Table 4.
Fifteen diagnostic groups* accounting for highest percentage of healthcare costs for five age groups, Netherlands 1994
| Age 0-14
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Age 15-44
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Age 45-64
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Age 65-84
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Age ⩾85
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| Rank | Diagnostic group | % of costs | Diagnostic group | % of costs | Diagnostic group | % of costs | Diagnostic group | % of costs | Diagnostic group | % of costs | ||||
| 1 | Perinatal/congenital condition | 10.2 | Mental retardation, Down’s syndrome | 16.5 | Mental retardation, Down’s syndrome | 9.4 | Dementia | 9.5 | Dementia | 22.2 | ||||
| 2 | Mental retardation, Down’s syndrome | 9.7 | Other mental disorders | 8.6 | Musculoskeletal diseases | 8.3 | Stroke | 6.7 | Stroke | 6.6 | ||||
| 3 | Other respiratory diseases | 6.3 | Pregnancy | 8.5 | Dental diseases | 6.3 | Musculoskeletal diseases | 5.8 | Falls | 5.9 | ||||
| 4 | Other mental disorders | 6.0 | Dental diseases | 6.6 | Ill defined conditions | 5.8 | Cancer | 5.6 | Musculoskeletal diseases | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 | Ill defined conditions | 5.5 | Musculoskeletal diseases | 6.3 | Coronary heart diseases | 5.0 | Ill defined conditions | 4.6 | Ill defined conditions | 3.7 | ||||
| 6 | Ear disorders | 5.2 | Ill defined conditions | 4.7 | Other mental disorders | 4.9 | Coronary heart diseases | 4.0 | Heart failure | 2.9 | ||||
| 7 | Dental disorders | 4.6 | Schizophrenia | 3.5 | Cancer | 4.6 | Other circulatory diseases | 3.9 | Cancer | 2.1 | ||||
| 8 | Infection | 4.0 | Depression/anxiety | 3.4 | Depression/anxiety | 3.4 | Neurological disorders | 2.9 | Other respiratory diseases | 2.1 | ||||
| 9 | Neurological disorders | 2.8 | Other accidents | 3.1 | Other circulatory diseases | 3.3 | Other mental disorders | 2.6 | Neurological disorders | 2.0 | ||||
| 10 | Other accidents | 2.3 | Genital disorders | 2.3 | Gastrointestinal diseases | 2.7 | Falls | 2.5 | Other circulatory diseases | 1.7 | ||||
| 11 | Eye disorders | 2.2 | Skin diseases | 2.2 | Neurological disorders | 2.7 | Asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease | 2.5 | Other mental disorders | 1.5 | ||||
| 12 | Asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease | 2.3 | Other respiratory diseases | 2.0 | Liver, gall, and pancreatic diseases | 2.5 | Eye disorders | 2.3 | Liver, gall, and pancreatic diseases | 1.3 | ||||
| 13 | Musculoskeletal diseases | 1.9 | Neurological disorders | 2.0 | Hypertension | 2.5 | Diabetes | 2.2 | Eye disorders | 1.2 | ||||
| 14 | Gastrointestinal diseases | 1.6 | Alcohol/drugs | 1.6 | Asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease | 2.2 | Gastrointestinal diseases | 2.2 | Urinary disorders | 1.2 | ||||
| 15 | Skin diseases | 1.6 | Gastrointestinal diseases | 1.6 | Other accidents | 2.2 | Heart failure | 2.1 | Other accidents | 1.1 | ||||
| % share of age groups in total costs | 7.9 | 29.3 | 20.7 | 30.6 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| % share of age groups in population | 18.4 | 46.0 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 1.3 | |||||||||
*
See table 2 for ICD codes of all diagnostic groups.