Statistics about Colitis

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Colitis:

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Incidence (annual) of Colitis: 12 per 1000 (NHIS95: "enteritis or colitis")

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 83 or 1.20% or 3.3 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Colitis: 3,264,000 per year, 272,000 per month, 62,769 per week, 8,942 per day, 372 per hour, 6 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 12 per 1000 (NHIS95: "enteritis or colitis")

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Hospitalization statistics for Colitis:

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

• 1.06% (134,983) of hospital episodes were for noninfective enteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 84% of hospital consultations for noninfective enteritis and colitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital episodes for noninfective enteritis and colitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital episodes for noninfective enteritis and colitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital admissions for noninfective enteritis and colitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 6.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for noninfective enteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for noninfective enteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for noninfective enteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospitalisations for noninfective enteritis and colitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospitalisations for noninfective enteritis and colitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospitalisations for noninfective enteritis and colitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.87% (246,107) of hospital bed days were for noninfective enteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.7% (89,614) of hospital consultant episodes were for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 58% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 43 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 38% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 23% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 25% of hospital consultant episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.53% (277,853) of hospital bed days were for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia for public hospitals:
  • 0.28% (55) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females under 1 year old in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 0.59% (116) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 1 to 4 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 0.61% (120) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 5 to 14 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 10.74% (2,120) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 15 to 24 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 15.24% (3,010) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 25 to 34 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 12.8% (2,535) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 35 to 44 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 14.27% (2,818) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 45 to 54 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 13.42% (2,649) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 55 to 64 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 13.06% (2,579) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 65 to 74 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 12.97% (2,561) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged 75 to 84 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 5.99% (1,183) of hospital episodes for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis in public hospitals occurred in females aged over 85 in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Colitis. The term 'prevalence' of Colitis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Colitis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Colitis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Colitis 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.

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