Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11   Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2004
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 355 511     1 472 146      1 883 365
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 37 028 19 369 17 659
Neoplasms  269 754  123 285  146 469
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 5 325 3 482 1 843
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 22 063 11 876 10 187
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 13 586 8 093 5 493
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 1 040  491  549
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 16 871 8 621 8 250
Malignant neoplasms of breast 33 795  202 33 593
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 12 226 - 12 226
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 31 494 31 494 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 158 9 533 3 625
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 30 938 17 059 13 879
Benign neoplasms 49 476 16 840 32 636
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 27 205 9 250 17 955
Other malignant neoplasms 12 577 6 344 6 233
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 18 356 9 517 8 839
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  131 213 62 342 68 871
Diabetes mellitus 77 991 43 240 34 751
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 53 222 19 102 34 120
Diseases of the nervous system  110 948 55 254 55 694
Parkinson's disease 5 974 3 305 2 669
Multiple sclerosis 7 800 2 516 5 284
Epilepsy 22 769 11 221 11 548
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 4 306 2 442 1 864
Other diseases of the nervous system 70 099 35 770 34 329
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  147 656 66 561 81 095
Glaucoma 23 821 10 971 12 850
Cataract 27 571 10 037 17 534
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 96 264 45 553 50 711
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  113 202 58 701 54 501
Diseases of the circulatory system  220 068  127 499 92 569
Acute myocardial infarction 1 857 1 368  489
Angina pectoris 17 085 11 109 5 976
Other acute ischaemic diseases 24 010 18 008 6 002
Cerebrovascular diseases 9 794 5 549 4 245
Cardiac dysrhythmias 36 493 21 985 14 508
Heart failure 13 600 9 107 4 493
Other diseases in the circulatory system  117 229 60 373 56 856
Diseases of the respiratory system  116 600 64 960 51 640
Acute respiratory infections 10 505 5 780 4 725
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 44 516 25 138 19 378
Influenza and pneumonia 3 888 2 060 1 828
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 31 092 17 629 13 463
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 19 882 10 397 9 485
Other diseases of the respiratory system 6 717 3 956 2 761
Diseases of the digestive system  162 478 78 658 83 820
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 165 13 333 15 832
Gastric ulcer 2 163 1 007 1 156
Duodenal ulcer 1 883 1 071  812
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 38 271 19 177 19 094
Diseases of appendix  391  205  186
Hernia 15 522 10 644 4 878
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 23 512 11 712 11 800
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 28 237 12 700 15 537
Cholelithiasis 5 773 1 506 4 267
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 17 561 7 303 10 258
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  222 993  105 684  117 309
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  319 849  127 530  192 319
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 36 945 10 237 26 708
Arthrosis 46 773 16 435 30 338
Dorsopathies 74 003 34 888 39 115
Rheumatism, excluding the back 66 050 28 679 37 371
Osteopathies and chondropathies 14 596 5 277 9 319
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 81 482 32 014 49 468
Diseases of the genitourinary system  181 022 61 740  119 282
Kidney diseases 15 316 9 807 5 509
Urolithiasis 8 705 5 460 3 245
Other diseases of the urinary system 41 182 11 217 29 965
Hyperplasia of prostate 16 438 16 438 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 17 915 17 915 -
Disorders of breast 10 455  903 9 552
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 71 011 - 71 011
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 87 599 - 87 599
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 16 433 - 16 433
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 125 - 4 125
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 26 444 - 26 444
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 34 122 - 34 122
Complications of labour and delivery 1 927 - 1 927
Delivery 42 - 42
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 3 134 - 3 134
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 372 - 1 372
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 9 520 5 290 4 230
Congenital malformations 44 727 22 664 22 063
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  136 666 64 837 71 829
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  316 134  174 209  141 925
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 389 5 252 2 137
Injuries of upper extremities  122 743 67 502 55 241
Fracture of femur 6 111 2 158 3 953
Intracranial injury 3 882 2 235 1 647
Poisoning  844  450  394
Other injuries  175 165 96 612 78 553
Other causes and unspecified causes  709 698  244 046  465 652
1  Day cases, foreign/unknown residents are excluded.
2  Covers hospitals owned by the government and private hospitals financed by a Regional Health Enterprise on a regular basis. Psyciatric outpatient consultations are excluded.
3  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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