This statistic displays several major characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S.. children, aged 0 to 17 years, in 2012. During this year, the average length of stay for children was 4.2 days for nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospitalizations. Hospitalizations among children seem to have become more common among children with chronic conditions. Majority of hospitalizations among children were infants and newborns.
Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012
Characteristic
Characteristic
Number of stays
1,848,800
Rate of stays per 100,000 population
2,505
Mean length of stay (days)
4.2
Mean hospital costs (in U.S. dollars)
11,143
Aggregate hospital costs (in million U.S. dollars)
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AHRQ. (December 2, 2014). Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/
AHRQ. "Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012." Chart. December 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/
AHRQ. (2014). Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/
AHRQ. "Characteristics of Nonneonatal and Nonmaternal Hospital Stays for U.S. Children in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/
AHRQ, Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Characteristics of nonneonatal and nonmaternal hospital stays for U.S. children in 2012 [Graph], AHRQ, December 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376578/nonneonatal-and-nonmaternal-hospital-stays-us-children/
