Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Hospitalized Palestinian Patients (2011–2016): A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Frequency and incidence rates of hospitalized patients with RTIs in the West Bank (2011–2016).

Variable	Category	Frequency N = 15413; N (%)	Incidence rate^a (per 10^5)
Gender	Male	7974 (52.0)	567.1
	Female	7349 (48.0)	539.7
Age (years)	0–9	4427 (31.6)	615.2
	10–19	944 (6.7)	147.8
	20–29	1560 (11.1)	302.8
	30–39	1817 (13.0)	527.7
	40–49	1478 (10.6)	484.0
	50–59	1447 (10.3)	906.2
	≥60	2337 (16.7)	1732.1
Region^b	North	6535 (42.4)	601.4
	Center	3713 (24.1)	467.1
	South	5165 (33.5)	582.7
Year	2011	880 (5.7)	34.1
	2012	2150 (13.9)	80.1
	2013	3110 (20.2)	112.9
	2014	1402 (9.1)	50.2
	2015	3511 (22.8)	122.7
	2016	4360 (28.3)	148.5

^aIR: incidence rate (hospitalized patients per 10⁵ population). Population was calculated as the average overall population in the West Bank between 2011 and 2016 according to PCBS data. ^bRegion: North: Nablus, Tubas, Jenin, Tulkarem, Salfit, and Qalqiliya Governorates; Center: Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Jerusalem and Jericho, and Al-Aghwar Governorates; South: Hebron and Bethlehem Governorates.