Publicly funded hospital discharges – 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

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 2016/17

• Over 1.2 million publicly funded hospital discharges were reported during 2016/17.
• The age-standardised rate for 2016/17 was 226 hospitalisations per 1000 people, 10% higher than that for 2007/08.
• 1 in 3 hospitalisations in 2016/17 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 2007/08 and have remained steady from 2011/12.
• For every 100 hospital discharges in 2016/17, 16 were Māori.
• The Māori rate fluctuated between 259 and 281 per 1000 people from 2007/08 to 2016/17.
• Māori had a higher rate of hospitalisation than non-Māori each year since 2007/08, the Māori rate was 1.2–1.3 times the non-Māori rate.

Publicly funded hospital discharges involving unintentional and intentional injury in 2016/17

• Over 220,000 publicly funded hospital discharges involving unintentional and intentional injury were reported during 2016/17.
• The age-standardised rate for 2016/17 was 39 hospitalisations per 1000 people, 18% higher than that for 2007/08.
• 38% of hospitalisations involving injury in 2016/17 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 2007/08.
• For every 100 hospital discharges involving injury in 2016/17, 16 were Māori.
• The Māori rate in 2016/17 was 27% higher than that in 2007/08.
• Hospitalisations involving injury were more common among Māori than non-Māori, the Māori rate was 1.2–1.4 times the non-Māori rate from 2007/08 to 2016/17.

Publicly funded hospital procedures in 2016/17

• Over 1.5 million publicly funded hospital procedures were reported during 2016/17.
• The age-standardised rate for 2016/17 was 277 procedures per 1000 people, 1% higher than that for 2007/08.
• 1 in 3 publicly funded hospital procedures performed in 2016/17 were for people aged 65 years and over.
• For both males and females, procedure 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.
• Procedure rates for males and females showed a similar trend over time. Rates generally increased from 2007/08 and decreased from 2013/14.
• For every 100 hospital procedures performed in 2016/17, 15 were for Māori.
• The Māori rate in 2016/17 was 2% lower than that in 2007/08.
• Hospital procedures were more common among Māori than non-Māori, the Māori rate was 1.2–1.3 times the non-Māori rate from 2007/08 to 2016/17.

Downloads

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• Static tables: Publicly funded hospital discharges (xlsx, 5.6 MB)
• Pivot tables: Publicly funded hospital discharges (xlsx, 4.3 MB)
• Data text files: Publicly funded hospital discharges (zipped file, 4.6 MB)