Table 3 Characteristics of deceased cohort by place of death (2016–2019)
Hospital (n = 9,811; 36.9%) | Home setting (n = 7,077; 26.6%) | Nursing home (long-term care) (n = 6,247; 23.5%) | Nursing home (short-term care) (n = 2,110; 7.9%) | Semi-residential arrangement (n = 649; 2.4%) | Shared housing arrangement (n = 696; 2.6%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Male | 35.4% | 35.4% | 28.4% | 35.8% | 39.1% | 18.8% |
Female | 64.6% | 64.6% | 71.6% | 64.2% | 60.9% | 81.2% |
Age at death in years | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 85.5 (7.4) | 87.3 (7.7) | 88.0 (6.9) | 87.2 (7.2) | 86.4 (7.1) | 86.8 (7.0) |
65–74 | 8.4% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 4.9% |
75–84 | 33.3% | 26.3% | 24.8% | 26.8% | 35.1% | 29.7% |
85–94 | 48.5% | 51.1% | 53.6% | 52.6% | 47.0% | 54.9% |
95+ | 9.8% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 15.3% | 12.6% | 10.5% |
Care need* at death | ||||||
Low (level: 0/1, grade: 1/2) | 28.2% | 11.4% | 9.8% | 15.6% | 4.6% | 2.9% |
Medium (level: 2; grade: 3/4) | 55.5% | 45.4% | 60.6% | 55.4% | 41.6% | 42.2% |
High (level: 3; grade: 5) | 16.3% | 43.3% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 53.8% | 54.9% |
Account for diagnosis assessed in the quarter of death or up to three quarters before death | ||||||
Dementia | 56.6% | 60.1% | 75.7% | 64.6% | 81.2% | 88.4% |
Cancer | 36.2% | 36.4% | 36.1% | 40.9% | 29.6% | 24.7% |