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Table 2 Comparison of Avoidable Hospitalizations Rates, non-Avoidable Hospitalization Rates and Total (First) Hospitalization Rates for BC for 1991–2000, Age 50+ population

From: The devil is in the details: trends in avoidable hospitalization rates by geography in British Columbia, 1990–2000

Year

AHR Standardized Rate/1000

URBAN AHR Standardized Rate/1000

RURAL AHR Standardized Rate/1000

AHRs relative rate (rural/urban)

1990

10.2

9.7

14.4

1.49

1991

11.0

10.5

14.4

1.37

1992

10.6

10.1

14.1

1.40

1993

10.5

10.1

13.8

1.37

1994

10.2

9.8

13.1

1.34

1995

9.5

9.1

12.1

1.34

1996

9.9

9.4

12.7

1.34

1997

9.6

9.2

12.6

1.37

1998

9.3

8.9

12.1

1.37

1999

8.9

8.5

11.4

1.34

2000

7.8

7.4

10.7

1.45

Year

Non-AHRS Standardized Rate/1000

URBAN non-AHR Standardized Rate/1000

RURAL non-AHR Standardized Rate/1000

Non-AHRs Relative rate (rural/urban)

1990

186.8

183.2

212.1

1.16

1991

188.4

184.8

213.9

1.16

1992

184.0

180.2

210.2

1.17

1993

184.1

180.7

206.9

1.14

1994

177.8

174.5

200.1

1.15

1995

174.7

171.1

198.7

1.16

1996

172.4

168.5

199.0

1.18

1997

167.4

162.9

198.0

1.22

1998

162.6

158.4

190.9

1.21

1999

168.0

162.9

202.0

1.24

2000

164.8

159.9

198.1

1.24

Year

Total Hospitalizations Standardized Rate/1000)

URBAN Total Hosps Standardized Rate/1000

RURAL Total Hosps Standardized Rate/1000

Tot-HRs Relative rate (rural/urban)

1990

197.0

192.9

226.4

1.17

1991

199.4

195.3

228.3

1.17

1992

194.6

190.3

224.3

1.18

1993

194.7

190.8

220.8

1.16

1994

188.0

184.3

213.2

1.16

1995

184.2

180.2

210.9

1.17

1996

182.3

177.9

211.7

1.19

1997

177.0

172.0

210.5

1.22

1998

171.9

167.2

203.0

1.21

1999

176.9

171.5

213.4

1.24

2000

172.6

167.3

208.8

1.25