Table 1. Hospital incidence and mortality rates for sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock in Germany, 2007–2013*1.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock | |||||||
| Cases | 200535 | 201985 | 214615 | 230952 | 240470 | 256918 | 279530 |
| Deaths | 54169 | 54829 | 56992 | 61068 | 61243 | 63419 | 67849 |
| Adjusted rate per 100000 population | 256 | 255 | 267 | 283 | 296 | 311 | 335 |
| In-hospital mortality (%) | 27.0 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 24.3 |
| Severe sepsis, including septic shock (R65.1!, R57.2*2) | |||||||
| Cases | 53722 | 62374 | 71642 | 87973 | 96558 | 105130 | 115421 |
| Deaths | 26606 | 30712 | 34269 | 42084 | 44513 | 46666 | 50349 |
| Adjusted rate per 100000 persons | 69 | 79 | 89 | 107 | 119 | 127 | 138 |
| In-hospital mortality (%) | 49.5 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 46.1 | 44.4 | 43.6 |
| Septic shock (R57.2) | |||||||
| Cases | – | – | – | 22326 | 27151 | 30688 | 33815 |
| Deaths | – | – | – | 13616 | 16143 | 18024 | 19891 |
| Adjusted rate per 100000 persons | – | – | – | 27 | 33 | 37 | 40 |
| In-hospital mortality (%) | – | – | – | 61.0 | 59.5 | 58.7 | 58.8 |
*1Standardized to the 2010 population structure. DRG statistics of the Federal Statistical Office
*2Up to and including 2009, the code for severe sepsis (R65.1!) also included all cases with septic shock. These two entities began to be coded separately in 2010, when a new code for septic shock was introduced (R57.2)