Episodes per 1000 child population—utilisation from health service indicators (HSI) compared with our calculation of episode rate, excluding newborn episodes
| Year | HSI: paediatric admission rates for children aged 0–14 years |
Child population (in millions) | Paediatric episode rate over age 6 days |
| 1989 | 50.2 | ||
| 1991 | 48.2 | 9.8 | 41.2 |
| 1992 | 47.3 | 9.94 | 41.3 |
| 1993 | 50.5 | 10.03 | 43.5 |
| 1994 | 51.5 | ||
| 1995 | N/A | 10.07 | 46.4 |
| 1996 | N/A | 10.06 | 46 |
| 1997 | N/A | 10.07 | 46.7 |
9-150 Child surgical admissions excluded.