Hospital Admissions in England by Age, Gender, and Diagnosis, 2004-2008

England's hospital admission counts from 2004/05 to 2007/08, broken down by age group, sex, and specific diagnoses and procedures. The dataset, sourced from The Information Centre for health and social care and published by Neighbourhood Statistics, covers eight major health categories including coronary heart disease, cancer, and joint replacements. Data is aggregated at Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and national levels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing age and gender disparities in hospital admissions for conditions like coronary heart disease and stroke.
• Mapping regional variations in elective procedure rates, such as hip and knee replacements, across England.
• Tracking temporal trends in hospital admissions for specific causes like falls or cataracts over the four-year period.

Strengths

• Covers eight specific major health diagnosis and procedure categories, providing focused clinical detail.
• Aggregated at three geographic levels (Local Authority, Region, National) for multi-scale analysis.
• Includes four consecutive financial years (2004/05 to 2007/08) for temporal trend observation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2004-2008 period.

Provenance

Source

The Information Centre for health and social care (IC), published by Neighbourhood Statistics.

Collection Method

Administrative data.

Time Range

2004/05 to 2007/08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:08.313092; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, at Local Authority District (LAD), Government Office Region (GOR), and National levels.