Statistics about Head lice
| About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Head lice. The term 'prevalence' of Head lice usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Head lice at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Head lice refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Head lice 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. |
Society statistics for Head lice
Hospitalization statistics for Head lice: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Head lice:
- 0.0009% (113) of hospital consultant episodes were for pediculosis and phthiriasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 94% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 12% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 88% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 58% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pediculosis and phthiriasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for pediculosis and phthiriasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 12 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for pediculosis and phthiriasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 25% of hospital consultant episodes for pediculosis and phthiriasis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.0004% (227) of hospital bed days were for pediculosis and phthiriasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Last revision: Oct 28, 2003
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