Table 5: Numbers of admissions occurring in each deprivation quintile.
Deprivation quintile at admission | Admissions (91,582) | % (100) |
---|---|---|
1 (Most deprived) | 21,131 | 23 |
2 | 19,470 | 21 |
3 | 19,116 | 21 |
4 | 15,457 | 17 |
5 (Least deprived) | 13,020 | 14 |
Missing | 3388 | 4 |
* Missing: In Wales, deprivation quintile is based on residency within a lower layer super output area (LSOA) [30]. Where residential data are missing for persons on their critical care admission date the deprivation quintile is unknown.