Data
The surveillance system for abdominal aortic aneurysms established by Santé publique France makes it possible to study the epidemiological trends of this vascular disease.
Higher hospitalization rates among men
In 2013, 8,853 patients (men: 90%, women: 10%) had at least one full hospitalization for AAA, 90% of which were for an AAA without evidence of rupture. Hospitalization rates were higher among men than among women.
|
|
AAA without mention of default |
AAA with a break |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
Number of hospitalized patients |
7,203 |
783 |
7,986 |
724 |
143 |
867 |
|
Gross rate* |
22.6 |
2.3 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
|
0–44 years |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
<0.1 |
|
45–54 years |
4.6 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
55–64 years |
37.4 |
2.0 |
19.1 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
,16 |
|
65–74 years |
92.7 |
5.0 |
46.1 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
|
75–84 years |
142.2 |
13.4 |
66.1 |
13.8 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
|
85 and older |
109.4 |
14.7 |
43.6 |
25.8 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
|
Standardized rate** |
24.6 |
2.0 |
11.8 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
Decrease in the rate of men hospitalized for unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, increase among women
An analysis of overall trends between 2002 and 2013 shows, for AAA without mention of rupture, a slight decrease in the standardized rate among men (-5.0%) and a slight increase among women (+5.2%).
Trends in the rates of hospitalized patients with a primary diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm, by sex, in France between 2002 and 2013
Higher mortality among men than among women
Data collected from death certificates show that the number of deaths from AAA as the primary cause in France was 1,304 in 2013, 58% of whom were men.
|
|
AAA without mention of default |
AAA with a break |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
Number of deaths |
246 |
68 |
314 |
509 |
167 |
676 |
|
Gross rate* |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
|
>65 years |
0.1 |
<0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
<0.1 |
0.1 |
|
65 years and older |
4.8 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
|
Standardized rate** |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
Deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms on the decline
Between 2000 and 2011, the mortality rate from abdominal aortic aneurysms decreased significantly among both men and women.
Trends in mortality rates from abdominal aortic aneurysms, by sex, in France between 2000 and 2011
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