Table 2: Absolute numbers of va and vp shunts implanted for any indication a) in the insurants of the BARMER GEK health insurance company; b) estimation of total numbers of va and vp shunt operations for Germany; c) calculated incidence of va and vp shunt operations due to any indication per 100.000 inhabitants per year for Germany.
| Year |
a) BARMER GEK health insurance |
b) Estimation for Germany |
c) Incidence (per 100.000 inhabitants per year in Germany) with 95% confidence intervals |
| insurants (total) |
va shunt (Q1a) |
vp shunt (Q1b) |
Total inhabitants Germany |
va shunt |
vp shunt |
va shunt |
vp shunt |
| 2003 |
7,478,603 |
28 |
300 |
80,493,000 |
301 |
3229 |
0.37 (0.25; 0.54) |
4.01 (3.57; 4.49) |
| 2004 |
7,259,609 |
33 |
398 |
81,844,000 |
372 |
4487 |
0.45 (0.32; 0.64) |
5.48 (4.96; 6.05) |
| 2005 |
7,096,165 |
50 |
474 |
81,752,000 |
576 |
5461 |
0.70 (0.52; 0.93) |
6.68 (6.09; 7.31) |
| 2006 |
6,961,988 |
35 |
487 |
81,802,000 |
411 |
5722 |
0.50 (0.35; 0.7) |
7.00 (6.39; 7.64) |
| 2007 |
6,883,815 |
30 |
529 |
82,002,000 |
357 |
6302 |
0.44 (0.29; 0.62) |
7.68 (7.04; 8.37) |
| 2008 |
6,809,292 |
20 |
537 |
82,218,000 |
241 |
6484 |
0.29 (0.18; 0.45) |
7.89 (7.23; 8.58) |
| 2009 |
6,780,370 |
23 |
555 |
82,315,000 |
279 |
6738 |
0.34 (0.22; 0.51) |
8.19 (7.52; 8.9) |
| 2010 |
8,531,738 |
21 |
542 |
82,438,000 |
203 |
5237 |
0.25 (0.15; 0.38) |
6.35 (5.83; 6.91) |
| 2011 |
8,615,687 |
26 |
490 |
82,501,000 |
249 |
4692 |
0.30 (0.2; 0.44) |
5.69 (5.19; 6.21) |
| 2012 |
8,658,107 |
34 |
556 |
82,532,000 |
324 |
5300 |
0.39 (0.27; 0.55) |
6.42 (5.9; 6.98) |