§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the accident rate per 100 persons has been in each of the last available five years. [27363]
§ Yvette CooperThe number of in-patient admissions for accidents and rates per 100,000 population is shown in the table.
Hospital episode statistics: Admissions and rates per 100,000 population where the primary diagnosis1 is "accidents" (ICDIO codes S00-T98) with a relevant cause2 code (CD10 codes V01-X59, Y40-Y84) Year Admissions Rates per 100,000 population 2000–01 467,036 934 1999–2000 491,364 988 1998–99 471,297 952 1997–98 480,525 975 1996–97 474,469 967 1 The primary diagnosis is the first of seven diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics data set, and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital. 2 The cause code is a supplementary code which indicates the nature of the condition. Note:
Data in this table are adjusted for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data, except for 1998–99 to 2000–01 which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health