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13-05-2020 12:39

Health and Hospital Statistics 2018

In-patient discharges

During 2018, 83.937 patients were treated and discharged from the general hospitals of the public sector compared to 81.988 in 2017, recording an increase of 2,4%. In addition, 1.386 patients were treated and discharged from Kyperounta and Polis Rural Hospitals in 2018 compared to 1.556 in 2017, recording a decrease of 10,9%.

In 2018, the bed occupancy rate of the general hospitals of the public sector was 79,5%, recording an increase compared to 2017, when it was 75,6%. The respective percentage for the rural hospitals in 2018 was 49,9%, recording a decrease from 2017, when it was 51,8%.

Neoplasms have the highest share, 13,4% of the total patients discharged from general hospitals, followed by injuries, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes with 10,3%, diseases of the circulatory system with 9,6%, diseases of the digestive system with 9,2% and diseases of the respiratory system with 8,1%. All other disease categories account for 44,2%, whereas “Not stated” accounts for 5,2%.

 

Out-patient Attendances

During 2018 a total of 1.797.545 out-patient attendances were recorded at the public medical institutions, recording a slight decrease of 0,1% compared to 1.800.016 in 2017. Additionally, in 2018 a total of 294.966 patients visited the casualty departments, compared to 301.624 patients in 2017, recording a decrease of 2,2%.

 

Deaths and causes of death

In 2018, 5.963 deaths have been recorded, including all deaths of residents, as well as non-residents dying in Cyprus. A percentage of 52,9% of total deaths (3.157 deaths) refers to men, whereas 47,1% (2.806 deaths) refers to women. The main causes of death were diseases of the circulatory system (29,9%), neoplasms (24,9%), diseases of the respiratory system (9,0%), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (7,0%), as well as external causes of injury and poisoning (6,0%). Other causes of death follow with lower frequencies.

 

 

Methodological information

 

Definitions

 

In-patient – Is a person who has been through the full admission procedure in one of the general/rural hospitals and for whom a “patient’s file” has been prepared and remained at the hospital for treatment for at least one night, or admitted and discharged at the same day.

 

Out-patient attendance – is the visit of the patient to an out-patient department.

 

 

Sources of Data and Coverage

 

In-patient discharges. Data on patients who are admitted for treatment and discharged from the government hospitals (discharges) are collected in electronic form from all the hospitals. Micro databases are forwarded to the Statistical Service and the compilation, tabulation and analysis of data are performed by Statistics Officers.

 

Out-patient attendances. From the data on out-patient attendances in general and rural hospitals that are sent in electronic form to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, the “problematic records”, i.e males visiting gynaecology departments or adults visiting paediatric departments etc., are only taken into account for weighting cases to the total.

 

As regards the health centres (H.C), the total number of out-patient visits as reported by all health centres is distributed by speciality, sex and age according to the percentage distribution obtained from the electronic data extracted from the IT systems. The following health centres own an IT system: H.C Aglantzia, Lakatamia, Egkomi, Kaimakli, Strovolos, Agios Dometios, Klirou, Palaichori, Anthoupoli, Latsia, Tseri, Avgorou, Ormideia, Kofinou, Larnaka Old Hospital, Linopetra and Limassol Old Hospital.

 

Causes of death. The source is the Cause of Death Register owned by the Health Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health. The total number of deaths recorded in the register, includes all deaths occurring in Cyprus, both of residents and non-residents, as well as deaths of Cypriot residents occurring abroad.

 

 

For more information:

Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Health

 Contact

Eleni Kyriacou: Tel:+35722605114, Email: ekyriacou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

Nicoletta Petrou: Tel: +35722602158, Email: npetrou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

 

(ND/ECH)