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The number of tonsillectomies per year remained constant (R\u00a0=\u00a00.322, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.178) but tonsillectomies performed in children 0\u20102\u00a0years rose from 0.41 to 1.56 per 1000 (R\u00a0=\u00a00.912, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001), and 3\u20104\u00a0years from 3.06 to 6.93 per 1000 (R\u00a0=\u00a00.864, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). The proportion of all children's tonsillectomies performed up to age 4 rose from 20.6% to 35.9% and up to age 2 from 2.4% to 8.1%. All specialist children's hospitals showed a significant increase in surgery in very young children.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Tonsillectomy rates remained static between 2000 and 2018, despite a falling population. More tonsillectomies are now performed for obstructive sleep apnoea, at a young age and in regional children's hospitals. 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