Table 1.
Distribution of hospitalized patients by type of illness in 5 rural hospitals of Bangladesh, 1997-2001
| Type of disease | No. of cases (n=75,598) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoeal diseases | 18,999 | 25.1 |
| Injury | 13,369 | 17.7 |
| Diseases of the respiratory tract | 9,549 | 12.6 |
| Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract | 7,911 | 10.5 |
| Obstetric and gynaecological causes | 64,31 | 8.5 |
| Undiagnosed | 6,282 | 8.3 |
| Febrile illnesses | 5,076 | 6.7 |
| Surgical causes | 1,397 | 1.8 |
| Diseases of the cardiovascular system | 1,374 | 1.8 |
| Diseases of the renal system | 1,245 | 1.6 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 1,171 | 1.5 |
| Communicable diseases | 751 | 1.0 |
| Intestinal parasitic diseases | 641 | 0.8 |
| Nutritional deficiency | 530 | 0.7 |
| Metabolic diseases | 383 | 0.5 |
| Others | 489 | 0.6 |