Rate of sickness certification per 1000 consultations for back pain by year and gender
| Sickness certification rate per 1000 back pain consultations (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total number of certificates issued | Total number of consultations | Prevalence (%) | Total | Males | Females |
| 2000 | 2455 | 6515 | 37.7 | 376.8 (362.1 to 392) | 397.1 (375.2 to 419.9) | 358.4 (338.5 to 379) |
| 2001 | 2809 | 6926 | 40.5 | 405.6 (390.7 to 420.9) | 484.1 (460.9 to 508.2) | 331.5 (312.8 to 350.9) |
| 2002 | 2863 | 6801 | 42.1 | 420.1 (405.7 to 436.7) | 473.7 (450.6 to 497.7) | 370.6 (350.7 to 391.4) |
| 2003 | 3215 | 7569 | 42.5 | 424.8 (410.2 to 439.7) | 471.4 (449 to 494.6) | 384.1 (365.3 to 403.7) |
| 2004 | 3060 | 7476 | 40.9 | 409.3 (394.9 to 424.1) | 458.2 (436.5 to 480.6) | 362.6 (436.5 to 480.6) |
| 2005 | 2720 | 9338 | 29.1 | 291.3 (280.4 to 302.4) | 347.7 (330.3 to 365.8) | 242.9 (229.4 to 256.9) |
| 2006 | 3495 | 9442 | 37.0 | 370.1 (357.9 to 382.6) | 394.7 (376.3 to 413.8) | 349 (333 to 365.7) |
| 2007 | 2653 | 10 200 | 26.4 | 260.1 (250.3 to 270.2) | 281.8 (266.6 to 297.8) | 242.9 (230.2 to 256) |
| 2008 | 2636 | 10 046 | 26.2 | 262.4 (252.5 to 272.6) | 296.1 (280.6 to 312.3) | 233.7 (221 to 246.9) |
| 2009 | 2731 | 10 349 | 26.4 | 263.9 (254.1 to 2739) | 293.4 (278.1 to 309.4) | 239.5 (226.9 to 252.6) |
| 2010 | 2276 | 9234 | 24.6 | 246.5 (236.5 to 256.8) | 275.7 (259.9 to 292.3) | 223.3 (210.6 to 236.6) |
| All years | 30 913 | 93 896 | 32.9 | 329.2 (325.6 to 332.9) | 370.5 (364.8 to 376.3) | 293.5 (288.8 to 298.3) |