| Top 10 Principal Diagnoses in U.S. Hospitals | Total Number of Discharges (in thousands) |
Percent of All Discharges |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newborn infant | 4,155 | 11.0 |
| 2. Hardening of the heart arteries (coronary atherosclerosis) | 1,293 | 3.4 |
| 3. Pneumonia | 1,275 | 3.4 |
| 4. Congestive heart failure | 1,058 | 2.8 |
| 5. Chest pain | 885 | 2.3 |
| 6. Trauma to vulva (external female genitals) and perineum (area between anus and vagina) due to childbirth | 804 | 2.1 |
| 7. Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) | 764 | 2.0 |
| 8. Cardiac dysrhythmias (irregular heart beat) | 713 | 1.9 |
| 9. Other maternal complications of birth and puerperium (period after childbirth) | 694 | 1.8 |
| 10. Affective or mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) | 655 | 1.7 |