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TABLE B25
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Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
England
Rate per 1,000 population
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
Males all ages
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.4
3.6
Under 15
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
15-19
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
20-24
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.5
5.2
4.6
4.8
25-44
5.7
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.3
4.7
5.2
45-64
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.0
3.1
65-74
5.3
4.7
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.0
4.0
75-84
12.4
11.6
10.6
10.2
9.7
8.3
8.0
85 & over
21.4
19.4
17.6
15.4
14.9
13.2
12.9
Females all ages
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.6
Under 15
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
15-19
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
20-24
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.0
25-44
4.7
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.1
4.2
45-64
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.3
3.3
65-74
6.2
5.8
5.6
5.3
5.4
4.8
4.8
75-84
12.9
11.5
10.8
10.6
10.2
8.7
8.2
85 & over
16.8
14.9
13.5
12.8
13.2
10.8
10.8
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics
Contact:Paul Thatti 020 7972 5546 (email: paul.thatti@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section
Rates of admission to mental illness specialty care are highest in the older age groups.
The highest rates are for men aged 85 & over (13.2 per 1,000 population in 2000-01).
In younger age groups, rates of admission tend to be higher for men than women.
Figures for 2001-02 have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data
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