Basic Summary for Insomnia

Main name of condition: Insomnia

What is Insomnia?
  Brief description of Insomnia: Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep for long enough
  Parent types of Insomnia: Sleep disorders, Mental illness, Under-diagnosed conditions
  Organs Affected by Insomnia: sleep, mental
  Types of Insomnia: Transient insomnia, Intermittent insomnia, Chronic insomnia, Primary insomnia, Jet lag

How many people get Insomnia?
Prevalance of Insomnia: 32 million (unreliable estimate)
Prevalance Rate of Insomnia: approx 1 in 8 or 11.76% or 32 million people in USA [about data]

Who gets Insomnia?
Patient Profile for Insomnia: Any age possible but more common in older age.
Gender Profile for Insomnia: More common in women.

How serious is Insomnia?
Complications of Insomnia: see complications of Insomnia

What causes Insomnia?
Causes of Insomnia: see causes of Insomnia
Risk factors for Insomnia: see risk factors for Insomnia

What are the symptoms of Insomnia?
Symptoms of Insomnia: see symptoms of Insomnia

How is it treated?
Treatments for Insomnia: see treatments for Insomnia

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

0.001% (98) of hospital consultant episodes were for insomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for insomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for insomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for insomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for insomnias were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (352) of hospital bed days were for insomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: Nov 13, 2003

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