In 2022/23, the top reason for hospital stays in Canada was to give birth. That is, more than one in ten hospitalization were due to giving birth. The second most common diagnosis that year was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchitis at just 2.4 percent. COVID-19 is still in the top ten list, but moved down to number seven (2 percent), compared to number two (2.7 percent) in 2021/22.
Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis
Characteristic
Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations
Giving birth
11.5%
COPD and bronchitis
2.4%
Heart failure
2.3%
Acute myocardial infarction
2.2%
Pneumonia
2.1%
Osteoarthritis of the knee
2.1%
COVID-19
2%
Other medical care (e.g., palliative care, chemotherapy)
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CIHI. (February 22, 2024). Percentage of inpatient hospitalizations in Canada in 2022/23, by top diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/498418/inpatients-hospitalizations-percentage-canada-by-leading-diagnoses/
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