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. 2021 Apr 9;118(14):244–249. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0118

eTable 3. Inpatient cases of uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis per federal state (patient’s place of residence).

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Germany Uncomplicated appendicitis 93 135 82.0 92 911 81.5 90 824 81.1 87 574 80.8 86 559 80.7 83 362 79.5 81 140 78.8 79 906 78.0
Complicated appendicitis 20 479 18.0 21 064 18.5 21 133 18.9 20 863 19.2 20 763 19.3 21 560 20.5 21 857 21.2 22 558 22.0
Schleswig–Holstein Uncomplicated appendicitis 2702 80.4 2820 80.1 2736 79.1 2731 80.4 2736 79.5 2605 78.3 2490 76.9 2372 77.4
Complicated appendicitis 657 19.6 702 19.9 721 20.9 664 19.6 706 20.5 722 21.7 750 23.1 691 22.6
Hamburg Uncomplicated appendicitis 1831 83.6 1822 81.7 1831 82.4 1795 81.7 1837 82.5 1667 82.5 1658 79.7 1633 79.7
Complicated appendicitis 360 16.4 409 18.3 392 17.6 401 18.3 391 17.5 354 17.5 421 20.3 415 20.3
Lower Saxony Uncomplicated appendicitis 10 008 82.0 9756 81.8 9302 80.5 9022 79.8 9025 81.0 8522 79.1 8152 78.9 8150 78.8
Complicated appendicitis 2204 18.0 2169 18.2 2257 19.5 2282 20.2 2121 19.0 2251 20.9 2179 21.1 2199 21.2
Bremen Uncomplicated appendicitis 527 77.6 542 79.0 595 78.7 573 77.1 541 77.4 550 77.0 492 74.3 525 76.1
Complicated appendicitis 152 22.4 144 21.0 161 21.3 170 22.9 158 22.6 164 23.0 170 25.7 165 23.9
North Rhine–Westphalia Uncomplicated appendicitis 21 957 82.6 21 532 81.9 21 329 81.7 20 169 80.9 19 840 81.1 19 563 80.4 19 019 79.8 18 426 78.7
Complicated appendicitis 4610 17.4 4766 18.1 4771 18.3 4751 19.1 4632 18.9 4762 19.6 4806 20.2 4989 21.3
Hesse Uncomplicated appendicitis 6383 80.8 6449 81.1 6355 80.3 6097 79.7 6127 80.4 5969 78.2 5945 78.0 5952 78.3
Complicated appendicitis 1521 19.2 1507 18.9 1561 19.7 1552 20.3 1498 19.6 1667 21.8 1679 22.0 1653 21.7
Rhineland–Palatinate Uncomplicated appendicitis 4670 82.1 4530 81.1 4323 80.8 4281 81.4 3988 80.1 3917 78.3 3756 78.7 3812 77.7
Complicated appendicitis 1019 17.9 1057 18.9 1026 19.2 978 18.6 992 19.9 1087 21.7 1019 21.3 1094 22.3
Baden–Württemberg Uncomplicated appendicitis 11 035 80.7 11 154 80.3 10 890 79.5 10 780 79.5 10 528 77.9 10 154 78.2 9975 77.5 10 223 76.9
Complicated appendicitis 2639 19.3 2737 19.7 2804 20.5 2786 20.5 2989 22.1 2833 21.8 2895 22.5 3072 23.1
Bavaria Uncomplicated appendicitis 15 508 83.8 15 944 83.1 15 633 82.9 14 903 83.0 14 746 82.8 13 990 81.1 13 176 79.7 13 086 78.8
Complicated appendicitis 3001 16.2 3246 16.9 3234 17.1 3062 17.0 3057 17.2 3267 18.9 3362 20.3 3527 21.2
Saarland Uncomplicated appendicitis 834 78.0 939 78.8 978 80.9 928 78.1 860 78.0 840 78.7 887 80.0 847 78.3
Complicated appendicitis 235 22.0 252 21.2 231 19.1 260 21.9 242 22.0 227 21.3 222 20.0 235 21.7
Berlin Uncomplicated appendicitis 3458 79.4 3435 80.8 3341 80.6 3318 80.3 3415 80.2 3110 78.0 3128 76.7 3160 76.5
Complicated appendicitis 897 20.6 818 19.2 805 19.4 814 19.7 842 19.8 876 22.0 950 23.3 970 23.5
Brandenburg Uncomplicated appendicitis 2651 80.9 2582 80.1 2600 80.9 2424 80.6 2386 79.2 2233 77.3 2269 77.6 2246 76.3
Complicated appendicitis 627 19.1 641 19.9 613 19.1 583 19.4 625 20.8 656 22.7 656 22.4 698 23.7
Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania Uncomplicated appendicitis 1479 79.9 1483 78.7 1508 79.7 1429 79.2 1472 79.8 1418 78.5 1397 78.1 1258 74.7
Complicated appendicitis 372 20.1 401 21.3 384 20.3 376 20.8 372 20.2 389 21.5 391 21.9 427 25.3
Saxony Uncomplicated appendicitis 4074 82.1 3960 81.6 3926 80.8 3755 79.8 3681 80.1 3617 78.2 3467 78.0 3338 76.3
Complicated appendicitis 891 17.9 892 18.4 930 19.2 950 20.2 917 19.9 1008 21.8 977 22.0 1037 23.7
Saxony–Anhalt Uncomplicated appendicitis 2376 81.0 2374 79.8 2333 80.5 2268 80.5 2350 81.5 2315 79.4 2311 78.8 2131 77.5
Complicated appendicitis 559 19.0 601 20.2 564 19.5 549 19.5 532 18.5 602 20.6 623 21.2 617 22.5
Thuringia Uncomplicated appendicitis 2672 84.8 2688 84.9 2581 84.0 2551 83.0 2448 82.8 2313 81.9 2326 82.4 2155 79.6
Complicated appendicitis 479 15.2 479 15.1 493 16.0 523 17.0 509 17.2 510 18.1 498 17.6 552 20.4
Other country or unknown Uncomplicated appendicitis 970 79.1 901 78.8 563 75.2 550 77.2 579 76.3 579 75.8 692 72.8 592 73.2
Complicated appendicitis 256 20.9 243 21.2 186 24.8 162 22.8 180 23.7 185 24.2 259 27.2 217 26.8