Table 2.
Difficult-to-transport cases among pediatric patients, women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and elderly patients in 2019 and 2021.
| 2019 | Not Difficult-to-Transport Cases | Difficult-to-Transport Cases | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0 y), % | 3349 (99.2) | 26 (0.8) | 3375 (9.0) |
| Toddlers (1–4 y), % | 18,751 (99.3) | 140 (0.7) | 18,891 (50.3) |
| Children (5–9 y), % | 8338 (98.3) | 142 (1.7) | 8,480 (22.6) |
| Adolescents (10–14 y), % | 6676 (98.2) | 125 (1.8) | 6801 (18.1) |
| Total | 37,114 (98.9) | 433 (1.2) | 37,547 |
| 2021 | Not difficult-to-transport cases | Difficult-to-transport cases | All |
| Infants (0 y), % | 2572 (98.5) | 40 (1.5) | 2612 (9.5) |
| Toddlers (1–4 y), % | 13,901 (98.7) | 180 (1.3) | 14,081 (51.1) |
| Children (5–9 y), % | 5548 (97.9) | 120 (2.1) | 5668 (20.6) |
| Adolescents (10–14 y), % | 5071 (97.5) | 128 (2.5) | 5199 (18.9) |
| Total | 27,092 (98.3) | 468 (1.7) | 27,560 |
| Women of childbearing age (15–44 y), % | 41,602 (96.5) | 1503 (3.5) | 43,105 (9.2) |
| Pregnant women, % | 931 (98.7) | 12 (1.3) | 943 (0.2) |
| 2021 | Not difficult-to-transport cases | Difficult-to-transport cases | All |
| Women of childbearing age (15–44 y), % | 34,123 (94.2) | 2107 (5.8) | 36,230 (8.6) |
| Pregnant women, % | 681 (97.2) | 20 (2.9) | 701 (0.2) |
| Pre-old (65–74 y), % | 71,158 (97.4) | 1904 (2.6) | 73,062 (27.4) |
| Old (75–89 y), % | 156,936 (97.7) | 3730 (2.3) | 160,666 (60.3) |
| Super-old (≥90 y), % | 31,806 (97.3) | 894 (2.7) | 32,700 (12.3) |
| Total | 259,900 (97.6) | 6528 (2.5) | 266,428 |
| 2021 | Not difficult-to-transport cases | Difficult-to-transport cases | All |
| Pre-old (65–74 y), % | 60,320 (95.4) | 2929 (4.6) | 63,249 (25.6) |
| Old (75–89 y), % | 140,982 (95.0) | 7466 (5.0) | 148,448 (60.2) |
| Super-old (≥90 y), % | 32,838 (93.8) | 2161 (6.2) | 34,999 (14.2) |
| Total | 234,140 (94.9) | 12,556 (5.1) | 246,696 |