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from non-Federal, short stay hospitals (rate per 10,000), by sex and
primary diagnosis (all ages),* 2002 (horizontal bar chart):
Deliveries (childbirth): female, 269.7; male, not applicable. Diseases
of the circulatory system: female, 216.0; male, 228.2. Diseases of
the respiratory system: female, 127.2; male, 119.3. Diseases of the
digestive system: female, 126.5; male, 104.3. Injury and poisonings:
female, 93.2; male, 94.7. Diseases of the genitourinary system: female,
85.8; male, 39.8. Mental disorders:** female, 83.8; male, 87.9. Neoplasms
(cancer): female, 70.5; male, 46.2. Diseases of the musculoskeletal
system and the connective tissue: female, 67.5; male, 53.1. Endocrine,
nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders: female,
65.4; male, 47.0.
Source: DeFrances CJ, Hall MJ. 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 342, May 2004. *Excludes newborn infants. **Includes alcohol and drug dependence syndrome.
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