Table 3.
Diagnoses of Ectopic Pregnancy per 1,000 Live Births Among Females Aged 15-44 Years by Selected Characteristics — Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, United States, 2006–2013
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | N* | Ratio* | |
| Total | 46,666 | 11.0 | 49,342 | 11.5 | 49,774 | 11.8 | 49,332 | 12.0 | 51,184 | 12.8 | 49,619 | 12.6 | 52,307 | 13.3 | 53,717 | 13.7 |
| Region of hospital | ||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 8,502 | 12.5 | 10,578 | 15.5 | 10,886 | 16.2 | 10,614 | 16.1 | 9,041 | 14.0 | 10,641 | 16.6 | 11,548 | 18.1 | 12,245 | 19.5 |
| Midwest | 10,083 | 11.2 | 9,811 | 10.9 | 9,853 | 11.1 | 9,472 | 10.9 | 10,772 | 12.8 | 10,443 | 12.5 | 10,317 | 12.4 | 9,916 | 12.0 |
| South | 17,991 | 11.2 | 19,235 | 11.8 | 19,780 | 12.3 | 20,413 | 13.0 | 21,497 | 14.2 | 18,891 | 12.6 | 20,676 | 13.8 | 21,902 | 14.6 |
| West | 10,089 | 9.5 | 9,717 | 9.0 | 9,255 | 8.7 | 8,833 | 8.7 | 9,873 | 10.1 | 9,644 | 10.0 | 9,766 | 10.1 | 9,654 | 10.1 |
| Age group, in years | ||||||||||||||||
| 15–19 | 3,237 | 7.4 | 3,232 | 7.3 | 3,286 | 7.6 | 3,458 | 8.4 | 3,157 | 8.6 | 2,688 | 8.2 | 2,656 | 8.7 | 2,758 | 10.1 |
| 20–24 | 10,596 | 9.8 | 10,621 | 9.8 | 11,167 | 10.6 | 11,351 | 11.3 | 11,627 | 12.2 | 11,137 | 12.0 | 11,088 | 12.1 | 11,335 | 12.6 |
| 25–29 | 13,224 | 11.2 | 13,940 | 11.5 | 14,344 | 12.0 | 13,847 | 11.9 | 14,817 | 13.1 | 14,453 | 12.8 | 15,099 | 13.4 | 15,566 | 13.9 |
| 30–34 | 10,680 | 11.2 | 12,041 | 12.5 | 11,692 | 12.2 | 11,380 | 11.9 | 12,471 | 13.0 | 12,203 | 12.4 | 13,792 | 13.6 | 14,369 | 13.9 |
| 35–39 | 7,089 | 14.2 | 7,527 | 15.1 | 7,241 | 14.8 | 7,151 | 15.1 | 7,155 | 15.4 | 7,052 | 15.2 | 7,248 | 15.3 | 7,641 | 15.8 |
| 40–44 | 1,840 | 17.4 | 1,980 | 18.8 | 2,044 | 19.3 | 2,145 | 20.3 | 1,957 | 18.3 | 2,086 | 19.2 | 2,424 | 22.1 | 2,049 | 18.7 |
*
Frequency estimates and ratios of ectopic pregnancy per 1,000 live births are weighted using HCUP discharge weights and are representative of the total reported ED visits in the US.