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Hospital Statistics for Stroke

Hospitalization and Stroke

926,000 hospitalizations per year in the USA 1995 (US Government Statistics).

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Hospital statistics for Stroke:

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Stroke:

• 942,000 hospital discharges were due to strokes in the US 2002 (2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey, NCHS, CDC)
• average length of hospital stay for strokes was 5.3 days in the US 2002 (2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey, NCHS, CDC)
• 0.069% (8,819) of hospital consultant episodes were for subarachnoid haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 79% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 37% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 63% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 63% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 17.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for subarachnoid haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for subarachnoid haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for subarachnoid haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 14% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for subarachnoid haemorrhage were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.196% (102,689) of hospital bed days were for subarachnoid haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.121% (15,455) of hospital consultant episodes were for intracerebral haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 64% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 50% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 83% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 26.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for intracerebral haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for intracerebral haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 69 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for intracerebral haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for intracerebral haemorrhage were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.481% (252,353) of hospital bed days were for intracerebral haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.049% (6,277) of hospital consultant episodes were for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 71 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 17% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1% of hospital consultant episodes for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.138% (72,182) of hospital bed days were for other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.508% (64,808) of hospital consultant episodes were for cerebral infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 90% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for cerebral infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 17 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for cerebral infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 74 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for cerebral infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 58% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for cerebral infarction were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.26% (1,186,111) of hospital bed days were for cerebral infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.42% (53,220) of hospital consultant episodes were for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 62% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 27.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 12 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 77 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.6% (839,243) of hospital bed days were for stroke not specified as haemorrhage or infarction in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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