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Table 2 Incidence of ACSCs in 2000–2015

From: Performing up to Nordic principles? Geographic and socioeconomic equity in ambulatory care sensitive conditions among older adults in capital areas of Denmark, Finland and Sweden in 2000–2015

 

Copenhagen

Helsinki

Stockholm

Number of ACSCs in 2000–2015

394,793

180,227

335,357

ACSC rate in 2000

410 (405–416)

464 (455–474)

330 (325–334)

ACSC rate in 2015

377 (372–382)

323 (316–329)

284 (280–288)

Change in ACSC rates from 2000 to 2015

 in total study population

-8%

-30%

-14%

by three age groups

 45–64

-9%

-38%

-30%

 65–74

-27%

-49%

-31%

 75 and over

 + 6%

-25%

 + 2%

  1. Incidence of hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) separately in three Nordic capital areas in 2000–2015: number of ACSCs as well as age-standardised and gender-standardised ACSC rates by 10,000 person years