Statistics Norway

Patient statistics

2 In-patient stays1 at general hospitals, by sex and main diagnosis. 2010
Diagnosis2 Both sexes Males Females
Total  852 678  394 180  458 498
       
Infectious and parasitic diseases 24 681 12 909 11 772
Neoplasms 77 674 38 326 39 348
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 1 346  850  496
Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs 12 590 6 845 5 745
Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs 6 468 3 667 2 801
Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage  504  256  248
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin 1 600  854  746
Malignant neoplasms of breast 4 309 27 4 282
Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs 4 634 . 4 634
Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs 5 878 5 878 0
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract 5 564 3 988 1 576
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic related tissue 8 139 4 706 3 433
Benign neoplasms 6 750 1 872 4 878
In situ neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour 6 864 3 165 3 699
Other malignant neoplasms 13 028 6 218 6 810
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune system 7 564 3 315 4 249
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 15 068 6 177 8 891
Diabetes mellitus 5 014 2 731 2 283
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 10 054 3 446 6 608
Diseases of the nervous system 33 589 18 125 15 464
Parkinson's disease 1 372  839  533
Multiple sclerosis 2 271  719 1 552
Epilepsy 6 332 3 530 2 802
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes  901  494  407
Other diseases of the nervous system 22 713 12 543 10 170
Diseases of the eye and adnexa 5 071 2 586 2 485
Glaucoma  549  276  273
Cataract  395  154  241
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa 4 127 2 156 1 971
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 4 035 1 958 2 077
Diseases of the circulatory system  115 775 69 316 46 459
Acute myocardial infarction 20 737 13 783 6 954
Angina pectoris 11 045 6 897 4 148
Other acute ischaemic diseases 11 247 8 153 3 094
Cerebrovascular diseases 14 983 7 967 7 016
Cardiac dysrhythmias 18 114 10 807 7 307
Heart failure 9 266 5 179 4 087
Other diseases in the circulatory system 30 383 16 530 13 853
Diseases of the respiratory system 65 434 34 398 31 036
Acute respiratory infections 11 228 5 925 5 303
Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 7 235 3 934 3 301
Influenza and pneumonia 23 058 12 335 10 723
Asthma and Status asthmaticus 4 038 2 026 2 012
Other chronic obstructive pulmoary diseases and allied conditions 9 965 4 687 5 278
Other diseases of the respiratory system 9 910 5 491 4 419
Diseases of the digestive system 58 694 28 927 29 767
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws 1 484  720  764
Gastric ulcer 1 406  626  780
Duodenal ulcer 1 179  677  502
Other diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 5 574 3 021 2 553
Diseases of appendix 5 259 2 763 2 496
Hernia 4 833 3 225 1 608
Non-infective enteritis and colitis 4 465 2 165 2 300
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum 16 041 7 436 8 605
Cholelithiasis 7 826 2 817 5 009
Other diseases of liver, biliary tract, pancreas and the digestive system 10 627 5 477 5 150
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 7 917 4 163 3 754
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 53 319 23 179 30 140
Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory polyarthropathies 3 763 1 007 2 756
Arthrosis 14 820 5 515 9 305
Dorsopathies 13 807 6 963 6 844
Rheumatism, excluding the back 7 649 3 724 3 925
Osteopathies and chondropathies 2 973 1 304 1 669
Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10 307 4 666 5 641
Diseases of the genitourinary system 44 391 19 876 24 515
Kidney diseases 7 843 4 750 3 093
Urolithiasis 5 818 3 729 2 089
Other diseases of the urinary system 15 299 6 203 9 096
Hyperplasia of prostate 3 388 3 388 .
Other diseases of male genital organs 1 760 1 760 .
Disorders of breast  759 46  713
Inflammation and other diseases in the female genital organs 9 524 . 9 524
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 74 398 . 74 398
Pregnancy with abortive outcome 4 585 . 4 585
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 2 276 . 2 276
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy 3 769 . 3 769
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems 9 198 . 9 198
Complications of labour and delivery 12 344 . 12 344
(Result of) delivery 39 690 . 39 690
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium  693 .  693
Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified 1 843 . 1 843
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 10 633 5 826 4 807
Congenital malformations 7 313 4 179 3 134
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 61 853 29 308 32 545
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 87 841 43 958 43 883
Fracture of skull, facial bones and neck 2 157 1 532  625
Injuries of upper extremities 15 302 8 109 7 193
Fracture of femur 11 120 3 546 7 574
Intracranial injury 8 831 5 359 3 472
Poisoning 5 743 2 333 3 410
Other injuries 44 688 23 079 21 609
Other causes and unspecified causes 97 428 47 654 49 774
1  Not including day cases, stays in psychiatric wards and foreign/unspecified residents.
2  Grouped according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).
Source: The Norwegian Patient Register.

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