Statistical presentation

Data description

This set of statistics compares the use of health services by vulnerable groups to that of the rest of the population, including their visits to physicians and hospitalisation rates. The first vulnerable group for this set of statistics is vulnerable children and young persons, as defined in the statistics for Vulnerable children and young persons . At this stage, the statistics include two health indicators, which are published in three tables in Statbank Denmark. Below you will find a description of the group of vulnerable children and young persons as well as the two selected health indicators.

Vulnerable children and young persons:

The statistical population of Vulnerable children and young persons is based on persons (aged 0-22) who are registered in Statistics Denmark’s register of Vulnerable children and young persons . The population is delimited to children and young persons who have received services under certain sections of the Danish Social Services Act, and covers removal of children from parental care as well as preventive measures. For purposes of comparison, a statistical population is created from the rest of the Danish population in the stated age group.

Visits to physicians etc.:

The indicator compiles the number of recipients and instances of contact in the public health insurance system within one calendar year. The indicator includes the contacts, e.g. consultations with general practitioners or medical specialists, dental care, treatments by physiotherapists or chiropractors etc., which are settled via the joint municipal system. Data is shown in aggregate form (grouped in 11 groups). Learn more about the statistics here: Visits to physicians etc.

Hospitalisation rate:

The indicator shows admissions to, outpatient treatments at, and emergency room visits to public somatic and psychiatric hospital wards within one calendar year. The statistics are based on the Danish National Patient Register from the Danish Health Data Authority (SDS). Learn more about the statistics here: hospitalisation rates

Classification system

Visits to physicians by vulnerable children and young persons compared to the figure for non-vulnerable children and young persons, grouped by sex and** age** and by medical specialty (in 11 groups):

• Total
• General practitioner
• Medical specialist in total (incl. psychiatry and other medical specialists)
• Psychiatry
• Other medical specialists
• Dentist/dental hygienist
• Chiropractic
• Physiotherapy
• Psychological counselling
• Other services
• No contact

Hospitalisation rates of vulnerable children and young persons compared to that of non-vulnerable children and young persons, grouped by sex and age and by type of hospital:

• Somatic hospitals
• Psychiatric hospitals
• No contact

Key figures for hospitalisation rate are compiled for admissions, bed days, outpatient care services (emergency/planned) broken down on public somatic or psychiatric hospitals. Grouping by age and sex follows the statistics on Vulnerable children and young persons.

Vulnerable children and young persons by area compared to non-vulnerable children and young persons, grouped by** sex** and age:

• Municipalities
• Regions

Note that Vulnerable Children and Young Persons are registered under the acting municipality, whereas the population of non-vulnerable children and young persons is registered under the municipality of residence.

Sector coverage

The primary health sector in Denmark. Public somatic and psychiatric hospitals.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Contact:: Contact is a visit to the physician, which includes consultations at a clinical practice, telephone and e-mail consultations and house calls. A visit to the physician involves one instance of contact, but may also involve an extended number of individual services.

Person: Person who has been in contact with/visited a physician or visited/been admitted to a public somatic or psychiatric hospital.

Admission: Terminated admission to public somatic hospitals where the patient type is that of an inpatient. The admission may be an emergency admission as well as a planned admission.

Bed days: Number of bed days in connection with admissions to hospital

Outpatient – planned: An outpatient treatment in an outpatient department or hospital ward in connection with outpatient admission. The patient type is an outpatient and the admission is a planned admission.

Outpatient – emergency: A terminated outpatient admission to a public somatic or psychiatric hospital where the patient type is that of an outpatient and the admission is categorised as an emergency admission (the delimitation is designated “Emergency room visit” in the Hospitalisation rate statistics).

Statistical unit

• Persons
• Instances of contact
• Admissions
• Bed days
• Outpatient treatments in the year

Statistical population

The statistical population is defined as children and young persons (aged 0-22) who have been removed from parental care and/or for whom support measures have been initiated under selected sections regarding children and young persons of the Consolidations Act on Social Service, for the purpose of comparing this group with the rest of the Danish population in this age group. You should note that the statistical population also includes children and young persons with physical disabilities who – due to their disabilities – have been removed from parental care or have support measures. The extent is currently unknown. Support measures reported for unborn children are included in the year.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistics cover the period 2015 upwards.

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

• Number
• Percent
• Average

Reference period

Calendar year.

Frequency of dissemination

Annual.

Legal acts and other agreements

See the separate statistical domains: Vulnerable children and young persons Visits to physicians etc. hospitalisation rates

Cost and burden

The population of Vulnerable children and young persons: Vulnerable children and young persons Not relevant for the remaining registers.

Comment

You can find further information on the subject page for these statistics or request it from Statistics Denmark.