Table 4

Inpatient episodes by main diagnosis in National Health Service Hospitals, by sex, UK 2012/2013

EnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandUK
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
All diagnoses7 888 7619 824 399685 043766 766423 756535 894302 738290 6309 276 64411 391 970
All diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)777 888596 20684 84965 67549 19238 08424 19819 013936 127718 978
 Rheumatic heart disease (I00–I09)437354183696422924007517451096634
 Hypertensive diseases (I10–I15)74448541876873652669492554946410 637
 Ischaemic heart disease (I20–I25)265 102138 98731 57616 64517 112921499864699323 776169 545
 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26–I28)24 81529 394239828721559156953971429 31134 549
 Other forms of heart disease (I30–I52)217 761178 42721 86518 08814 60311 81170166222261 245214 548
 Cerebrovascular disease (I60–I69)96 50299 57911 77612 2976134687814481507115 860120 261
 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70–I79)54 23332 18063234713295918921537136365 05240 148
 Diseases of veins and lymphatic system nec. (I80–I89)87 90585 450825582384928481827833267103 871101 773
 Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95–I99)19 75318 2301411130795383345937622 57620 746
  • Finished consultant episodes; ordinary admissions and day cases combined. Pregnancy cases not included. International Classification of Diseases-10 codes in parentheses. Due to rounding, figures for Northern Ireland do not sum up exactly to I00–I99.

  • Adapted from Department of Health (2013). Hospital Episode Statistics 2012/2013. http://www.hesonline.nhs.uk (accessed January 2014); Information Services Division Scotland (2015) Main diagnosis discharges from hospital 2012/2013. Personal correspondence; NHS Wales Informatics Service (2013). The Patient Episode Database for Wales—2012/2013. http://www.infoandstats.wales.nhs.uk (accessed January 2014); Hospital Information Branch (2012). Northern Ireland Episode Based Acute Inpatient and Day Case Activity Data (2012/2013) http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk (accessed January 2014). Personal correspondence.