Table 2 : Summary of patient mortality rates in VAED by year and Major Diagnostic Categories.
| Year | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 |
| Total Separations | 1,198,434 | 1,260,530 | 1,285,402 | 1,369,548 | 1,401,942 | 1,441,641 |
| Eye | 3.111(%) | 3.156 | 3.192 | 3.148 | 3.178 | 3.297 |
| Ear, nose, mouth and throat | 6.373 | 6.169 | 6.633 | 6.219 | 6.235 | 6.260 |
| Respiratory system | 5.299 | 5.269 | 5.122 | 5.135 | 5.200 | 5.080 |
| Circulatory system | 8.863 | 8.964 | 9.206 | 8.933 | 8.913 | 8.843 |
| Digestive system | 15.872 | 16.303 | 15.816 | 16.337 | 16.271 | 16.218 |
| Hepatobiliary system and pancreas | 1.959 | 1.946 | 1.928 | 1.892 | 1.866 | 1.883 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 10.278 | 10.354 | 10.494 | 10.240 | 10.196 | 10.221 |
| Skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast | 4.851 | 4.887 | 4.773 | 4.954 | 4.940 | 4.955 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and disorders | 1.215 | 1.298 | 1.345 | 1.403 | 1.447 | 1.464 |
| Kidney and urinary tract | 3.737 | 3.738 | 3.757 | 3.716 | 3.735 | 3.894 |
| Male reproductive system | 1.875 | 1.803 | 1.809 | 1.761 | 1.777 | 1.832 |
| Female reproductive system | 5.358 | 5.207 | 4.779 | 4.800 | 4.634 | 4.451 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 8.446 | 8.171 | 7.867 | 8.335 | 8.347 | 8.225 |
| Newborns and other neonates | 4.434 | 4.115 | 3.855 | 3.756 | 3.813 | 3.726 |
| Blood and blood forming organs and immunological disorders | 1.000 | 1.030 | 1.115 | 1.160 | 1.216 | 1.281 |
| Neoplastic disorders (haematological and solid neoplasms) | 1.599 | 1.578 | 1.666 | 1.642 | 1.712 | 1.783 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 1.014 | 1.067 | 1.070 | 1.081 | 1.085 | 1.084 |
| Mental diseases and disorders | 2.462 | 2.475 | 2.372 | 2.322 | 2.294 | 2.248 |
| Mental diseases and disorders | 0.450 | 0.423 | 0.413 | 0.400 | 0.395 | 0.400 |
| Injuries, poisoning and toxic effects of drugs | 2.332 | 2.465 | 2.643 | 2.467 | 2.442 | 2.524 |
| Burns | 0.103 | 0.089 | 0.094 | 0.100 | 0.086 | 0.091 |
| Factors influencing health status and other contacts with health services | 4.595 | 4.858 | 5.398 | 5.693 | 5.789 | 5.907 |
Summary information of all patients on the VAED list from 1999/00-2004/05, including hospitals that are not included in the cost function. Patient types are sorted
according to 2004/05 definitions of MDC. There is also a more detailed level of about 600 Diagnostic-Related Categories (DRG) but many of them are rare or
terminal illnesses with very few entries.