Statistics about Hernia

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hernia:

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Prevelance statistics about Hernia:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hernia:

• 2.0% of population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1.6% of female population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2.5% of male population self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 380,000 people self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 220,000 men self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 160,000 women self-reported having a hernia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Incidence statistics about Hernia:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Hernia:

• 11 infants were born alive with diaphragmatic hernia in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 2 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to diaphragmatic hernia in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Diaphragmatic hernia occurred in 4.42 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
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Hernia Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Hiatal hernia
• Causes and incidence - Inguinal hernia

Death and mortality statistics for Hernia:

Deaths from Hernia: 1,464 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Hernia: 1,464 per year, 122 per month, 28 per week, 4 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 1,464 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Society statistics for Hernia

Hospitalization statistics for Hernia:

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

• 1.28% (163,314) of hospital episodes were for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 96% of hospital consultations for hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 69% of hospital episodes for hernia were for hernia men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31% of hospital episodes for hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10% of hospital admissions for hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospitalisations for hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospitalisations for hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospitalisations for hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.47% (246,107) of hospital bed days were for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.67% (84,938) of hospital consultant episodes were for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 92% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 43% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.21% (107,270) of hospital bed days were for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.035% (4,514) of hospital consultant episodes were for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 26% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 74% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.043% (22,636) of hospital bed days were for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.132% (16,793) of hospital consultant episodes were for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.05% (26,783) of hospital bed days were for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.12% (14,676) of hospital consultant episodes were for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 95% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 13% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.1% (53,093) of hospital bed days were for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.32% (41,306) of hospital consultant episodes were for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 22% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 84% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.056% (29,309) of hospital bed days were for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.005% (607) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia 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 unspecified abdominal hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 14% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.007% (3,468) of hospital bed days were for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • 0.89% (35,509) of hospital episodes were for hernias in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 35% of hospitalisations for hernias 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 hernias were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 13% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for hernias were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for hernias at public hospitals occurred in 18.2 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hernias in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 2.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.78% (43,232) of private hospital episodes were for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 33.8% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias occurred in 22.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.8 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 2.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

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