Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11 Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 20103
Diagnosis4 Total Males Females
Total 4 703 376 2 120 487 2 582 889
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 44 498 24 389 20 109
Neoplasms  356 447  172 935  183 512
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 5 720 3 521 2 199
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 37 024 20 587 16 437
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 19 375 10 827 8 548
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 1 345  741  604
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 22 757 12 021 10 736
Malignant neoplasms of breast 40 361  266 40 095
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 14 789 1 14 788
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 45 691 45 688 3
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 14 621 10 666 3 955
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 43 153 24 687 18 466
Benign neoplasms 54 214 19 627 34 587
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 33 009 13 004 20 005
Other malignant neoplasms 24 388 11 299 13 089
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 27 624 13 742 13 882
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  194 653 92 755  101 898
Diabetes mellitus  103 883 59 374 44 509
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 90 770 33 381 57 389
Diseases of the nervous system  170 994 86 588 84 406
Parkinson's disease 8 507 4 880 3 627
Multiple sclerosis 16 822 4 955 11 867
Epilepsy 25 303 12 548 12 755
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 12 771 7 610 5 161
Other diseases of the nervous system  107 591 56 595 50 996
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  199 921 89 883  110 038
Glaucoma 26 681 12 574 14 107
Cataract 23 039 9 402 13 637
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  150 201 67 907 82 294
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  166 274 86 229 80 045
Diseases of the circulatory system  256 423  148 494  107 929
Acute myocardial infarction 3 419 2 611  808
Angina pectoris 10 654 6 573 4 081
Other acute ischaemic diseases 28 643 21 879 6 764
Cerebrovascular diseases 16 092 8 962 7 130
Cardiac dysrhythmias 50 145 30 137 20 008
Heart failure 15 893 11 101 4 792
Other diseases in the circulatory system  131 577 67 231 64 346
Diseases of the respiratory system  139 648 75 666 63 982
Acute respiratory infections 11 131 6 051 5 080
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 53 511 29 710 23 801
Influenza and pneumonia 4 718 2 615 2 103
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 33 465 18 016 15 449
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 27 962 14 079 13 883
Other diseases of the respiratory system 8 861 5 195 3 666
Diseases of the digestive system  197 355 95 889  101 466
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 28 707 13 630 15 077
Gastric ulcer 2 131  945 1 186
Duodenal ulcer 1 256  737  519
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 38 845 19 337 19 508
Diseases of appendix  283  136  147
Hernia 17 383 11 650 5 733
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 39 932 20 191 19 741
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 39 872 18 107 21 765
Cholelithiasis 6 485 1 836 4 649
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 22 461 9 320 13 141
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  230 273  114 610  115 663
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  431 451  170 931  260 520
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 51 165 13 602 37 563
Arthrosis 75 795 27 684 48 111
Dorsopathies 87 535 42 489 45 046
Rheumatism, excluding the back 96 199 41 229 54 970
Osteopathies and chondropathies 18 790 5 755 13 035
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  101 967 40 172 61 795
Diseases of the genitourinary system  210 768 75 221  135 547
Kidney diseases 23 745 15 242 8 503
Urolithiasis 10 009 6 317 3 692
Other diseases of the urinary system 51 136 15 799 35 337
Hyperplasia of prostate 17 121 17 121 .
Other diseases of male genital organs 19 744 19 744 .
Disorders of breast 9 586  998 8 588
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 79 427 . 79 427
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium  130 758 .  130 758
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 26 896 . 26 896
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 097 . 4 097
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 45 960 . 45 960
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 41 846 . 41 846
Complications of labour and delivery 1 119 . 1 119
Delivery - . -
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 5 345 . 5 345
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 5 495 . 5 495
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 13 157 7 136 6 021
Congenital malformations 57 538 29 618 27 920
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  206 792 98 547  108 245
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  392 677  212 663  180 014
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 817 5 461 2 356
Injuries of upper extremities  155 559 83 929 71 630
Fracture of femur 5 182 1 805 3 377
Intracranial injury 6 752 3 917 2 835
Poisoning  936  528  408
Other injuries  216 431  117 023 99 408
Other causes and unspecified causes 1 276 125  525 191  750 934
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  The numbers can not be compared directly with previous years, due to a minor change in the hospital financing system.
4  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).
Source: The Norwegian Patient Register.

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