Hospital admissions and mortality from congestive heart failure in elderly people (≥65 years) by demographic characteristics, 1991–98
| Admissions | Mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % |
| *Admissions for congestive heart failure accounted for 4.5% of total admissions. | ||||
| †Deaths from congestive heart failure accounted for 2.5% of total deaths. | ||||
| Total | 15774* | 1064† | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 8425 | 53.4 | 638 | 60.0 |
| Male | 7349 | 46.6 | 426 | 40.0 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 65–69 | 3732 | 23.6 | 95 | 9.0 |
| 70–74 | 3974 | 25.2 | 180 | 16.9 |
| 75–79 | 3300 | 20.9 | 243 | 22.8 |
| 80+ | 4768 | 30.3 | 546 | 51.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Chinese | 12088 | 76.6 | 698 | 65.6 |
| Indian | 1547 | 9.8 | 52 | 4.9 |
| Malay | 2139 | 13.6 | 314 | 29.5 |
| Period | ||||
| 1991 | 1436 | 9.1 | 122 | 11.5 |
| 1992 | 1464 | 9.3 | 121 | 11.4 |
| 1993 | 1710 | 10.8 | 145 | 13.6 |
| 1994 | 1825 | 11.6 | 129 | 12.1 |
| 1995 | 2086 | 13.2 | 159 | 14.9 |
| 1996 | 2483 | 15.7 | 134 | 12.6 |
| 1997 | 2313 | 14.7 | 119 | 11.2 |
| 1998 | 2457 | 15.6 | 135 | 12.7 |