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| County | NI Treated on Oahu Facilites | Age & Gender | Admissions |
| Age and Gender Differences:
Rates of hospitalization vary greatly by age
group, with the elderly accounting for a disproportionate
share of hospitalizations. Individuals aged 65 and older
comprise 15 percent of Hawai'i's population, yet they
account for 38 percent of all hospitalizations.1
Approximately one in five adults aged 65 and older is
hospitalized every year. Between 1995 and 2007, the rate
of hospitalization decreased for both men and women at
each age group under age 65; the rate of
hospitalization for individuals aged 65 and
older decreased slightly; three percent for both male and female.
With the exception of females of childbearing age (ages
15-44) females have lower hospitalization rates than males
in every age group.
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