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Table 1 Total number of sterilizations from the Norwegian Patient Register and Statistics Norway1, and incidence of sterilization per 1000 same-aged women2

From: Strong decline in female sterilization rates in Norway after the introduction of a new copayment system: a registry based study

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

N (Norwegian Patient Register)

5250

5080

5483

1888

1794

1859

1779

N (Statistics Norway)

4727

4481

4625

1455

1580

-

-

25–29

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.8

0.9

0.8

0.8

30–34

6.8

6.7

6.5

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

35–39

12.9

12.1

13.3

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.8

40–44

9.7

9.4

10.5

2.9

2.7

3.0

2.8

45–49

1.9

1.7

1.9

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

25–49 (age adjusted)3

6.6

6.3

6.8

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

  1. 1Data from one county was lacking in 2002
  2. 2Based on data from the Patient Register
  3. 3Adjusted to the age distribution of women 25–49 years old in Norway 1999
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