Statistics about Hydrocephalus

About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Hydrocephalus. The term 'prevalence' of Hydrocephalus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hydrocephalus at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Hydrocephalus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Hydrocephalus 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 Hydrocephalus: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Hydrocephalus)
  Incidence (annual) of Hydrocephalus: 6.46 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 for hydrocephaly (University of Ulster, 2003)
  Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 1,547 or 0.06% or 175,711 people in USA [about data]
  Incidence statistics about Hydrocephalus: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Hydrocephalus:

13 infants were born alive with hydrocephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to hydrocephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
5 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of hydrocephaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
Hydrocephaly occurred in 6.46 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)

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

0.02% (2,583) of hospital consultant episodes were for hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
82% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospital consultant episodes for hydrocephalus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.052% (27,037) of hospital bed days were for hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.006% (705) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital hydrocephalus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (3,867) of hospital bed days were for congenital hydrocephalus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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Last revision: May 29, 2003

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