Table 1.
National household population, national health insurance (NHI) coverage, and incidence of children requiring emergency care in Taiwan during the period 2000-2009
| Age/Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All age
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| Population (millions) |
22.27 |
22.41 |
22.52 |
22.60 |
22.69 |
22.77 |
22.88 |
22.96 |
23,04 |
23.12 |
22.73 ± 0.28 |
| NHI covered (millions) |
21.40 |
21.65 |
21.87 |
21.98 |
22.13 |
22.31 |
22.48 |
22.80 |
22.92 |
23.03 |
22.26 ± 0.55 |
| Coverage ratio (%) |
96.1 |
96.6 |
97.1 |
97.3 |
97.6 |
98.0 |
98.3 |
99.3 |
99.5 |
99.6 |
97.9 ± 1.2 |
|
0-17 years old
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| All population |
5,779,069 |
5,662,521 |
5,544,533 |
5,429,950 |
5,345,047 |
5,242,928 |
5,107,181 |
5,002,123 |
4,868,304 |
4,745,159 |
5,272,682 ± 342,467 |
| 5% population* |
288,953 |
283,126 |
277,227 |
271,498 |
267,252 |
262,146 |
255,359 |
250,106 |
243,415 |
237,258 |
263,634 ± 17,123 |
| 5% ER visits* |
75,912 |
73,850 |
82,515 |
69,057 |
79,794 |
79,278 |
73,360 |
73,347 |
71,056 |
86,429 |
76,460 ± 5,432 |
| 5% Hospitalized* |
1,112 |
1,800 |
2,240 |
1,882 |
3,719 |
3,678 |
3,135 |
3,347 |
3,606 |
3,429 |
2,795 ± 947 |
| 5% Non- hospitalized* |
74,800 |
72,050 |
80,275 |
67,175 |
76,075 |
75,600 |
70,225 |
70,000 |
67,450 |
83,000 |
73,665 ± 5,274 |
| ER visits (/100,000/year) |
26,271 |
26,084 |
29,764 |
25,436 |
29,857 |
30,242 |
28,728 |
29,326 |
29,191 |
36,428 |
29,133 ± 3,104 |
| Hospitalized |
385 |
636 |
808 |
693 |
1,392 |
1,403 |
1,228 |
1,338 |
1,481 |
1,445 |
1,081 ± 407 |
| Non- hospitalized |
25,887 |
25,448 |
28,956 |
24,742 |
28,466 |
28,839 |
27,500 |
27,988 |
27,710 |
34,983 |
28,052 ± 2,838 |
| ER visits (/1,000/month) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 24 3 |
*Data are presented as 5% of original whole value.