Statistics about Carbon monoxide poisoning

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Carbon monoxide poisoning:

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Incidence (annual) of Carbon monoxide poisoning: 25,000 annual cases of home exposure in the UK

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 2,400 or 0.04% or 113,333 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Carbon monoxide poisoning: 113,333 per year, 9,444 per month, 2,179 per week, 310 per day, 12 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 25,000 annual cases of home exposure in the UK

Death and mortality statistics for Carbon monoxide poisoning:

Deaths from Carbon monoxide poisoning: 0.5 per 100,000 with 150 cases of "self-inflicted" carbon monoxide poisoning other than motor vehicle exhaust deaths in Canada 1997¹

Suicide deaths related to Carbon monoxide poisoning: 0.5 per 100,000 with 150 cases of "self-inflicted" carbon monoxide poisoning other than motor vehicle exhaust deaths in Canada 1997¹

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Carbon monoxide poisoning: 1,360 per year, 113 per month, 26 per week, 3 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 0.5 per 100,000 with 150 cases of "self-inflicted" carbon monoxide poisoning other than motor vehicle exhaust deaths in Canada 1997¹

Society statistics for Carbon monoxide poisoning

Hospitalization statistics for Carbon monoxide poisoning:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Carbon monoxide poisoning:

• 0.004% (534) of hospital consultant episodes were for toxic effect of carbon monoxide in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 88% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 33% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 94% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for toxic effect of carbon monoxide in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for toxic effect of carbon monoxide in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for toxic effect of carbon monoxide in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 13% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for toxic effect of carbon monoxide were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.002% (1,182) of hospital bed days were for toxic effect of carbon monoxide in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Carbon monoxide poisoning. The term 'prevalence' of Carbon monoxide poisoning usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Carbon monoxide poisoning at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Carbon monoxide poisoning refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Carbon monoxide poisoning 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.

Footnotes: 1. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997