Overall population characteristics
| All patients, N | Catheterised patients, N | Catheter prevalence, % (95% CI) | |
| Overall population | 9 266 284 | 1 194 902 | 12.9 |
| Gender | |||
| Males | 3 986 789 | 6 27 639 | 15.7 (15.2 to 16.3) |
| Females | 5 279 495 | 5 67 263 | 10.7 (10 to 11.6) |
| Age, years | |||
| <18 | 2 79 934 | 7892 | 2.8 (2.3 to 3.5) |
| 18–70 | 3 030 070 | 4 24 889 | 14 (13.4 to 14.7) |
| 70+ | 5 956 280 | 7 62 121 | 12.8% (11.9 to 13.7) |
| Location | |||
| Hospital | 4 831 918 | 8 96 280 | 18.6 (17.1 to 20.1) |
| Community | 4 064 814 | 2 82 452 | 7.0 (6.4 to 7.6) |
| Hospice | 19 266 | 4692 | 24.4 (18.6 to 32) |
| Other | 3 50 286 | 11 478 | 3.3 |
| Specialty | |||
| Medical | 2368775 | 3 72 761 | 15.7 (14 to 17.7) |
| Surgical | 1282256 | 2 83 697 | 22.1 (19.8 to 24.8) |
| Critical care | 1 26 468 | 96 813 | 76.6 (68.2 to 86) |
| Emergency department | 1 14 344 | 10 531 | 9.2 (8.2 to 10.4) |
| Obstetrics | 1 90 181 | 35 008 | 18.8 (16.7 to 21.1) |
| Other | 5184260 | 3 96 092 | 7.6 |