Publicly funded hospital discharges – 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

Published online: 
31 October 2018

Summary

These tables contain summarised data showing publicly funded hospital discharges and procedures by DHB, ethnic group, sex, age group and disease/procedure classification. The data is provided in multiple formats:

Static tables: Formatted tables so you can view national data easily and read the key findings.
Pivot tables: Flexible tables that you can filter, manipulate and transform to do further analyses. DHB breakdowns are available in this format.
Data tables: Zip file package containing text files of the underlying data used in the pivot and static tables and a data dictionary.

The ‘Help’ sheet in the pivot tables file includes help on:

  • how to choose the right file to use
  • the differences between discharges, discharges involving injury, and procedures
  • how to find the right clinical or procedure codes
  • how to get the number of hospital discharges associated with a condition
  • how to get the number of people on which a particular procedure was performed.

Key findings

Publicly funded hospital discharges in 2015/16 

  • Over 1.1 million publicly funded hospital discharges were reported during 2015/16.
  • The age-standardised rate for 2015/16 was 227 hospitalisations per 1000 people, 11% higher than that for 2006/07.
  • 1 in 3 hospitalisations in 2015/16 were for people aged 65 years and over.
  • For both males and females, hospitalisation rates were highest in the 85+ years age group.
  • Females had a higher overall age-standardised rate, and higher age-specific rates during child-bearing years, compared with males.
  • Rates for both males and females increased slightly from 2006/07 and have remained steady from 2011/12.
  • For every 100 hospital discharges in 2015/16, 16 were Māori.
  • The Māori rate fluctuated between 259 and 281 per 1000 people from 2006/07 to 2015/16.
  • Māori had a higher rate of hospitalisation than non-Māori each year since 2006/07, the Māori rate being 1.2–1.4 times the non-Māori rate.

Publicly funded hospital discharges involving unintentional and intentional injury in 2015/16

  • Over 200,000 publicly funded hospital discharges involving unintentional and intentional injury were reported during 2015/16.
  • The age-standardised rate for 2015/16 was 39 hospitalisations per 1000 people, 18% higher than that for 2006/07.
  • 38% of hospitalisations involving injury in 2015/16 were for people aged 65 years and over.
  • For both males and females, hospitalisation rates involving injury generally increased with age, and were highest for the 85+ years age group.
  • Males had a higher overall age-standardised rate, and higher age-specific rates in almost all age groups, compared with females.
  • Rates for both males and females have had a small but steady increase since 2006/07.
  • For every 100 hospital discharges involving injury in 2015/16, 15 were Māori.
  • The Māori rate in 2015/16 was 21% higher than that in 2006/07.
  • Hospitalisations involving injury were more common among Māori than non-Māori, the Māori rate being 1.2–1.3 times the non-Māori rate from 2006/07 to 2015/16.                              

Publicly funded hospital procedures in 2015/16

  • Nearly 1.5 million publicly funded hospital procedures were reported during 2015/16.
  • The age-standardised rate for 2015/16 was 283 procedures per 1000 people, 4% higher than that for 2006/07.
  • 1 in 3 publicly funded hospital procedures performed in 2015/16 were for people aged 65 years and over.
  • For both males and females, procedure rates generally increased with age and were highest in the 85+ years age group.
  • Females had a higher overall age-standardised rate, and higher age-specific rates during child bearing years, compared with males.
  • Rates for both males and females increased by around 15% from 2006/07 to 2013/14. In 2015/16, rates were around 10% lower than in 2013/14.
  • For every 100 hospital procedures performed in 2015/16, 15 were for Māori.
  • The Māori rate in 2015/16 was 6% lower than that in 2006/07.
  • Hospital procedures were more common among Māori than non-Māori, as the Māori rate was 1.2–1.3 times the non-Māori rate from 2006/07 to 2015/16.

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