
Other diseases of male genital organs 3 420  359 3 061
Disorders of breast 2 181 1 073 1 108
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 8 629  712 7 917
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 17 900 2 472 15 428
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 17 466 2 178 15 288
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - - -
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy  126  119 7
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 79 70 9
Complications of labour and delivery  112 32 80
(Result of) delivery 51 51 -
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 49 6 43
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 17 16 1
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 36 36 -
Congenital malformations 3 536 1 615 1 921
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 7 924 4 901 3 023
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 11 341 2 763 8 578
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck  112 68 44
Injuries of upper extremities 2 748  199 2 549
Fracture of femur  140  107 33
Intracranial injury  207  205 2
Poisoning 9 9 -
Other injuries 8 125 2 175 5 950
Care involving dialysis  124 826  124 822 4
Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures] 12 903 12 818 85
Other medical care  114 397 15 923 98 474
Other causes and unspecified causes 19 029 14 819 4 210
1  Not including patients in psychiatric wards and foreign/unspecified residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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