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Diseases » Hiatal hernia » Stats

Statistics about Hiatal hernia

Contents

Hiatal hernia Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Causes and incidence - Hiatal hernia

Society statistics for Hiatal hernia

Hospitalization statistics for Hiatal hernia:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hiatal hernia:

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)

About statistics:

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