Facts

Prostatitis Statistics

• Some estimated prostatitis to affect an estimated 30-50% of males. But European statistics show 5-10% of men of fertile age suffer from it, while the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey claims 8-9% are affected.
• Acute bacterial prostatitis is the least common of the four types but also the easiest to diagnose and treat effectively.
• Chronic bacterial prostatitis, also relatively uncommon, is acute prostatitis associated with an underlying defect in the prostate, which becomes a focal point for bacterial persistence in the urinary tract.
• Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is the most common but least understood form of prostatitis.
• Statistics indicate that the majority of patients will be diagnosed as nonbacterial prostatitis, based on no growth on cultures, yet will be given antibiotics.
• There are increasing evidence among researchers that the so-called "non bacterial prostatitis" is due to difficult to isolate organisms.
• Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, the only effective treatment employed by doctors is to massage the prostate which relieved most of the symptoms, but were not curative. The advent of antibiotics led many doctors to believe that massage was no longer necessary. However, the results of antibiotic after antibiotic is a well know fact, that the cure rate for prostatitis was dismal and those declared cured often recurred.

Hospital Statistics for Prostatitis

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Prostatitis:

0.023% (2,982) of hospital consultant episodes were for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

95% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

100% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

14% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

4.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

42% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

17% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

59% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

0.01% (5,062) of hospital bed days were for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03).

Hospitalization statistics for Prostatitis:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Prostatitis:

0.023% (2,982) of hospital consultant episodes were for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

95% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

100% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

14% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

4.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

42% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

17% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

59% of hospital consultant episodes for inflammatory diseases of prostate were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

0.01% (5,062) of hospital bed days were for inflammatory diseases of prostate in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)