Statistics about Edema

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Edema. The term 'prevalence' of Edema usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Edema at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Edema refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Edema 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 Edema: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Edema)
  Prevalance of Edema: 1.6% of population self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 62 or 1.60% or 4.4 million people in USA [about data]
  Prevelance statistics about Edema: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Edema:

1.6% of population self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
1.0% of male population self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
2.1% of female population self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
296,000 people self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
208,000 women self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
88,000 men self-reported having oedema in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Society statistics for Edema
Hospitalization statistics for Edema: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Edema:

0.027% (3,466) of hospital consultant episodes were for oedema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
82% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for oedema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for oedema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
69 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for oedema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for oedema were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.041% (21,516) of hospital bed days were for oedema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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