Average annual age standardised rate for finished consultant episodes for gastric ulcer and peptic ulcer not otherwise specified, in England from 1989/90 to 1998/9. Age standardised within age bands to European standard population. Finished consultant episodes per 100 000
| Women | Men | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (y) | 1989–91 | 1992–5 | 1996–8 | % Change | 1989–91 | 1992–5 | 1996–8 | % Change | |
| NOS, Not otherwise specified. | |||||||||
| % Change, percentage change from 1989–91 to 1996–8. | |||||||||
| Gastric ulcer and peptic ulcer NOS | 25–44 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 2 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | −1 |
| 45–64 | 35.4 | 30.9 | 32.1 | −9 | 50.0 | 49.2 | 47.5 | −5 | |
| 65–74 | 95.5 | 95.2 | 106.8 | 12 | 96.2 | 108.5 | 122.7 | 28 | |
| 75+ | 107.2 | 129.7 | 138.1 | 29 | 95.1 | 116.3 | 133.6 | 40 | |
| All ages | 22.8 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 6 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 9 | |
| Gastric ulcer and peptic ulcer NOS: haemorrhage | 25–44 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 45–64 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.0 | −6 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 18.9 | −4 | |
| 65–74 | 36.0 | 39.6 | 41.0 | 14 | 40.4 | 51.1 | 55.2 | 36 | |
| 75+ | 43.1 | 57.0 | 56.1 | 30 | 41.9 | 54.0 | 59.2 | 41 | |
| All ages | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 10 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 15 | |
| Gastric ulcer and peptic ulcer NOS: perforation | 25–44 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | −8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20 |
| 45–64 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | −15 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | −17 | |
| 65–74 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 | −3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | −9 | |
| 75+ | 12.2 | 12.1 | 10.7 | −12 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.2 | −31 | |
| All ages | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | −10 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | −13 | |