TABLE 1.
ED visits and hospital admissions by ARI by age group and year; OPBG, January 2018–June 2023.
| Age group | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2018–2023 | Trend p‐value | Trend p‐value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits N (%) | Admissions N (% of visits) | ED visits | Admissions | |
| < 1 year |
4517 (26.5) |
1201 (26.6) |
4586 (24.5) |
1175 (25.6) |
2666 (20.6) |
660 (24.8) |
3611 (22.4) |
745 (20.6) |
4170 (22.9) |
665 (15.9) |
1858 (20.2) |
394 (21.2) |
21,408 (23.0) |
4840 (22.6) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| 1–4 years |
8085 (47.5) |
579 (7.2) |
8743 (46.7) |
589 (6.7) |
5476 (42.4) |
435 (7.9) |
8923 (55.4) |
497 (5.6) |
8864 (48.7) |
457 (5.2) |
4061 (44.2) |
314 (7.7) |
44,152 (48.3) |
2871 (6.5) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| 5–9 years |
2748 (16.1) |
258 (9.4) |
3324 (17.8) |
266 (8.0) |
2662 (20.6) |
213 (8.0) |
1873 (11.6) |
151 (8.1) |
2925 (16.1) |
183 (6.3) |
2182 (23.8) |
163 (7.5) |
15,714 (16.3) |
1234 (7.9) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 10 years |
1679 (9.9) |
270 (16.1) |
2064 (11.0) |
302 (14.6) |
2119 (16.4) |
319 (15.1) |
1692 (10.5) |
321 (19.0) |
2227 (12.2) |
242 (10.9) |
1085 (11.8) |
142 (13.1) |
10,866 (11.8) |
1596 (14.7) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Total |
17,029 (100.0) |
2308 (13.6) |
18,717 (100.0) |
2332 (12.5) |
12,923 (100.0) |
1627 (12.6) |
16,099 (100.0) |
1714 (10.6) |
18,186 (100.0) |
1547 (8.5) |
9186 (100.0) |
1013 (11.0) |
92,140 (100.0) |
10,541 (11.4) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Note: For 2023, January–June data are provided.