Hospitalizations in Durham Region Residents, 2017

Release date: January 2019

Highlights

Durham Region residents recorded more than 41,000 hospitalizations in 2017. This represents a rate of around 6,000 hospitalizations per 100,000 population.
The rate of hospitalization in Durham Region residents did not change between 2008 to 2017.
Pregnancy-related conditions were the most common cause of hospitalization in 2017. In total, 16 per cent of hospitalizations recorded in 2017 were pregnancy-related.
Durham Region females were more likely than males to be hospitalized in 2017, because of the impact of pregnancy.
In 2017, hospitalizations occurred most often in these age groups:
- Infants less than one year
- Women of child-bearing age – between 20 and 44
- Seniors – specifically, adults over 75

Data Tables

Top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region

Table 1. Number of hospitalizations and age-standardized rate for the top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region, 2017

Cause of hospitalization	Number of hospitalizations	Age-Standardized rate per 100,000
Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery	3,884	588.4
Complication of pregnancy before labour and delivery	2,824	429.0
Cancer	2,549	372.0
Knee or hip arthrosis	2,100	302.7
Abnormal symptoms or laboratory findings	2,091	314.5
Heart attack	2,070	308.1
Other digestive system diseases	2,038	303.2
Injury	1,923	290.5
Respiratory infection	1,506	228.1
Infectious disease, not HIV	1,491	222.7
Source: Inpatient Discharges, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region females

Table 2. Number of hospitalizations and age-standardized rate for the top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region females, 2017

Cause of hospitalization	Number of hospitalizations	Age-Standardized rate per 100,000
Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery	3,884	1,169.8
Complication of pregnancy before labour and delivery	2,824	850.2
Knee or hip arthrosis	1,244	338.1
Cancer	1,243	343.4
Other digestive system diseases	1,092	299.8
Abnormal symptoms or laboratory findings	1,056	290.2
Injury	1,021	268.5
Heart attack	774	207.3
Infectious disease, not HIV	742	204.6
Respiratory infection	727	199.0
Source: Inpatient Discharges, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region males

Table 3. Number of hospitalizations and age-standardized rate for the top ten causes of hospitalization in Durham Region males, 2017

Cause of hospitalization	Number of hospitalizations	Age-Standardized rate per 100,000
Cancer	1,306	410.2
Heart attack	1,296	424.4
Abnormal symptoms or laboratory findings	1,035	354.5
Other digestive system diseases	946	308.1
Injury	902	302.2
Knee or hip arthrosis	856	265.1
Respiratory infection	779	271.9
Infectious disease, not HIV	749	250.8
Other respiratory diseases	654	220.9
Heart disease	564	175.0
Source: Inpatient Discharges, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Most common cause of hospitalization in Durham Region residents, by age group

Table 4. Age-specific number of hospitalizations, rate and most common cause of hospitalization in Durham Region residents, by age group, 2017

Age group	Number of hospitalizations	Age-specific rate per 100,000	Most common cause in the age group
Less than 1	1,162	16,407.7	Perinatal condition
1 to 4	1,036	3,505.8	Respiratory infection
5 to 9	668	1,688.7	Other nervous system diseases
10 to 14	509	1,253.1	Appendix disease
15 to 19	676	1,549.8	Appendix disease
20 to 24	1,201	2,470.1	Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery
25 to 29	2,379	5,065.1	Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery
30 to 34	3,489	8,093.6	Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery
35 to 39	2,368	5,388.4	Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery
40 to 44	1,514	3,323.3	Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery
45 to 49	1,488	3,170.7	Cancer
50 to 54	2,255	4,124.8	Cancer
55 to 59	2,832	5,430.6	Cancer
60 to 64	2,977	7,176.7	Knee or hip arthrosis
65 to 69	3,348	10,173.5	Knee or hip arthrosis
70 to 74	3,343	13,156.2	Cancer
75 to 79	3,014	18,171.9	Knee or hip arthrosis
80 to 84	2,896	24,478.0	Heart attack
85 to 89	2,276	30,760.9	Injury
90 and older	1,687	38,384.5	Injury
Source: Inpatient Discharges, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

ICD-10-CA diagnosis codes for the causes of hospitalization named in this report

Table 5. ICD-10-CA diagnosis codes for the causes of hospitalization named in this report.

Cause of hospitalization	ICD-10-CA diagnosis codes
Infectious disease, not HIV	A00-B19, B25-B99
Cancer	C00-C97
Other nervous system diseases	G00-G14, G20-G26, G31-G32, G36-G37, G43-G44, G46-G99
Heart disease	I10-I15, I23-I28
Heart attack	I20-I22, I44-I49
Respiratory infection	J00-J22
Other respiratory diseases	J30-J39, J60-J99
Appendix disease	K35-K38
Other digestive system diseases	K55-K67, K81-K93
Knee or hip arthrosis	M16-M17
Complication of pregnancy before labour and delivery	O10-O48
Complication of pregnancy during labour and delivery	O60-O75
Perinatal condition	P00-P96
Abnormal symptoms or laboratory findings	R00-R99
Injury	S00-T3

Definitions

Hospitalization

A discharge from hospital because of death, transfer to another facility, or release to go home.

Age-standardized rate per 100,000

An age-standardized rate is the number of hospital discharges per 100,000 that would occur if the population had the same age distribution as the 2011 Canadian population. This rate provides a single summary number that allows populations with different age compositions to be compared.

Age-specific rate per 100,000

This rate is the total number of hospital discharges in a specified age group per 100,000 population in that age group. The numerator and denominator refer to the same age group.

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