Leading causes of hospitalizations, Canada, 2009/10, males and females combined, counts (age-specific hospitalization rate per 100,000)

Table 2: Leading causes of hospitalizations, Canada, 2009/10,
males and females combined, counts (age-specific hospitalization rate per 100,000)
Cause of hospitalization <1 YR 1-4 YRS 5-9 YRS 10-14 YRS 15-19 YRS 20-24 YRS 25-34 YRS 35-44 YRS 45-54 YRS 55-64 YRS 65+ YRS ALL AGES
1st Perinatal
19,740
(5,108.1)
Respiratory system diseases
25,301
(1,716.3)
Respiratory system diseases
9,340
(518.8)
Digestive system diseases
5,473
(292.5)
Digestive system diseases
10,264
(455.9)
Digestive system diseases
10,678
(457.6)
Digestive system diseases
23,099
(498.6)
Digestive system diseases
29,314
(614.8)
Digestive system diseases
43,523
(809.6)
Circulatory system diseases
67,111
(1,619.9)
Circulatory system diseases
231,125
(4,889.0)
Circulatory system diseases
357,664
(1,056.4)
2nd Respiratory system diseases
15,991
(4,137.9)
Infectious diseases
8,034
(545.0)
Unintentional injuries
4,413
(245.1) Table 1 Footnote
Unintentional injuries
5,647
(287.6) Table 1 Footnote
Mental disorders
9,907
(440.0)
Mental disorders
8,304
(355.8)
Mental disorders
17,688
(381.8)
Genitourinary diseases
20,542
(430.8)
Circulatory system diseases
38,297
(712.4)
Digestive system diseases
46,183
(1,114.8)
Respiratory system diseases
110,923
(2,346.4)
Digestive system diseases
279,025
(824.1)
3rd Congenital anomalies
5,512
(1,426.3)
Unintentional injuries
4,649
(315.4) Table 1 Footnote
Digestive system diseases
3,238
(179.9)
Respiratory system diseases
4,234
(215.6)
Unintentional injuries
8,466
(376.0) Table 1 Footnote
Unintentional injuries
8,178
(350.4) Table 1 Footnote
Unintentional injuries
14,052
(303.3) Table 1 Footnote
Mental disorders
18,181
(381.3)
Cancer
33,182
(617.2)
Cancer
45,365
(1,095.0)
Digestive system diseases
102,129
(2,160.3)
Respiratory system diseases
233,946
(691.0)
4th Infectious diseases
4,749
(1,228.9)
Nervous system diseases
3,730
(253.0)
Infectious diseases
2,684
(149.1)
Mental disorders
4,057
(206.6)
Respiratory system diseases
4,744
(210.7)
Respiratory system diseases
3,541
(151.7)
Genitourinary diseases
10,431
(255.1)
Unintentional injuries
15,342
(321.8) Table 1 Footnote
Genitourinary diseases
24,464
(455.1)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
33,516
(809.0)
Cancer
96,952
(2,050.8)
Cancer
201,717
(595.8)
5th Genitourinary diseases
3,067
(793.6)
Digestive system diseases
2,376
(161.2)
Nervous system diseases
2,392
(132.9)
Nervous system diseases
1,992
(101.4)
Genitourinary diseases
2,811
(124.8)
Genitourinary diseases
3,479
(149.1)
Respiratory system diseases
7,041
(152.0)
Cancer
15,084
(316.3)
Unintentional injuries
21,591
(401.6) Table 1 Footnote
Respiratory system diseases
26,332
(635.6)
Unintentional injuries
95,121
(2,012.1) Table 1 Footnote
Unintentional injuries
201,066
(593.9) Table 1 Footnote
6th Digestive system diseases
2,478
(641.2)
Congenital anomalies
2,304
(156.3)
Genitourinary diseases
1,241
(68.9)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
1,694
(86.3)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
2,296
(102.0)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,905
(81.6)
Cancer
5,745
(124.0)
Circulatory system diseases
12,014
(252.0)
Mental disorders
20,369
(378.9)
Genitourinary diseases
22,916
(553.1)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
74,268
(1,571.0)
Genitourinary diseases
153,923
(454.6)
7th Nervous system diseases
1,596
(413.0)
Genitourinary diseases
1,842
(125.0)
Congenital anomalies
1,072
(59.5)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,493
(76.0)
Self-inflicted
2,083
(92.5) Table 2 Footnote
Assault
1,791
(76.7) Table 3 Footnote
Musculo-skeletal diseases
5,339
(115.2)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
9,670
(202.8)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
20,189
(375.5)
Unintentional injuries
22,264
(537.4) Table 1 Footnote
Genitourinary diseases
61,885
(1,309.1)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
150,783
(445.4)
8th Unintentional injuries
1,343
(347.5) Table 1 Footnote
Skin/ subcutaneous tissue diseases
1,392
(94.4)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
1,002
(55.7)
Infectious diseases
1,363
(69.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,966
(88.7)
Musculo-skeletal diseases
1,787
(76.6)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
4,288
(92.6)
Respiratory system diseases
9,408
(197.3)
Respiratory system diseases
17,091
(317.9)
Mental disorders
12,297
(313.7)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
27,812
(588.3)
Mental disorders
117,486
(347.0)
9th Skin/ subcutaneous tissue diseases
685
(177.3)
Blood diseases
1,335
(90.6)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
991
(55.0)
Genitourinary diseases
1,245
(63.4)
Infectious diseases
1,870
(83.1)
Self-inflicted
1,674
(71.7) Table 2 Footnote
Circulatory system diseases
4,233
(91.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
6,001
(125.9)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
9,085
(169.0)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
10,958
(264.5)
Nervous system diseases
27,799
(588.0)
Infectious diseases
67,780
(200.2)
10th Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
617
(159.7)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,018
(69.1)
Blood diseases
936
(52.0)
Congenital anomalies
890
(45.3)
Nervous system diseases
1,668
(74.1)
Infectious diseases
1,589
(68.1)
Nervous system diseases
3,508
(75.7)
Nervous system diseases
4,949
(103.8)
Nervous system diseases
7,907
(147.1)
Nervous system diseases
9,069
(218.9)
Infectious diseases
26,729
(565.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
66,164
(194.5)
ALL All causes
64,837
(16,777.7)
All causes
61,656
(4,182.5)
All causes
34,274
(1,903.8)
All causes
36,740
(1,871.1)
All causes
77,562
(3,444.9)
All causes
122,943
(5,268.3)
All causes
386,645
(8,345.5)
All causes
254,220
(5,331.6)
All causes
292,882
(5,448.0)
All causes
364,794
(8,805.4)
All causes
1,048,883
(22,187.1)
All causes
2,745,436
(8,108.9)
Footnote •

Unintentional injuries

Footnote †

Self-inflicted

Footnote ‡

Assault

Note: Complications due to pregnancy have been removed.

Source: Injury Section analysis of hospitalisation data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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