Table 4.
Distribution and prevalence of critically ill patients by demographic characteristics
| Variable | 2019 (N = 6345) |
2020 (N = 5148) |
2021 (N = 5400) |
Overall (N = 16,893) | Proportion of critically ill (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Median age in years (IQR) | 34.7 (14.0, 56.0) | 36.6 (15.4, 58.5) | 39 (16.5, 59.2) | 36.47 (15.1, 58) | |
| Age groups | |||||
| 0–15 years | 1628 (25.7) | 1264 (24.6) | 1295 (24.0) | 4187 (24.8) | 13.5 |
| 15- <30 years | 1146 (18.1) | 865 (16.8) | 832 (15.4) | 2843 (16.8) | 8.1 |
| 30- <45 years | 1196 (18.8) | 938 (18.2) | 964 (17.9) | 3098 (18.3) | 8.8 |
| 45- <60 years | 1037 (16.3) | 878 (17.1) | 997 (18.5) | 2912 (17.2) | 10.5 |
| 60- <75 years | 926 (14.6) | 858 (16.7) | 939 (17.4) | 2723 (16.1) | 12.7 |
| 75-<90 years | 364 (5.7) | 308 (6.0) | 336 (6.2) | 1008 (6.0) | 13.8 |
| >=90 years | 48 (0.8) | 37 (0.7) | 37 (0.7) | 122 (0.7) | 17.4 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 3470 (54.7) | 2754 (53.5) | 2971 (55.0) | 9195 (54.4) | 10.6 |
| Female | 2875 (45.3) | 2394 (46.5) | 2429 (44.9) | 7698 (45.6) | 10.8 |
| Zone | |||||
| Dar Es Salaam & Eastern zone | 4996 (78.7) | 4050 (78.7) | 4344 (80.4) | 13,390(79.3) | 10.4 |
| Elsewhere | 1349 (21.3) | 1098 (21.3) | 1056 (19.6) | 3503 (20.7) | 11.6 |
| Payment Mode | |||||
| Public/ Cost sharing | 2298 (36.2) | 1915 (37.2) | 2062 (38.2) | 6275 (37.1) | 13.7 |
| Health Insurance | 1579 (24.9) | 1224 (23.8) | 1160 (21.5) | 3963 (23.5) | 7.8 |
| Private Payment | 2221 (35.0) | 1867 (36.3) | 2058 (38.1) | 6146 (36.4) | 10.9 |
| Others | 154 (2.4) | 74 (1.4) | 76 (1.4) | 304 (1.8) | 9.7 |
| Missing | 63 (1.0) | 67 (1.3) | 38 (0.7) | 168 (1.0) | 9.4 |
| Mode of arrival | 30 (0.5) | 1 (< 1) | 6 (0.1) | 37 (0.2) | |
| Ambulance | 26.6 | ||||
| Public transport | 3688 (58.1) | 3093 (60.1) | 3048 (56.4) | 9829 (58.2) | 7.1 |
| Private car/ Tax | 2226 (35.1) | 1649 (32.0) | 1917 (35.5) | 5792 (34.3) | 11.9 |
| Walked | 263 (4.1) | 250 (4.9) | 281 (5.2) | 794 (4.7) | 3.6 |
| others | 15 (0.2) | 11 (0.2) | 24 (0.4) | 50 (0.3) | 10.5 |
| Missing | 153 (2.4) | 145 (2.8) | 130 (2.4) | 428 (2.5) | 0.3 |