Figure 3. Most Common Reasons for Hospital Stays, by Body System (Text Description)

Among female patients, the reasons for discharge and the number of discharges were:
Pregnancy and childbirth: 4,400.
Circulatory: 3,018.
Respiratory: 1,670.
Digestive: 1,575.
Musculoskeletal: 1,463.
Nervous: 1,010.
Reproductive: 974.
Mental disorders: 659.
Kidney and urinary tract: 586.
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic: 569.
Hepatobiliary and pancreas: 554.
Alcohol/drug abuse: 138.

Among male patients, the reasons for discharge and the number of discharges were:
Circulatory: 3,206.
Respiratory: 1,380.
Digestive: 1,223.
Musculoskeletal: 1,072.
Nervous: 856.
Reproductive: 229.
Mental disorders: 524.
Kidney and urinary tract: 521.
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic: 357.
Hepatobiliary and pancreas: 426.
Alcohol/drug abuse: 303.

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