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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the deceased

From: Quality indicators for the evaluation of end-of-life care in Germany – a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of statutory health insurance data

Characteristics

n

%

Sex

 Female

34,878

54.3

 Male

29,397

45.7

Age groups

 18–50

1363

2.1

 51–60

3761

5.9

 61–70

7234

11.3

 71–80

15,620

24.3

 81–90

25,017

38.9

 > 90

11,280

17.5

Disease groupsa

 HIV/AIDS

61

0.1

 Malignant neoplasms

22,567

35.1

 Heart diseases

48,009

74.7

 Cerebrovascular diseases

19,014

29.6

 Renal diseases

25,884

40.3

 Liver diseases

10,370

16.1

 Respiratory diseases

30,138

46.9

 Neurodegenerative diseases

4216

6.6

 Dementia, Alzheimer’s, senility/frailty

32,207

50.1

Death in hospital

 Yes

30,174

46.9

 No

34,101

53.1

  1. aat least one valid diagnosis in this group