Overview of causes of admission to hospital by sex
| Cause of hospital admission | Men | Women | ||
| Number | Share in % | Number | Share in % | |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 980 | 1.54 | 1,012 | 1.58 |
| Neoplasms | 6,625 | 10.41 | 9,310 | 14.55 |
| Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 266 | 0.42 | 401 | 0.63 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 1,368 | 2.15 | 2,220 | 3.47 |
| Mental and behavioural disorders | 1,000 | 1.57 | 883 | 1.38 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 1,434 | 2.25 | 1,382 | 2.16 |
| Diseases of the eye and adnexa | 1,026 | 1.61 | 1,464 | 2.29 |
| Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 461 | 0.72 | 496 | 0.78 |
| Ischaemic heart diseases | 5,899 | 9.27 | 2,601 | 4.06 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 2,386 | 3.75 | 1,756 | 2.74 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 6,324 | 9.94 | 5,368 | 8.39 |
| Respiratory diseases | 3,785 | 5.95 | 3,233 | 5.05 |
| Digestive diseases | 8,368 | 13.15 | 6,166 | 9.64 |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 786 | 1.23 | 700 | 1.09 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 4,737 | 7.44 | 5,858 | 9.15 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | 4,680 | 7.35 | 6,968 | 10.89 |
| Injuries, poisonings and accidents | 6,466 | 10.16 | 7,228 | 11.29 |
| All other diseases* | 7,058 | 11.09 | 6,947 | 10.86 |
| Total | 63,649 | 100.00 | 63,993 | 100.00 |
*The largest groups among the category of all other diseases are symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (men: 57.57%, women: 58.42%) and factors influencing the health status and contact with health services (men: 37.47%, women: 36.99%).