Annual trends in hospital admissions for bacterial pneumonia, empyema, viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and all-cause admissions
| Year | Bacterial pneumonia | Empyema | Viral RTIs | All-cause admissions | ||||
| No of admissions | Standardised admission rate* (95% CI) | No of admissions | Standardised admission rate* (95% CI) | No of admissions | Standardised admission rate* (95% CI) | No of admissions | Standardised admission rate* (95% CI) | |
| 1997 | 10831 | 1022 (1003 to 1042) | 50 | 5 (3 to 6) | 72765 | 6869 (6819 to 6919) | 574709 | 54250 (54110 to 54390) |
| 1998 | 11983 | 1131 (1110 to 1151) | 51 | 5 (4 to 6) | 77852 | 7345 (7294 to 7397) | 586963 | 55381 (55239 to 55522) |
| 1999 | 9778 | 922 (904 to 940) | 47 | 4 (3 to 6) | 76081 | 7172 (7121 to 7223) | 585114 | 55156 (55015 to 55297) |
| 2000 | 9432 | 892 (874 to 910) | 75 | 7 (6 to 9) | 67968 | 6429 (6381 to 6478) | 574171 | 54313 (54173 to 54454) |
| 2001 | 10214 | 973 (954 to 992) | 79 | 8 (6 to 9) | 71384 | 6802 (6752 to 6852) | 591312 | 56341 (56197 to 56485) |
| 2002 | 11237 | 1077 (1057 to 1097) | 82 | 8 (6 to 10) | 69857 | 6693 (6644 to 6743) | 577518 | 55334 (55191 to 55477) |
| 2003 | 11143 | 1073 (1053 to 1093) | 81 | 8 (6 to 10) | 73608 | 7086 (7034 to 7137) | 596698 | 57439 (57293 to 57584) |
| 2004 | 11572 | 1121 (1100 to 1141) | 102 | 10 (8 to 12) | 70248 | 6803 (6752 to 6853) | 604127 | 58503 (58356 to 58651) |
| 2005 | 13771 | 1340 (1317 to 1362) | 140 | 14 (11 to 16) | 77125 | 7504 (7451 to 7557) | 626692 | 60972 (60821 to 61123) |
| 2006 | 13665 | 1335 (1313 to 1358) | 179 | 18 (15 to 20) | 72313 | 7065 (7014 to 7117) | 649228 | 63431 (63277 to 63585) |
| 2007 | 12403 | 1215 (1193 to 1236) | 118 | 12 (10 to 14) | 85086 | 8332 (8276 to 8388) | 657336 | 64367 (64211 to 64522) |
| 2008 | 11024 | 1079 (1059 to 1099) | 140 | 14 (11 to 16) | 78790 | 7713 (7659 to 7767) | 671683 | 65753 (65595 to 65910) |
| Total admissions | 137053 | – | 1144 | – | 893077 | – | 7295551 | – |
↵* Admission rates standardised by age and sex per million children. Mid year population estimates from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) were used to calculate rates. 95% CIs for all rates shown in brackets.