Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11   Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2006
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 537 585 1 550 552 1 987 033
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 38 385 20 375 18 010
Neoplasms  288 545  135 798  152 747
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 5 340 3 273 2 067
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 26 248 13 784 12 464
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 15 041 8 770 6 271
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  950  533  417
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 18 035 9 494 8 541
Malignant neoplasms of breast 33 667  202 33 465
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 14 103 - 14 103
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 35 471 35 471 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 14 057 10 164 3 893
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 32 469 18 537 13 932
Benign neoplasms 49 019 17 766 31 253
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 29 222 10 284 18 938
Other malignant neoplasms 14 923 7 520 7 403
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 20 480 10 188 10 292
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  150 513 70 879 79 634
Diabetes mellitus 84 500 47 724 36 776
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 66 013 23 155 42 858
Diseases of the nervous system  117 607 60 039 57 568
Parkinson's disease 6 474 3 674 2 800
Multiple sclerosis 8 467 2 611 5 856
Epilepsy 22 872 11 203 11 669
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 4 543 2 575 1 968
Other diseases of the nervous system 75 251 39 976 35 275
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  155 158 69 839 85 319
Glaucoma 25 535 11 534 14 001
Cataract 24 204 9 289 14 915
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  105 419 49 016 56 403
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  122 305 63 038 59 267
Diseases of the circulatory system  226 054  131 129 94 925
Acute myocardial infarction 1 756 1 356  400
Angina pectoris 14 203 9 040 5 163
Other acute ischaemic diseases 23 011 17 016 5 995
Cerebrovascular diseases 11 521 6 453 5 068
Cardiac dysrhythmias 40 999 24 488 16 511
Heart failure 15 412 10 961 4 451
Other diseases in the circulatory system  119 152 61 815 57 337
Diseases of the respiratory system  121 503 66 955 54 548
Acute respiratory infections 12 867 6 930 5 937
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 45 951 25 564 20 387
Influenza and pneumonia 4 356 2 290 2 066
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 31 455 17 627 13 828
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions 19 778 10 302 9 476
Other diseases of the respiratory system 7 096 4 242 2 854
Diseases of the digestive system  167 460 79 888 87 572
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 148 13 270 15 878
Gastric ulcer 2 285 1 016 1 269
Duodenal ulcer 1 600  893  707
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 37 030 18 268 18 762
Diseases of appendix  344  166  178
Hernia 15 075 10 131 4 944
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 24 432 11 739 12 693
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 32 845 14 751 18 094
Cholelithiasis 5 833 1 641 4 192
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 18 868 8 013 10 855
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  227 242  106 815  120 427
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  327 771  131 710  196 061
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 35 203 9 784 25 419
Arthrosis 49 091 17 381 31 710
Dorsopathies 73 515 34 745 38 770
Rheumatism, excluding the back 70 107 31 266 38 841
Osteopathies and chondropathies 14 900 5 108 9 792
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 84 955 33 426 51 529
Diseases of the genitourinary system  186 516 66 216  120 300
Kidney diseases 19 090 12 268 6 822
Urolithiasis 8 957 5 603 3 354
Other diseases of the urinary system 40 157 11 720 28 437
Hyperplasia of prostate 17 442 17 442 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 18 239 18 239 -
Disorders of breast 9 927  944 8 983
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 72 704 - 72 704
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 99 978 - 99 978
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 16 505 - 16 505
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 563 - 4 563
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 31 741 - 31 741
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 38 219 - 38 219
Complications of labour and delivery 1 447 - 1 447
Delivery 19 - 19
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 5 085 - 5 085
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 2 399 - 2 399
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 11 786 6 468 5 318
Congenital malformations 45 584 22 984 22 600
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  154 946 73 762 81 184
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  304 859  165 909  138 950
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 406 5 245 2 161
Injuries of upper extremities  119 213 64 061 55 152
Fracture of femur 5 227 1 831 3 396
Intracranial injury 4 427 2 607 1 820
Poisoning  774  428  346
Other injuries  167 812 91 737 76 075
Other causes and unspecified causes  770 893  268 560  502 333
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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