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Diseases » Gastroenteritis » Stats

Statistics about Gastroenteritis

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Gastroenteritis Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Society statistics for Gastroenteritis

Hospitalization statistics for Gastroenteritis:

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

0.069% (8,818) of hospital consultant episodes were for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
87% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
94% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.051% (26,847) of hospital bed days were for diarrhoea and gastroenteritis 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 Gastroenteritis. The term 'prevalence' of Gastroenteritis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Gastroenteritis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Gastroenteritis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Gastroenteritis 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.