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Figure 11: Tonsillectomy (OPS code: 5-281.0), prevalence in 2013, stratified by age and gender

The graphs of male and female patients indicate the prevalence (y-axis) according age groups (x-axis). Comparable to 2010, a significant difference between male and female patients was found in the age 15 and 30 years. m = male; w = female