Table 2 Prevalence of in-hospital death by care setting
Total (n = 26,590) | Care setting at time of death | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home setting (n = 12,795) | Nursing home (long-term care) (n = 8,599) | Nursing home (short-term care) (n = 3,103) | Semi-residential arrangement (n = 1,156) | Shared housing arrangement (n = 937) | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 39.1% | 46.3% | 28.7% | 30.5% | 43.2% | 34.8% |
Female | 35.8% | 43.8% | 26.8% | 32.8% | 44.3% | 23.2% |
Age at death in years | ||||||
65–74 | 47.9% | 55.2% | 29.3% | 42.0% | 56.4% | 45.2% |
75–84 | 42.6% | 51.5% | 30.9% | 35.8% | 44.8% | 31.2% |
85–94 | 35.2% | 42.3% | 27.3% | 31.1% | 44.3% | 22.0% |
95+ | 26.2% | 31.6% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 29.9% | 13.1% |
Care need* at death | ||||||
Low (level: 0/1, grade: 1/2) | 60.7% | 71.1% | 39.6% | 45.4% | 75.8% | 50.0% |
Medium (level: 2; grade: 3/4) | 38.4% | 47.2% | 29.2% | 32.5% | 53.5% | 32.6% |
High (level: 3; grade: 5) | 20.3% | 22.0% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 22.8% | 17.1% |
Account for diagnosis assessed in the quarter of death or up to three quarters before death | ||||||
Dementia | 32.6% | 39.3% | 26.2% | 29.8% | 40.6% | 23.4% |
Cancer | 36.9% | 45.8% | 26.2% | 29.2% | 44.5% | 27.1% |
Total | ||||||
36.9% | 44.7% | 27.3% | 32.0% | 43.9% | 25.7% | |