Rates of first hospital discharge for heart failure* among Nova Scotia residents 50 years or older, 2009 to 2012
| Year | Sex; age group, yr; rate per 100 000 (count, n) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | All patients | |||||||
| 50–64 | 65–80 | > 80 | All men ≥ 50 | 50–64 | 65–80 | > 80 | All women ≥ 50 | ||
| 2009 | 83 (84) | 414 (216) | 1505 (178) | 289 (478) | 44 (46) | 292 (173) | 925 (213) | 230 (432) | 258 (910) |
| 2010 | 91 (94) | 368 (198) | 1159 (141) | 256 (433) | 39 (42) | 221 (134) | 987 (229) | 211 (405) | 232 (838) |
| 2011 | 81 (85) | 322 (180) | 1307 (161) | 246 (426) | 35 (39) | 226 (141) | 991 (231) | 210 (411) | 227 (837) |
| 2012 | 67 (71) | 294 (173) | 1109 (141) | 217 (385) | 30 (33) | 213 (139) | 779 (185) | 178 (357) | 196 (742) |
↵* Based on International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, code 150.x.