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![Canada's Seniors](images/header_e.gif)
No. 27 - Hospitalization of seniors
Seniors are generally far more likely than those in younger age groups
to be hospitalized. Seniors, for example, were three times more likely
than those aged 45-64 to be hospitalized in 1998-99. Hospitalization rates
also rise substantially among older seniors, with people aged 75 and over
70% more likely than those 65-74 to be hospitalized that year.
Seniors also tend to stay in hospital for considerably longer periods
than younger people. In 1998-99, the average hospital visit of seniors
lasted 14 days, compared with less than 10 days per visit among all age
groups under age 65.
Older seniors stay in hospital for longer periods than their younger
counterparts, with older senior women averaging the longest hospital stays.
In 1998-99, women aged 75 and over stayed in hospital an average of 18
days per visit, compared with 14 days for their male counterparts.
Hospitalization Seperations per 100,000 population
Source: Statistics Canada |
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