Use of indications, level of care and demography from Sweden
| Total (n=31 632) | Sweden (n=20 833) | Norway (n=10 294) | West Jutland, Denmark (n=505) | |
| Main indication | ||||
| Obstruction | 16 278 (51.5%) | 12 953 (62.2%) | 3185 (31.0%) | 140 (27.7%) |
| Recurrent tonsillitis | 7350 (23.3%) | 3489 (16.7%) | 3664 (35.7%) | 197 (39.0%) |
| Peritonsillitis | 1310 (4.1%) | 1090 (5.2%) | 184 (1.8%) | 36 (7.1%) |
| Chronic tonsillitis | 5993 (19.0%) | 2867 (13.8%) | 3062 (29.8%) | 64 (12.7%) |
| Other indication | 615 (1.9%) | 434 (2.1%) | 164 (1.6%) | 17 (3.4%) |
| Foetor ex ore | 50 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 50 (9.9%) |
| Missing | 36 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 15 020 (47.5%) | 10 489 (50.3%) | 4337 (42.1%) | 194 (38.4%) |
| Female | 16 612 (52.5%) | 10 344 (49.7%) | 5957 (57.9%) | 311 (61.6%) |
| Age at surgery | 14.2 (12.6) | 13 (12.5) | 16.3 (12.2) | 20.8 (13.2) |
| Mean (SD)/median (Min; Max) | 9 (0; 88) | 7 (0; 88) | 17 (0; 80) | 19 (1; 68) |
| N | n=31 632 | n=20 833 | n=10 294 | n=505 |
| Level of care | ||||
| Outpatient | 24 234 (77.7%) | 15 942 (78.1%) | 7897 (76.8%) | 395 (78.2%) |
| Inpatient | 6971 (22.3%) | 4482 (21.9%) | 2379 (23.2%) | 110 (21.8%) |
| Missing | 427 | 409 | 18 | 0 |
Norway and Denmark for tonsillectomy and tonsillotomy with or without adenoidectomy.