Table 1. Top 10 Principal Diagnoses, by Sex

Principal diagnosis Female patients Nonobstetric female patients Male patients
Total number of discharges (thousands) Percent of all female discharges Total number of discharges (thousands) Percent of all nonobstetric female discharges Total number of discharges (thousands) Percent of all male discharges
Trauma to perineum due to childbirth 785 4.3        
Pneumonia 581 3.1 581 4.1 514 4.4
Congestive heart failure 564 3.1 564 4.0 460 4.0
Coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries of the heart) 546 3.0 546 3.9 814 7.0
Normal pregnancy and delivery 475 2.6        
Chest pain 435 2.4 435 3.1 358 3.1
Affective disorders (depression) 361 2.0 359 2.6    
Chronic obstructive lung disease 344 1.9 344 2.5 270 2.3
Cardiac dysrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) 336 1.8 336 2.4 311 2.7
Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) 324 1.8 324 2.3 255 2.2
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)     314 2.2 454 3.9
Biliary tract (gallbladder) disease     311 2.2    
Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems         290 2.5
Complication of device, implant or graft         257 2.2

Note: Rows with bold type signify circulatory system-related diagnoses.

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