The number of children and adults who were provided with cochlear implants in England, per capita, between 2000-01 and 2004-05 is shown in the table. The figures for 2004-05 are the most recent available.
The Department does not collect data on health services in Scotland.
Rate per 100,000 population Children (aged up to 17) Adults (aged 18 and over) Total 2000-01 199 171 370 2001-02 204 186 390 2002-03 214 188 402 2003-04 252 209 461 2004-05 267 209 476
Children (aged up to 17) Adults (aged 18 and over) Total 2000-01 11,177,102 38,056,209 49,233,311 2001-02 11,145,813 38,303,933 49,449,746 2002-03 11,117,872 38,528,981 49,646,853 2003-04 11,082,232 38,773,508 49,855,740 2004-05 11,065,413 39,027,717 50,093,130
Children (aged up to 17) Adult s (aged 18 and over) Overall rate 2000-01 1.78 0.45 0.75 2001-02 1.83 0.49 0.79 2002-03 1.92 0.49 0.81 2003-04 2.27 0.54 0.92 2004-05 2.41 0.54 0.95 Notes: 1. All operations count of episodes These figures represent a count of all finished consultant episodes (FCEs) where the procedure was mentioned in any of the 12 (four prior to 2002-03) operation fields in a HES record. A record is only included once in each count, even if an operation is mentioned in more than one operation field of the record. 2. Finished consultant episode (FCE) An FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year. 3. Main operation The main operation is the first recorded operation in the hospital episode statistics (HES) data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main operation when looking at admission details, for example time waited, but the figures for “all operations count of episodes” give a more complete count of episodes with an operation. 4. Secondary procedure As well as the main operative procedure, there are up to 11 (three prior to 2002-03) secondary operation fields in HES that show secondary or additional procedures performed on the patient during the episode of care. 5. Ungrossed data Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (ie the data are ungrossed). Sources: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) The Information Centre for health and social care 2001 census