What is Nutritional deficiency?

What is Nutritional deficiency?

• Nutritional deficiency: Any deficiency of the nutrients that are required to sustain human life.

Name and Aliases of Nutritional deficiency

Main name of condition: Nutritional deficiency

Types of Nutritional deficiency:

Subtypes of Nutritional deficiency: Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Vitamin deficiency, Mineral deficiency, Protein deficiency, Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus

How serious is Nutritional deficiency?

Deaths for Nutritional deficiency: 4,289 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Nutritional deficiency?

Causes of Nutritional deficiency: see causes of Nutritional deficiency

How is it treated?

Treatments for Nutritional deficiency: see treatments for Nutritional deficiency

Society issues for Nutritional deficiency

Cost statistics for Nutritional deficiency: The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Nutritional deficiency:

• Estimated $87,542,000 spent in public hospitals on endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Estimated $188,461,000 spent in public hospitals on endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

• 105,364 admissions to private hospitals because of endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 34% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 366,389 patient days spent in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 618,249 patient days spent in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 67,743 admissions to public hospitals because of endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 70.5% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 0.63% (80,672) of hospital episodes were for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital episodes for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital admissions for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 9.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 23% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.7% (368,859) of hospital bed days were for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.0046% (592) of hospital consultant episodes were for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 28% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 72% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 9% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements 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 deficiency of nutrient elements occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 73% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.001% (519) of hospital bed days were for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • 1.71% (67,738) of hospital episodes were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 34% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 88% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 12% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases at public hospitals occurred in 34.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 5.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 7.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.22% (29,545) of private hospital episodes were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 36.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 3.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 96% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in 15.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 4.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 6.1 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
  • 2 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 0% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 100% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in less than 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 102.5 days was the mean length of stay for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 102.5 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)