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Diseases » Asperger syndrome » Stats

Statistics about Asperger syndrome

Contents

Asperger syndrome Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Causes and incidence - Autistic disorder

Society statistics for Asperger syndrome

Hospitalization statistics for Asperger syndrome:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Asperger syndrome:

0.002% (259) of hospital consultant episodes were for Asperger’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
74.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for Asperger’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for Asperger’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
21 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for Asperger’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
32% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for Asperger’s Syndrome were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.021% (11,053) of hospital bed days were for Asperger’s Syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Asperger syndrome. The term 'prevalence' of Asperger syndrome usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Asperger syndrome at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Asperger syndrome refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Asperger syndrome diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.