Table 4. Number of ECMO cases and age category.
| Age category | Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| 18–30 | 165 (10%) | 182 (8%) | 225 (7%) | 264 (6%) | 253 (5%) | 271 (4%) | 289 (4%) |
| 31–60 | 982 (24%) | 1239 (23%) | 1511 (21%) | 2129 (21%) | 2165 (18%) | 2484 (18%) | 2572 (17%) |
| 61–70 | 435 (33%) | 596 (34%) | 776 (33%) | 958 (29%) | 1232 (30%) | 1478 (31%) | 1558 (31%) |
| 71–80 | 346 (26%) | 473 (26%) | 661 (28%) | 934 (28%) | 1195 (29%) | 1382 (29%) | 1405 (28%) |
| > 80 | 48 (7%) | 86 (9%) | 112 (9%) | 262 (16%) | 385 (19%) | 415 (18%) | 460 (19%) |
| % >70 | 20% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| % > 80 | 2% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
The numbers in brackets indicate the percentage of ECMO cases by life-year, e.g. the 165 cases in 2010 for 18–30 year old are divided by 13. The category “>80” is treated as making up five life-years.