Statistics about Inguinal hernia

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Inguinal hernia:

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Incidence (annual) of Inguinal hernia: 500,000 cases (NIDDK)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 544 or 0.18% or 500,000 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Inguinal hernia: 499,999 per year, 41,666 per month, 9,615 per week, 1,369 per day, 57 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 500,000 cases (NIDDK)

Inguinal hernia Prevalence: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Inguinal hernia
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Society statistics for Inguinal hernia

Hospitalization statistics for Inguinal hernia:

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

• 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)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • Hospitalisations for inguinal hernia at public hospitals occurred in 7.2 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.9 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for inguinal hernia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia for public hospitals:
  • 4% (1,540) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males under 1 year old in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 3.2% (1,255) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 1 to 4 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.9% (1,142) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 5 to 14 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 4.54% (1,766) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 15 to 24 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 7.5% (2,900) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 25 to 34 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 11.6% (4,513) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 35 to 44 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 17% (6,578) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 45 to 54 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 18.3% (7,114) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 55 to 64 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 17.3% (6,729) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 65 to 74 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 12% (4,551) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged 75 to 84 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.16% (841) of hospital episodes for inguinal hernia in public hospitals occurred in males aged over 85 in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

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