Prognosis of Septicemia

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Septicemia: 13.2 years (SEER)¹; 14.1 in North Carolina². ...see also deaths and Septicemia

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Septicemia: 32,238 in USA 2001 (CDC); 30,680 annual deaths in 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

Cause of death rank: 10th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC)

Estimated mortality rate for Septicemia from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 32,237 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 32,238 in USA 2001 (CDC); 30,680 annual deaths in 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001))
• Incidence: 98,298 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 1,648 annual cases in Victora 1996 (DHS-VIC)
• 32.8% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Septicemia and Overview of Septicemia.

Complications:

Complications of Septicemia may include:

• Shock
• Septic shock
• Death
• Endocarditis
• Acute nephritis
• more complications...»

Complications of Septicemia from the Diseases Database include:

• Acute phase reaction
• Splenic infarction
• Pyrexia
• Renal failure, acute
• Neonatal jaundice
• more complications...»

See also complications of Septicemia.

Death Statistics for Septicemia

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Septicemia:

• 0.9% of all female deaths was due to septicaemia in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 572 women died from septicaemia in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Death statistics by age for septicemia in USA:
  • septicemia caused 1.3% of deaths for any age in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • septicemia caused 2.8% of deaths for non-neonate infants in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
  • septicemia caused 1.7% of deaths for age 1-4 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
• more death statistics...»

Septicemia: Research More

• Septicemia: Introduction
• Deaths: Septicemia
• Symptoms: Septicemia
• Complications: Septicemia
• Causes: Septicemia
• Treatments: Septicemia

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Septicemia usually refers to the likely outcome of Septicemia. The prognosis of Septicemia may include the duration of Septicemia, chances of complications of Septicemia, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Septicemia, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Septicemia. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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