Hospital Discharges and Days of Care, by Sex statistics

[12,280 represents 12,280,000. Represents estimates of inpatients discharged from noninstitutional short-stay hospitals, exclusive of federal hospitals. Excludes newborn infants. Based on sample data collected from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, a sample survey of hospital records of patients discharged in year shown; subject to sampling variability]


			Discharges					Days
								of care			Average
Age and first-listed		Number			Per 1,000			per 1,000			stay
diagnosis		(1,000)			persons ¹			persons ¹			(days)
										-
	1990	1997	1998	1990	1997	1998	1990	1997	1998	1990	1997	1998

MALE

All ages ²	12,280	12,268	12,469	100.9	88.9	89.0	690.4	481.5	487	6.8	4.9	5.1

Under 15 years ³	1,362	1,316	1,303	49.2	43.0	42.5	234.1	183.8	201	4.8	4.3	4.7
Pneumonia	174	223	192	6.3	7.3	6.3	26.3	25.2	20	4.2	3.5	3.3
Injuries and poisoning	164	128	140	5.9	4.2	4.6	26.0	16.6	19	4.4	4.0	4.1
Fractures, all sites	54	47	45	2.0	1.5	1.5	7.9	6.3	5	4.0	4.1	3.1
Asthma	107	136	105	3.9	4.4	3.4	11.0	10.7	7	2.8	2.4	2.2
Bronchitis	22	16	10	0.8	0.5	0.3	2.4	1.3	1	3.1	2.4	2.6

15 to 44 years ³	3,330	2,688	2,718	57.8	44.1	44.6	353.6	218.7	226	6.1	5.0	5.1
Injuries and poisoning	772	508	481	13.4	8.3	7.9	66.7	35.9	36	5.0	4.3	4.5
Fractures, all sites	238	185	158	4.1	3.0	2.6	22.9	13.3	13	5.5	4.4	5.1
Psychoses	200	264	300	3.5	4.3	4.9	50.3	36.5	42	14.5	8.4	8.4
Diseases of heart	166	157	147	2.9	2.6	2.4	15.4	11.9	9	5.3	4.6	3.5
Intervertebral disk disorders	138	85	88	2.4	1.4	1.4	10.0	3.2	3	4.2	2.3	2.2

45 to 64 years ³	3,115	3,161	3,286	140.2	117.9	118.8	943.6	622.5	632	6.7	5.3	5.3
Diseases of heart	704	771	790	31.7	28.8	28.5	185.0	123.8	128	5.8	4.3	4.5
Injuries and poisoning	257	274	271	11.6	10.2	9.8	82.6	54.3	57	7.2	5.3	5.8
Malignant neoplasms	235	195	187	10.6	7.3	6.8	99.1	47.6	47	9.4	6.5	7.0
Pneumonia	77	90	115	3.5	3.3	4.2	27.4	21.2	26	7.9	6.3	6.3
Cerebrovascular diseases	91	112	114	4.1	4.2	4.1	40.7	22.3	23	10.0	5.4	5.5

65 to 74 years ³	2,268	2,250	2,284	285.9	273.8	278.5	2,237.2	1,630.9	1,604	7.8	6.0	5.8
Diseases of heart	547	622	630	69.0	75.7	76.9	484.1	386.2	365	7.0	5.1	4.8
Malignant neoplasms	220	184	166	27.7	22.3	20.2	275.8	153.1	151	9.9	6.9	7.5
Injuries and poisoning	139	127	143	17.5	15.4	17.5	138.1	93.4	111	7.9	6.1	6.3
Cerebrovascular diseases	108	140	126	13.7	17.0	15.3	114.0	91.9	79	8.3	5.4	5.2
Pneumonia	90	108	119	11.3	13.1	14.5	107.1	90.8	92	9.5	6.9	6.3

75 years old and older ³	2,203	2,852	2,879	476.3	498.6	485.6	4,211.9	3,183.4	3,120	8.8	6.4	6.4
Diseases of heart	489	651	665	105.7	113.9	112.2	851.7	611.2	625	8.1	5.4	5.6
Pneumonia	178	263	226	38.4	46.0	38.1	391.8	323.7	271	10.2	7.0	7.1
Injuries and poisoning	144	196	201	31.1	34.3	34.0	339.7	225.1	218	10.9	6.6	6.4
Cerebrovascular diseases	139	188	194	30.0	32.9	32.8	296.9	181.8	177	9.9	5.5	5.4
Malignant neoplasms	189	180	169	40.8	31.5	28.5	406.4	235.9	232	10.0	7.5	8.1

FEMALE

All ages ²	18,508	18,647	19,358	126.0	114.4	117.1	725.3	524.5	530	5.8	4.2	4.3
Under 15 years ³	1,049	995	996	39.7	34.1	34.0	195.8	144.5	154	4.9	4.2	4.5
Pneumonia	125	152	147	4.8	5.2	5.0	20.5	18.4	18	4.3	3.5	3.6
Injuries and poisoning	102	85	93	3.9	2.9	3.2	15.1	11.7	15	3.9	4.0	4.8
Fractures, all sites	33	25	31	1.3	0.9	1.1	6.0	4.2	4	4.8	4.9	4.2
Asthma	62	78	61	2.3	2.7	2.1	7.2	6.5	5	3.1	2.4	2.6
Bronchitis	19	8	5	0.7	0.3	0.2	3.0	0.8	1	4.0	2.9	2.8

15 to 44 years ³	8,469	7,341	7,659	144.7	121.1	125.4	575.4	392.8	406	4.0	3.2	3.2
Delivery	4,008	3,791	3,990	68.5	62.5	65.3	191.0	150.6	162	2.8	2.4	2.5
Psychoses	222	311	323	3.8	5.1	5.3	56.3	40.1	43	14.9	7.8	8.2
Injuries and poisoning	402	313	312	6.9	5.2	5.1	36.5	20.8	20	5.3	4.0	3.9
Fractures, all sites	93	82	73	1.6	1.4	1.2	10.8	6.3	5	6.8	4.7	4.3
Diseases of heart	73	92	94	1.3	1.5	1.5	6.8	6.3	7	5.4	4.2	4.2
Intervertebral disk disorders	85	58	70	1.4	1.0	1.2	6.8	2.3	3	4.7	2.4	2.8

45 to 64 years ³	3,129	3,216	3,410	130.2	113.0	115.9	881.9	582.5	577	6.8	5.2	5.0
Diseases of heart	397	438	458	16.5	15.4	15.6	100.5	72.9	74	6.1	4.7	4.8
Injuries and poisoning	225	216	252	9.4	7.6	8.6	62.9	40.7	43	6.7	5.4	5.0
Malignant neoplasms	303	215	215	12.6	7.6	7.3	106.8	51.7	46	8.5	6.8	6.3
Pneumonia	80	96	113	3.3	3.4	3.8	26.4	19.8	24	7.9	5.8	6.1
Diabetes	70	81	77	2.9	2.9	2.6	25.7	14.4	14	8.9	5.0	5.3

65 to 74 years ³	2,421	2,621	2,592	238.2	259.4	258.6	1,935.3	1,573.6	1,590	8.1	6.1	6.1
Diseases of heart	453	503	525	44.6	49.8	52.4	313.1	267.9	265	7.0	5.4	5.1
Injuries and poisoning	179	196	185	17.6	19.3	18.4	164.2	109.4	123	9.3	5.7	6.7
Malignant neoplasms	210	187	178	20.6	18.5	17.7	187.5	141.7	147	9.1	7.6	8.3
Cerebrovascular diseases	114	149	126	11.2	14.8	12.6	94.8	83.0	99	8.5	5.6	7.9
Pneumonia	87	123	112	8.6	12.2	11.2	80.8	100.1	88	9.4	8.2	7.8

75 years old and older ³	3,440	4,472	4,701	404.6	459.6	472.4	3,838.9	3,050.4	2,978	9.5	6.6	6.3
Diseases of heart	711	932	1,008	83.5	95.8	101.3	664.4	571.4	538	8.0	6.0	5.3
Injuries and poisoning	389	477	462	45.8	49.1	46.4	483.2	323.7	293	10.6	6.6	6.3
Fractures, all sites	265	313	303	31.1	32.2	30.4	348.4	222.3	198	11.2	6.9	6.5
Pneumonia	201	297	309	23.6	30.5	31.1	256.9	215.1	208	10.9	7.1	6.7
Cerebrovascular diseases	249	294	299	29.2	30.3	30.1	298.3	186.6	172	10.2	6.2	5.7
Malignant neoplasms	185	193	186	21.8	19.8	18.7	254.1	153.9	137	11.7	7.8	7.3

NA Not available.
1 Based on Census Bureau estimated civilian population as of July 1. Beginning with 1997, population figures are adjusted for net underenumeration using the 1990 National Population Adjustment Matrix from the US Census Bureau. Comparisons of selected statistics based on matrix adjusted populations with those based on nonadjusted populations for data years 1995 and 1996 show little difference between the two sets of estimates.
2 Average length of stay and rates per 1,000 population are age-adjusted.
3 Includes other first-listed diagnoses not shown separately.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2000 and previous editions.

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* Terms relating to hospitalization

Discharge rate--The ratio of the number of hospital discharges during a year to the number of persons in the civilian population on July 1 of that year.

Days of care--The number of patient days accumulated at the time of discharge by a patient. A stay of less than 1 day (patient admission and discharge on the same day) is counted as 1 day in the summation of total days of care. For patients admitted and discharged on different days, the number of days of care is computed by counting all days from (and including) the date of admission to (but not including) the date of discharge.

Rate of days of care--The ratio of the number of days of care accumulated during a year to the number of persons in the civilian population on July 1 of that year.

Average length of stay--The number of days of care accumulated by patients discharged during the year divided by the number of these discharges.

Diagnosis--A disease or injury (or factor that influences health status and contact with health services that is not itself a current illness or injury) listed on the medical record of a patient. Principal diagnosisThe condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care.

First-listed diagnosis--The diagnosis specified as the principal diagnosis on the face sheet or discharge summary of the medical record, or if the principal diagnosis is not speci-fied, the diagnosis listed first on the face sheet or discharge summary of the medical record (see the Medical coding and edit section of appendix I). The number of first-listed diag-noses is equivalent to the number of discharges.

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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