Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

13 Day cases1 at general hospitals, by main diagnosis. 2009
Diagnosis2 Total Of this in hospital wards Of this in out-patients' departments
Total  576 320  252 359  323 961
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1 660 1 009  651
Neoplasms 28 766 8 279 20 487
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx  501  433 68
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs  813  546  267
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs  917  746  171
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 27 12 15
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 4 501  221 4 280
Malignant neoplasms of breast 1 694  225 1 469
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs  709  128  581
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 1 084  276  808
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract  721  282  439
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 2 858 1 599 1 259
Benign neoplasms 6 660 1 192 5 468
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 994 1 563 5 431
Other malignant neoplasms 1 287 1 056  231
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 2 270 2 201 69
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 7 060 3 667 3 393
Diabetes mellitus 3 152  477 2 675
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 3 908 3 190  718
Diseases of the nervous system 24 107 8 586 15 521
Parkinson's disease  737  633  104
Multiple sclerosis 2 376 1 866  510
Epilepsy  400  379 21
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 3 782 1 713 2 069
Other diseases of the nervous system 16 812 3 995 12 817
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 57 804 1 910 55 894
Glaucoma 2 394 7 2 387
Cataract 24 499 1 004 23 495
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 30 911  899 30 012
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 7 884 2 846 5 038
Diseases of the circulatory system 21 493 13 068 8 425
Acute myocardial infarction  785  784 1
Angina pectoris 2 505 2 399  106
Other acute ischaemic diseases 1 814 1 454  360
Cerebrovascular diseases 3 342 2 954  388
Cardiac dysrhythmias 1 950 1 928 22
Heart failure  619  600 19
Other diseases in the circulatory system 10 478 2 949 7 529
Diseases of the respiratory system 13 654 2 721 10 933
Acute respiratory infections  206  170 36
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 11 897 1 019 10 878
Influenza and pneumonia  235  235 0
Asthma and Status asthmaticus  206  206 0
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions  547  542 5
Other diseases of the respiratory system  563  549 14
Diseases of the digestive system 14 781 5 874 8 907
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws  963  316  647
Gastric ulcer 19 14 5
Duodenal ulcer 10 9 1
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum  513  477 36
Diseases of appendix 4 3 1
Hernia 6 077  518 5 559
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 3 129 2 991  138
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 1 935  424 1 511
Cholelithiasis 1 165  195  970
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system  966  927 39
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 7 325 2 133 5 192
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 56 549 22 110 34 439
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 2 326 2 059  267
Arthrosis 6 544 2 615 3 929
Dorsopathies 6 475 6 002  473
Rheumatism, excluding the back 16 636 4 763 11 873
Osteopathies and chondropathies 1 473  790  683
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 23 095 5 881 17 214
Diseases of the genitourinary system 21 408 5 104 16 304
Kidney diseases 2 131 2 003  128
Urolithiasis  424  366 58
Other diseases of the urinary system 3 299  534 2 765
Hyperplasia of prostate  301  183  118
Other diseases of male genital organs 3 600  241 3 359
Disorders of breast 2 500 1 513  987
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 9 153  264 8 889
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 15 769 1 113 14 656
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 15 274  836 14 438
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 5 3 2
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy  110 81 29
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems  112 88 24
Complications of labour and delivery  132 27  105
(Result of) delivery 61 6 55
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 7 5 2
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 68 67 1
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 54 46 8
Congenital malformations 4 102 1 918 2 184
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 7 409 4 952 2 457
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 12 727 3 073 9 654
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck  138 30  108
Injuries of upper extremities 2 976  271 2 705
Fracture of femur  122 84 38
Intracranial injury  212  206 6
Poisoning 14 14 0
Other injuries 9 265 2 468 6 797
Other causes and unspecified causes  271 498  161 749  109 749
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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