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Diseases » Earache » Stats

Statistics about Earache

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Society statistics for Earache

Hospitalization statistics for Earache:

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

0.021% (2,661) of hospital consultant episodes were for otalgia and effusion of ear in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for otalgia and effusion of ear in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for otalgia and effusion of ear in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for otalgia and effusion of ear in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for otalgia and effusion of ear were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (2,187) of hospital bed days were for otalgia and effusion of ear in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Physician office visit statistics for Earache:

The following are statistics from various sources about physician office visits and Earache:

9,449,000 people visited a physician’s office for earache and ear infection in the US 2001 (National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001)

About statistics:

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