Statistics about Chronic Sinusitis

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

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chronic Sinusitis: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Chronic Sinusitis)
  Prevalance of Chronic Sinusitis: 12.6% (NIAID); 152 per 1000 - NHIS95
  Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 7 or 12.60% or 34.3 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence (annual) of Chronic Sinusitis: 34.9 million cases per year in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)
  Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 7 or 12.83% or 34.9 million people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Chronic Sinusitis: Chronic sinusitis is the most commonly reported chronic disease, affecting 12.6 percent of people (approximately 38 million) in the United States in 1996.¹
  Prevelance statistics about Chronic Sinusitis: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Chronic Sinusitis:

134.4 cases per 100,000 population of chronic sinusitis in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)
10.5% of population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
12.4% of female population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
8.9% of male population self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
2,020,000 people self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
833,000 men self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1,187,000 women self-reported having chronic sinusitis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Society statistics for Chronic Sinusitis
  Costs for Chronic Sinusitis: more than $5.8 billion in US health care expenditure (NIAID)
  Costs for Chronic Sinusitis: In 1996, estimated U.S. health care expenditures attributable to sinusitis were more than $5.8 billion.¹
  Hospitalization statistics for Chronic Sinusitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chronic Sinusitis:

0.045% (5,691) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic sinusitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic sinusitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic sinusitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic sinusitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic sinusitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.014% (7,300) of hospital bed days were for chronic sinusitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Physician office visits for Chronic Sinusitis: 11.9 million per year in the USA 1995 (US Government Statistics) '

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID

Last revision: June 16, 2003

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