Child Health USA 2006

Child Health USA 2006 Data

HORIZONTAL BAR CHART: Major Causes of Hospitalization by Age: 2004

(Number of Discharges in Thousands)

Ages 1-4
Diseases of the Respiratory System 269
Injury 86
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 58
Diseases of the Digestive System 56
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 51

Ages 5-9
Diseases of the Respiratory System 104
Diseases of the Digestive System 61
Injury 45
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 32
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 30

Ages 10-14
Mental Disorders 98
Diseases of the Digestive System 76
Injury 52
Diseases of the Respiratory System 48
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 33

Ages 15-19
Pregnancy/Childbirth 505
Mental Disorders 181
Injury 88
Diseases of the Digestive System 77
Diseases of the Respiratory System 43

Ages 20-21
Pregnancy/Childbirth 440
Mental Disorders 62
Injury 43
Diseases of the Digestive System 40
Diseases of the Genitourinary System 20
Diseases of the Respiratory System 20

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2004. Unpublished data.

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Child Health USA 2006 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2006. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006.

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