Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11 Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2007
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 3 721 696    1 651 050    2 070 646
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 38 782 20 816 17 966
Neoplasms  293 106  139 615  153 491
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 4 880 3 058 1 822
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 29 676 15 732 13 944
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 15 702 9 117 6 585
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 1 153  607  546
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 17 463 8 980 8 483
Malignant neoplasms of breast 31 959  228 31 731
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 13 577 - 13 577
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 36 652 36 652 -
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 559 9 893 3 666
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 34 602 19 335 15 267
Benign neoplasms 50 213 18 063 32 150
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 27 983 9 874 18 109
Other malignant neoplasms 15 687 8 076 7 611
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 21 971 10 962 11 009
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  155 775 73 554 82 221
Diabetes mellitus 86 145 48 832 37 313
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 69 630 24 722 44 908
Diseases of the nervous system  122 551 63 029 59 522
Parkinson's disease 6 902 3 966 2 936
Multiple sclerosis 9 242 2 790 6 452
Epilepsy 21 872 10 720 11 152
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 5 460 3 043 2 417
Other diseases of the nervous system 79 075 42 510 36 565
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  157 976 72 227 85 749
Glaucoma 24 851 11 433 13 418
Cataract 21 326 8 348 12 978
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  111 799 52 446 59 353
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  123 604 63 570 60 034
Diseases of the circulatory system  230 183  134 122 96 061
Acute myocardial infarction 1 659 1 274  385
Angina pectoris 12 557 7 801 4 756
Other acute ischaemic diseases 24 628 18 699 5 929
Cerebrovascular diseases 11 541 6 513 5 028
Cardiac dysrhythmias 42 705 26 009 16 696
Heart failure 14 828 10 458 4 370
Other diseases in the circulatory system  122 265 63 368 58 897
Diseases of the respiratory system  125 208 68 721 56 487
Acute respiratory infections 12 558 6 716 5 842
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 47 263 26 204 21 059
Influenza and pneumonia 4 093 2 124 1 969
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 33 424 18 616 14 808
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 20 578 10 677 9 901
Other diseases of the respiratory system 7 291 4 383 2 908
Diseases of the digestive system  171 487 82 063 89 424
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 907 14 120 15 787
Gastric ulcer 2 060  863 1 197
Duodenal ulcer 1 493  844  649
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 36 710 18 063 18 647
Diseases of appendix  282  140  142
Hernia 15 697 10 582 5 115
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 25 781 12 464 13 317
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 34 735 15 558 19 177
Cholelithiasis 6 093 1 721 4 372
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 18 729 7 708 11 021
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  227 620  108 986  118 634
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  343 881  139 177  204 704
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 34 484 9 625 24 859
Arthrosis 52 742 18 976 33 766
Dorsopathies 76 590 36 257 40 333
Rheumatism, excluding the back 77 165 34 347 42 818
Osteopathies and chondropathies 15 354 5 123 10 231
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 87 546 34 849 52 697
Diseases of the genitourinary system  189 047 68 494  120 553
Kidney diseases 20 861 13 143 7 718
Urolithiasis 8 890 5 520 3 370
Other diseases of the urinary system 39 710 12 202 27 508
Hyperplasia of prostate 18 255 18 255 -
Other diseases of male genital organs 18 457 18 457 -
Disorders of breast 9 732  917 8 815
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 73 142 - 73 142
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium  105 922 -  105 922
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 17 275 - 17 275
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 725 - 4 725
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 32 665 - 32 665
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 40 584 - 40 584
Complications of labour and delivery 1 363 - 1 363
Delivery 1 - 1
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 5 478 - 5 478
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 3 827 - 3 827
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 12 930 6 899 6 031
Congenital malformations 47 117 23 687 23 430
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  162 751 77 653 85 098
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  350 694  193 207  157 487
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 7 987 5 704 2 283
Injuries of upper extremities  136 485 75 390 61 095
Fracture of femur 4 991 1 810 3 181
Intracranial injury 6 427 3 807 2 620
Poisoning  658  359  299
Other injuries  194 146  106 137 88 009
Other causes and unspecified causes  841 091  304 268  536 823
1  Day cases, foreign/unknown residents are excluded.
2  Covers hospitals owned by the government and private hospitals financed by a Regional Health Authority 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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