Figure 7.5.2. Hospitalizations for dementia
Age-standardized rate per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, Ontario and Peer Group, 2006 to 2018
Source:
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Date Extracted: Sep 17, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario; Population Estimates, Date Extracted: Sep 30, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario.Hospitalization rates for dementia were lower in Middlesex-London compared to Ontario from 2006 to 2018. In 2018, the hospitalization rate was 18.9 per 100,000 in Middlesex-London compared to 25.1 per 100,000 in Ontario; a difference that was statistically significant.