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Diseases » Lichen planus » Stats

Statistics about Lichen planus

Contents

Lichen planus Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Causes and incidence - Lichen planus

Society statistics for Lichen planus

Hospitalization statistics for Lichen planus:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Lichen planus:

0.011% (1,454) of hospital consultant episodes were for lichen planus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
64% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for lichen planus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for lichen planus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for lichen planus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultant episodes for lichen planus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (502) of hospital bed days were for lichen planus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

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