Gender and Emergency Department Visits

Out of $76.3 billion in total cost for emergency department visits in 2017, 55% of visits were female and 45% of visits were male. Women’s costs totaled $42.6 billion and Men’s costs totaled $33.7 billion.

Gender and Emergency Department Visits (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #268: Costs of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2017 (PDF, 326 KB) and HCUP Data Partners.

Page last reviewed April 2021

Page originally created April 2021

Internet Citation: Gender and Emergency Department Visits. Content last reviewed April 2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/gender-ED-visits.html

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