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Diseases » Cellulitis » Stats

Statistics about Cellulitis

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Cellulitis Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Society statistics for Cellulitis

Hospitalization statistics for Cellulitis:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cellulitis:

0.46% (59,040) of hospital consultant episodes were for cellulitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
76% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for cellulitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for cellulitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for cellulitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for cellulitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.77% (403,700) of hospital bed days were for cellulitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- Hospitalisations in public hospitals for cellulitis occurred in 11.5 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 5.9 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for cellulitis in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Cellulitis. The term 'prevalence' of Cellulitis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Cellulitis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Cellulitis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cellulitis diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.