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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Pneumonia (Bacterial) Hospital Admission Rate

State: Kansas
Measurement Period: 2018-2020

This indicator shows the number of admissions for bacterial pneumonia per 10,000 population in an area.

Why is this important?

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can cause mild to severe illness in people of all ages. Depending on the cause, doctors often treat pneumonia with medicine. While viruses and fungi can cause pneumonia, this indicator focuses on bacterial pneumonia hospital admissions. Vaccines can prevent some types of pneumonia. However, it is still the leading infectious cause of death in children younger than 5 years old worldwide. Common signs of pneumonia include cough, fever, and difficulty breathing. You can help prevent pneumonia and other respiratory infections by following good hygiene practices, such as washing your hands regularly and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, taking good care of your medical problems, and quitting smoking.

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State: Kansas

20.2
per 10,000 population
Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Measurement period: 2018-2020
Maintained by: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Last update: February 2022
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Technical note: This indicator uses a new calculation method. Any results for this measure accessed before 12/1/2017, will not be comparable. Hospital Admission Indicators are based on ICD9-CM codes through September 2015, and ICD10-CM codes thereafter.
More details:
 For more information use the following link http://kic.kdheks.gov/OHA/kicnote.html#Discharge

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Filed under: Health / Respiratory Diseases, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Clinical Care

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