Table 2. Most Common Specific Reasons for Hospitalizations Among Children and Adolescents Admitted for Illness

Most Common Principal Diagnoses Total Number of Hospital Stays
(in thousands)
Percent of Hospital Stays for Children and Adolescents
Pneumonia 161 7.8
Asthma 152 7.4
Acute bronchitis 137 6.7
Fluid and electrolyte disorders 88 4.3
Appendicitis 77 3.7
Affective disorders (primarily depression) 74 3.6
Epilepsy, convulsions 57 2.8
Urinary tract infections 48 2.3
Intestinal infections 47 2.3
Noninfectious gastroenteritis 42 2.1

Note: Excludes neonates and pregnant adolescents.

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