Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2   Inpatient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2003
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total     780 226     353 572     426 654
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 18 731 9 590 9 141
Neoplasms 82 370 38 320 44 050
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 390  876  514
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 13 297 7 018 6 279
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 7 179 4 447 2 732
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  482  248  234
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 910 1 037  873
Malignant neoplasms of breast 6 616 36 6 580
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 7 390 - 7 390
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 6 576 6 576 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 494 3 956 1 538
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 8 767 4 959 3 808
Benign neoplasms 8 270 2 109 6 161
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 077 2 520 3 557
Other malignant neoplasms 8 922 4 538 4 384
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 5 352 2 428 2 924
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 12 143 5 011 7 132
Diabetes mellitus 5 308 2 826 2 482
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 6 835 2 185 4 650
Diseases of the nervous system 34 859 20 505 14 354
Parkinson's disease 1 202  666  536
Multiple sclerosis 1 537  525 1 012
Epilepsy 4 916 2 684 2 232
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 1 243  702  541
Other diseases of the nervous system 25 961 15 928 10 033
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 8 721 3 775 4 946
Glaucoma 1 100  480  620
Cataract 2 950 1 001 1 949
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 4 671 2 294 2 377
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 3 637 1 802 1 835
Diseases of the circulatory system  113 679 65 153 48 526
Acute myocardial infarction 17 803 11 064 6 739
Angina pectoris 15 403 9 592 5 811
Other acute ischaemic diseases 11 428 8 215 3 213
Cerebrovascular diseases 16 011 7 916 8 095
Cardiac dysrhythmias 12 821 7 186 5 635
Heart failure 9 407 5 004 4 403
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 806 16 176 14 630
Diseases of the respiratory system 65 797 34 688 31 109
Acute respiratory infections 12 006 6 546 5 460
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 10 743 5 738 5 005
Influenza and pneumonia 21 438 11 389 10 049
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 4 134 2 022 2 112
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 9 236 4 533 4 703
Other diseases of the respiratory system 8 240 4 460 3 780
Diseases of the digestive system 54 958 26 758 28 200
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 282  659  623
Gastric ulcer 1 561  648  913
Duodenal ulcer 1 310  682  628
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 145 2 776 2 369
Diseases of appendix 4 614 2 532 2 082
Hernia 5 826 4 218 1 608
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 340 1 986 2 354
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 13 369 6 081 7 288
Cholelithiasis 8 493 2 605 5 888
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 9 018 4 571 4 447
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 9 084 4 604 4 480
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 59 920 25 223 34 697
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 8 309 2 253 6 056
Arthrosis 13 713 4 556 9 157
Dorsopathies 14 255 7 454 6 801
Rheumatism, excluding the back 8 455 4 160 4 295
Osteopathies and chondropathies 3 145 1 300 1 845
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 12 043 5 500 6 543
Diseases of the genitourinary system 42 237 18 049 24 188
Kidney diseases 5 480 3 274 2 206
Urolithiasis 5 352 3 539 1 813
Other diseases of the urinary system 12 388 4 555 7 833
Hyperplasia of prostate 3 964 3 964 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 2 620 2 620 -
Disorders of breast 1 632 97 1 535
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 10 801 - 10 801
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 68 196 - 68 196
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 580 - 4 580
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 1 910 - 1 910
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 287 - 3 287
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 7 323 - 7 323
Complications of labour and delivery 10 093 - 10 093
Delivery 39 902 - 39 902
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  528 -  528
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified  573 -  573
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 10 925 6 043 4 882
Congenital malformations 8 601 4 705 3 896
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 48 380 23 339 25 041
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 81 190 40 741 40 449
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 1 882 1 350  532
Injuries of upper extremities 13 779 7 712 6 067
Fracture of femur 11 625 3 478 8 147
Intracranial injury 8 005 4 967 3 038
Poisoning 6 182 2 661 3 521
Other injuries 39 717 20 573 19 144
Other causes and unspecified causes 51 446 22 838 28 608
1  Not including day cases, patients in psychiatric wards and foreign residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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