Statistics about Skull fracture
| About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Skull fracture. The term 'prevalence' of Skull fracture usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Skull fracture at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Skull fracture refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Skull fracture 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 Skull fracture: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Skull fracture)
Incidence (annual) of Skull fracture: 711 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 6,413 or 0.02% or 42,409 people in USA [about data]
Society statistics for Skull fracture
Hospitalization statistics for Skull fracture: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Skull fracture:
- 0.227% (28,948) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture of skull and facial bones in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 95% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 79% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 21% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture of skull and facial bones in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture of skull and facial bones in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 29 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fracture of skull and facial bones in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 78% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones 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 fracture of skull and facial bones occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 28% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of skull and facial bones were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.11% (57,668) of hospital bed days were for fracture of skull and facial bones in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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