Table 1.

Taiwanese morbidity patterns by ADG in 2002 and 2003

ADG & Description	Year 2002		Year 2003
	N	%	N	%
1 Time Limited: Minor	1,006,048	39.8	1,019,484	40.4
2 Time Limited: Minor-Primary Infections	1,992,226	78.9	1,968,976	78.0
3 Time Limited: Major	235,366	9.3	237,030	9.4
4 Time Limited: Major-Primary Infections	449,075	17.8	445,353	17.6
5 Allergies	302,123	12.0	315,368	12.5
6 Asthma	87,299	3.5	82,509	3.3
7 Likely to Recur: Discrete	895,045	35.4	933,523	37.0
8 Likely to Recur: Discrete-Infections	564,424	22.4	551,992	21.9
9 Likely to Recur: Progressive	60,111	2.4	61,405	2.4
10 Chronic Medical: Stable	815,730	32.3	859,344	34.1
11 Chronic Medical: Unstable	470,946	18.7	476,131	18.9
12 Chronic Specialty: Stable-Orthopedic	108,891	4.3	112,290	4.4
13 Chronic Specialty: Stable-Ear, Nose, Throat	40,914	1.6	43,052	1.7
14 Chronic Specialty: Stable-Eye	393,814	15.6	398,962	15.8
16 Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Orthopedic	65,792	2.6	64,459	2.6
17 Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Ear, Nose, Throat	31,632	1.3	32,406	1.3
18 Chronic Specialty: Unstable-Eye	91,887	3.6	99,621	3.9
20 Dermatologic	312,630	12.4	315,398	12.5
21 Injuries/Adverse Effects: Minor	514,994	20.4	590,592	23.4
22 Injuries/Adverse Effects: Major	397,795	15.8	393,998	15.6
23 Psychosocial: Time Limited, Minor	23,037	0.9	22,938	0.9
24 Psychosocial: Recurrent or Persistent, Stable	189,041	7.5	187,296	7.4
25 Psychosocial: Recurrent or Persistent, Unstable	35,821	1.4	36,799	1.5
26 Signs/Symptoms: Minor	799,092	31.6	854,014	33.8
27 Signs/Symptoms: Uncertain	689,129	27.3	714,919	28.3
28 Signs/Symptoms: Major	421,569	16.7	431,382	17.1
29 Discretionary	199,908	7.9	195,420	7.7
30 See and Reassure	76,531	3.0	81,357	3.2
31 Prevention/Administrative	454,848	18.0	479,046	19.0
32 Malignancy	40,496	1.6	40,945	1.6
33 Pregnancy	51,640	2.0	48,975	1.9
34 Dental	930,053	36.8	930,816	36.9