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Diseases » Ear conditions » Stats

Statistics about Ear conditions

Contents

Ear conditions Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Causes and incidence - Hearing loss

Society statistics for Ear conditions

Hospitalization statistics for Ear conditions:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ear conditions:

148,937 admissions to private hospitals because of ear and mastoid process diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
257,538 patient days spent in private hospitals for ear and mastoid process diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
29,596 admissions to public hospitals because of ear and mastoid process diseases in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
29.2% of hospitalisations for ear and mastoid process diseases in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
45,582 patient days spent for ear and mastoid process diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
61.0% of hospitalisations for ear and mastoid process diseases in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
27,290 admissions to public hospitals for procedures on ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
27,942 admissions to private hospitals for procedures on ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
33,746 patient days spent in private hospitals were for procedures on ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
49,579 patient days spent in public hospitals for procedures on ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
66.0% of hospitalisations for procedures on ear and mastoid process were single day in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
69.5% of hospitalisations for procedures on ear and mastoid process were single day in private hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
0.66% (84,593) of hospital episodes were for ear and mastoid process diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultations for ear and mastoid process diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital episodes for ear and mastoid process diseases were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital episodes for ear and mastoid process diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospital admissions for ear and mastoid process diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ear and mastoid process diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 day was the median length of stay in hospitals for ear and mastoid process diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for ear and mastoid process diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32% of hospitalisations for ear and mastoid process diseases occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospitalisations for ear and mastoid process diseases occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospitalisations for ear and mastoid process diseases were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.13% (68,708) of hospital bed days were for ear and mastoid process diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 0.75% (29,603) of hospital episodes were for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 61% of hospitalisations for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 87% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 13% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations for diseases of the ear and mastoid process at public hospitals occurred in 15.2 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 2.4 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.02% (24,747) of private hospital episodes were for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 73.6% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.5% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process occurred in 12.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.3 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for diseases of the ear and mastoid process in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

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