Basic Summary for Sleep disorders

Main name of condition: Sleep disorders
Other names or spellings: Sleep conditions, Sleeping disorder, Sleeping conditions, Sleep problems, Sleeping problems

What is Sleep disorders?
  Brief description of Sleep disorders: Various disorders of sleeping.
  Parent types of Sleep disorders: Mental illness, Under-diagnosed conditions
  Organs Affected by Sleep disorders: sleep
  Types of Sleep disorders: Insomnia, Sleep apnea, Obstructive sleep apnea, Problem Sleepiness, Narcolepsy, Fatal Familial Insomnia, Pickwickian syndrome

How many people get Sleep disorders?
  Prevalance of Sleep disorders: approximately 40 million Americans (NHLBI)
  Prevalance Rate of Sleep disorders: approx 1 in 6 or 14.71% or 40 million people in USA [about data]
  Undiagnosed prevalence of Sleep disorders: about 40 million (almost all cases are undiagnosed according to some reports)
  Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Sleep disorders: approx 1 in 6 or 14.71% or 40 million people in USA [about data]

What causes Sleep disorders?
Causes of Sleep disorders: see causes of Sleep disorders
Risk factors for Sleep disorders: see risk factors for Sleep disorders

How is it treated?
Treatments for Sleep disorders: see treatments for Sleep disorders

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

0.0002% (30) of hospital consultant episodes were for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule 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 disorders of the sleep-wake schedule occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (33) of hospital bed days were for disorders of the sleep-wake schedule in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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)
0.002% (276) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypersomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypersomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hypersomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hypersomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias 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 hypersomnias occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for hypersomnias were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (428) of hospital bed days were for hypersomnias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.012% (1,518) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified sleep disorder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unspecified sleep disorder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unspecified sleep disorder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unspecified sleep disorder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder 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 unspecified sleep disorder occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.3% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified sleep disorder were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (1,887) of hospital bed days were for unspecified sleep disorder in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0007% (95) of hospital consultant episodes were for nonorganic sleep disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55% of hospital consultant episodes for nonorganic sleep disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
45% of hospital consultant episodes for nonorganic sleep disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for nonorganic sleep disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for nonorganic sleep disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for nonorganic sleep disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36% of hospital consultant episodes for nonorganic sleep disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for nonorganic sleep disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for nonorganic sleep disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0009% (436) of hospital bed days were for nonorganic sleep disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia for public hospitals:
- 8% (2,065) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males under 1 year old in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 6.27% (1,626) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 1 to 4 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 3.67% (952) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 5 to 14 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.24% (322) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 15 to 24 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 5.85% (1,516) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 25 to 34 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 15.4% (3,987) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 35 to 44 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 23.6% (6,110) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 45 to 54 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 20.2% (5,230) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 55 to 64 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 10.3% (2,660) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 65 to 74 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 5% (1,384) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged 75 to 84 years in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0.28% (72) of hospital episodes for sleep disorders in public hospitals occurred in males aged over 85 in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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