Yes, all hospital admissions have their diagnoses coded – including dementia. Table 51 details 2151 hospital admissions for the 2016/2017 year that had an ICD code for dementia recorded as their primary diagnosis (Ministry of Health, 2019).

Table 51: Hospital admissions and dementia diagnosis for the 2016/2017 year (Ministry of Health, 2019)

F00 Dementia in Alzheimer’s disease (G30.-+)	268
F01 Vascular dementia	409
F02 Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere	105
F03 Unspecified dementia	1369
Total	2151

 

References:

Ministry of Health. (2019). Publicly funded hospital discharges – 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Ministry of Health Website. Available from: https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/publicly-funded-hospital-discharges-1-july-2016-30-june-2017.