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Table 2 Characteristics of the studied and Swiss populations (2005–2006 average)

From: Comparing potentially avoidable hospitalization rates related to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Switzerland: the need to refine the definition of health conditions and to adjust for population health status

Characteristics

Studied population

Swiss population

 

N = 2,022,019

N = 7,483,934

Age group in years, %

  

0–19

18.9

21.8

20–39

27.2

27.1

40–64

35.8

35.0

65–79

12.1

11.5

80 and over

6.0

4.6

Female, %

  

Deductible level, %

50.7

51.0

<300

14.6

14.1

300

45.0

45.1

>300

40.4

40.8

Death rate per 1,000 patients, per year

7.7

8.1

Incidence rate of hospitalization per 1,000 insured, per year

144

149

Incidence rate of PAH per 1,000 insured, per year

6.33

6.40

  1. Sources.
  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Neuchâtel. Resident population by age from 1960 to 2009. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/fr/index/themen/01/02]
  3. Hospital statistics 2005. Standard tables. Neuchâtel, SFSO, 2007.
  4. Hospital statistics 2006. Standard tables. Neuchâtel, SFSO, 2008.