Rising costs and hospital admissions for hepatocellular carcinoma in Portugal (1993-2005)

Figure 1 Admissions in the 97 Portuguese hospitals belonging to National Health System (1993-2005).

Figure 2 A: Distribution of the hospital admissions according to gender; B: Distribution of the hospital admissions according to age.

Figure 3 Hospital admissions per 100 000 inhabitants.

Figure 4 A: Evolution of the average length of stay for HCC in Portuguese hospitals; B: Evolution of the lethality of the hospital admissions for HCC.

Figure 5 A: Deaths for HCC in Portugal (National Institute of Statistics); B: Global costs for hospital admissions for HCC.

Figure 6 A: Cost of day of hospital admission; B: Cost of episode of hospital admission.