Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

11 Out-patient consultations1 at public hospitals2, by sex and diagnosis. 2009
Diagnosis3 Total Males Females
Total 4 220 233 1 893 291 2 326 942
Infectious and parasitic diseases 42 427 22 974 19 453
Neoplasms  327 202  156 759  170 443
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 5 007 3 243 1 764
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 34 367 18 530 15 837
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 17 932 10 387 7 545
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage 1 111  685  426
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 20 075 10 638 9 437
Malignant neoplasms of breast 38 427  256 38 171
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 13 995 0 13 995
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 42 782 42 782 0
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 13 545 9 752 3 793
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 38 848 21 606 17 242
Benign neoplasms 50 719 18 302 32 417
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 30 767 11 383 19 384
Other malignant neoplasms 19 627 9 195 10 432
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 26 482 13 256 13 226
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases  176 845 84 007 92 838
Diabetes mellitus 95 301 54 397 40 904
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 81 544 29 610 51 934
Diseases of the nervous system  148 631 76 202 72 429
Parkinson's disease 7 965 4 374 3 591
Multiple sclerosis 13 455 3 930 9 525
Epilepsy 24 340 12 084 12 256
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes 8 979 5 246 3 733
Other diseases of the nervous system 93 892 50 568 43 324
Diseases of the eye and adnexa  169 269 77 870 91 399
Glaucoma 25 271 11 649 13 622
Cataract 22 439 9 103 13 336
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa  121 559 57 118 64 441
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process  159 680 81 949 77 731
Diseases of the circulatory system  245 547  143 330  102 217
Acute myocardial infarction 4 017 2 841 1 176
Angina pectoris 11 448 7 194 4 254
Other acute ischaemic diseases 26 707 20 453 6 254
Cerebrovascular diseases 12 831 7 246 5 585
Cardiac dysrhythmias 46 933 28 130 18 803
Heart failure 16 368 11 430 4 938
Other diseases in the circulatory system  127 243 66 036 61 207
Diseases of the respiratory system  137 372 73 921 63 451
Acute respiratory infections 11 991 6 551 5 440
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 54 208 29 896 24 312
Influenza and pneumonia 3 924 2 024 1 900
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 34 315 18 620 15 695
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 24 745 12 028 12 717
Other diseases of the respiratory system 8 189 4 802 3 387
Diseases of the digestive system  182 466 88 607 93 859
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 29 992 14 235 15 757
Gastric ulcer 1 953  892 1 061
Duodenal ulcer 1 230  701  529
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 38 039 18 809 19 230
Diseases of appendix  305  141  164
Hernia 16 644 11 339 5 305
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 30 515 15 219 15 296
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 36 610 16 906 19 704
Cholelithiasis 5 866 1 662 4 204
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 21 312 8 703 12 609
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue  223 859  110 894  112 965
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue  400 561  159 780  240 781
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 40 817 10 524 30 293
Arthrosis 67 762 24 665 43 097
Dorsopathies 86 907 40 716 46 191
Rheumatism, excluding the back 89 874 39 374 50 500
Osteopathies and chondropathies 18 267 5 696 12 571
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 96 934 38 805 58 129
Diseases of the genitourinary system  203 885 71 620  132 265
Kidney diseases 23 139 15 026 8 113
Urolithiasis 9 317 5 866 3 451
Other diseases of the urinary system 45 830 13 771 32 059
Hyperplasia of prostate 17 271 17 271 0
Other diseases of male genital organs 18 727 18 727 0
Disorders of breast 9 803  959 8 844
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 79 798 0 79 798
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium  117 494 0  117 494
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 20 588 0 20 588
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 4 118 0 4 118
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 40 243 0 40 243
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 41 089 0 41 089
Complications of labour and delivery 1 066 0 1 066
Delivery 5 247 0 5 247
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium 5 105 0 5 105
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 38 0 38
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 14 240 7 731 6 509
Congenital malformations 55 163 28 279 26 884
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified  190 913 91 599 99 314
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes  383 695  208 007  175 688
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 8 164 5 708 2 456
Injuries of upper extremities  153 042 83 082 69 960
Fracture of femur 4 913 1 811 3 102
Intracranial injury 6 640 3 834 2 806
Poisoning  843  457  386
Other injuries  210 093  113 115 96 978
Other causes and unspecified causes 1 014 502  396 506  617 996
1  Day cases, foreign/unspecified residents are excluded.
2  Covers hospitals owned by the government and private hospitals financed by a Regional Health Authority on a regular basis. Psyciatric out-patient consultations are excluded.
3  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).

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