FACTS & FIGURES

10 PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF HOSPITALISATION IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, SARAWAK 2001
Causes No.of
Discharges
% to Total
Discharges
Normal delivery
36,569
23.5%
Complication of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
12,448
8.0%
Accidents
12,242
7.9%
Diseases of the respiratory system
12,168
7.8%
Diseases of the digestive system
9,282
6.0%
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
8,765
5.6%
Diseases of the circulation system
8,293
5.3%
Diseases of the genitourinary system
8,042
5.2%
Symptoms, sign & abnormal clinical & laboratory findings
6,139
3.9%
Malignant Neoplasms(Cancer)
6,003
3.9%
Total
119,951
77.1%