Table 1 National household population, national health insurance (NHI) coverage, and incidence of children requiring emergency care in Taiwan during the period 2000-2009
From: A 10-year population-based nationwide descriptive analysis of pediatric emergency care
Age/Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Mean ± SD |
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All age | |||||||||||
Population (millions) | 22.27 | 22.41 | 22.52 | 22.60 | 22.69 | 22.77 | 22.88 | 22.96 | 23,04 | 23.12 | 22.73 ± 0.28 |
NHI covered (millions) | 21.40 | 21.65 | 21.87 | 21.98 | 22.13 | 22.31 | 22.48 | 22.80 | 22.92 | 23.03 | 22.26 ± 0.55 |
Coverage ratio (%) | 96.1 | 96.6 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 97.9 ± 1.2 |
0-17 years old | |||||||||||
All population | 5,779,069 | 5,662,521 | 5,544,533 | 5,429,950 | 5,345,047 | 5,242,928 | 5,107,181 | 5,002,123 | 4,868,304 | 4,745,159 | 5,272,682 ± 342,467 |
5% population* | 288,953 | 283,126 | 277,227 | 271,498 | 267,252 | 262,146 | 255,359 | 250,106 | 243,415 | 237,258 | 263,634 ± 17,123 |
5% ER visits* | 75,912 | 73,850 | 82,515 | 69,057 | 79,794 | 79,278 | 73,360 | 73,347 | 71,056 | 86,429 | 76,460 ± 5,432 |
5% Hospitalized* | 1,112 | 1,800 | 2,240 | 1,882 | 3,719 | 3,678 | 3,135 | 3,347 | 3,606 | 3,429 | 2,795 ± 947 |
5% Non- hospitalized* | 74,800 | 72,050 | 80,275 | 67,175 | 76,075 | 75,600 | 70,225 | 70,000 | 67,450 | 83,000 | 73,665 ± 5,274 |
ER visits (/100,000/year) | 26,271 | 26,084 | 29,764 | 25,436 | 29,857 | 30,242 | 28,728 | 29,326 | 29,191 | 36,428 | 29,133 ± 3,104 |
Hospitalized | 385 | 636 | 808 | 693 | 1,392 | 1,403 | 1,228 | 1,338 | 1,481 | 1,445 | 1,081 ± 407 |
Non- hospitalized | 25,887 | 25,448 | 28,956 | 24,742 | 28,466 | 28,839 | 27,500 | 27,988 | 27,710 | 34,983 | 28,052 ± 2,838 |
ER visits (/1,000/month) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 24 3 |