Drug-Related Inpatient Hospitalizations: A Five-Year Perspective (1991-1995)

Select Drug-Related Inpatient Hospitalizations - Age Cohorts

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
cases cases cases cases cases
Age Cohorts n % n % n % n % n %
0 - 5 19 0.1 15 <0.1 15 <0.1 8 <0.1 8 <0.1
6 - 17 405 1.3 424 1.1 534 1.4 746 1.9 826 2.0
18 - 20 1,089 3.5 1,144 3.0 1,137 3.0 1,108 2.9 1,416 3.5
21 - 29 9,767 31.2 11,043 39.2 10,165 26.6 9,064 23.7 9,331 22.9
30 - 39 13,208 42.1 16,352 43.2 16,478 43.0 15,995 41.8 16,633 40.8
40 - 49 4,593 14.7 6,048 16.0 6,912 18.1 7,712 20.1 8,712 21.4
50 - 59 1,011 3.2 1,291 3.4 1,490 3.9 1,698 4.4 1,798 4.4
60 - 69 509 1.6 588 1.6 629 1.6 762 2.0 751 1.8
70 - 79 435 1.4 535 1.4 538 1.4 681 1.8 712 1.8
80 + 314 1.0 402 1.1 385 1.0 507 1.3 572 1.4
Total 31,350 100.0 37,842 100.0 38,283 100.0 38,281 100.0 40,759 100.0

Source: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, 1991 - 1995