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The most common diagnoses

The graph below shows the number of stays (classic and day hospitalisation combined) for the ten main groups of diagnoses according to the ICD-10-CM classification[1] for all ages.

IIn the case of classic hospitalisation, the three most common reasons for admission are: admission due to circulatory system disorders, digestive system disorders and admission due to injury.

A quarter of day hospitalisations are related to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Nearly one-fifth of day hospitalisations are due to disorders of the digestive system.

    

 

Classic hospitalisation
Day hospitalisation

 

 

Learn more about the prevalence of diseases: https://www.health.belgium.be/fr/rhm-publications-Prevalence-des-tableaux-cliniques-en-milieu-hospitalier

[1]Chapters of ICD-10-BE, taking only chemo- and immunotherapy into account for chapter XXI. The other stays from this chapter were not included in the analysis (N=237,198). In addition, 10,475 stays not belonging to a chapter were not included in the selection.