ILLNESSES BY GENDER BREAKDOWN

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ILLNESSES BY GENDER BREAKDOWN

14.

Ms Braema Mathiaparanam asked the Minister for Health in the last one year (a) how many men and women (by gender breakdown) were hospitalised for an illness lasting more than three days; (b) how much subsidies did men and women (by gender breakdown) receive from the Ministry for their treatment; and (c) what is the total bill size for the top three illnesses that men and women (by gender breakdown) suffered from.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: During Financial Year 2003, 106,260 patients were hospitalised for more than three days in acute public hospitals: 50.2% were male and 49.8% female.

During the same period, total subsidy for all inpatients in acute hospitals amounted to $538 million: $289 million for male and $249 million for female patients.

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The topthree illnesses and the associated bill sizes are tabulated below:

Male: |

Illness: |

Class of Ward: |

Median Bill Size: ---|---|---|---

1.

|

Accidents (including fractures and poisoning)

|

Class A

|

$2,030

Class B1

|

$1,605

Class B2

|

$646

Class C

|

$421

2.

|

Cancer

|

Class A

|

$5,498

Class B1

|

$3,804

Class B2

|

$1,165

Class C

|

$837

3.

|

Ischaemic Heart Disease

|

Class A

|

$3,833

Class B1

|

$2,888

Class B2

|

$1,148

Class C

|

$827

Female: |

Illness: |

Class of Ward: |

Median Bill Size: ---|---|---|---

1.

|

Accidents (including fractures and poisoning)

|

Class A

|

$1,622

Class B1

|

$1,357

Class B2

|

$679

Class C

|

$506

2.

|

Cancer

|

Class A

|

$4,386

Class B1

|

$3,855

Class B2

|

$1,103

Class C

|

$793

3.

|

Complications related to pregnancy

|

Class A

|

$1,223

Class B1

|

$913

Class B2

|

$328

Class C

|

$307