Changes in stays per 10,000 population between 1997 and 2009 for the most common reasons for hospitalization varied by condition.

• Hospitalizations per 10,000 population for musculoskeletal conditions increased by 15 percent, from 95 stays per 10,000 population in 1997 to 110 stays per 10,000 population in 2009.
• The rate of stays for circulatory conditions decreased by 13 percent over the 12-year period, falling from 217 stays per 10,000 population in 1997 to 189 stays per 10,000 population in 2009.
• The rate of stays was similar in 1997 and 2009 for respiratory, digestive, pregnancy and childbirth-related, and perinatal conditions. Some of these conditions experienced variation in the rates in the intervening years.

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