Table 2 EoLC indicators, N = 160,927 (2016: 32,442; 2017: 31,833; 2018: 32,098; 2019: 31,394; 2020: 33,160)

Generalist

outpatient PC

Yes

9,207

(28.4)

8,814

(27.7)

8,270

(25.8)

7,880

(25.1)

8,109

(24.5)

< 0.001

No

23,235

(71.6)

23,019

(72.3)

23,828

(74.2)

23,514

(74.9)

25,051

(75.5)

Initiation of generalist outpatient PC before death (days)

Subgroups

2016: n = 9,207

2017: n = 8,814

2018: n = 8,270

2019: n = 7,880

2020: n = 8,109

0–3

1,072

(11.6)

990

(11.2)

965

(11.7)

990

(12.6)

1,057

(13.0)

< 0.001

4–10

1,111

(12.1)

1,090

(12.4)

1,048

(12.7)

1,036

(13.1)

1,178

(14.5)

11–20

926

(10.1)

943

(10.7)

851

(10.3)

795

(10.1)

910

(11.2)

21–30

669

(7.3)

644

(7.3)

572

(6.9)

597

(7.6)

574

(7.1)

31–60

1,244

(13.5)

1,270

(14.4)

1,134

(13.7)

1,073

(13.6)

1,138

(14.0)

61–120

1,207

(13.1)

1,146

(13.0)

1,064

(12.9)

1,035

(13.1)

977

(12.0)

121–240

1,175

(12.8)

1,081

(12.3)

1,057

(12.8)

959

(12.2)

948

(11.7)

≥ 241

1,803

(19.6)

1,650

(18.7)

1,579

(19.1)

1,395

(17.7)

1,327

(16.4)

Specialist outpatient PC

Yes

2,771

(8.5)

2,982

(9.4)

3,097

(9.6)

3,349

(10.7)

3,724

(11.2)

< 0.001

No

29,671

(91.5)

28,851

(90.6)

29,001

(90.4)

28,045

(89.3)

29,436

(88.8)

Initiation of specialist outpatient PC before death (days)

Subgroups

2016: n = 2,771

2017: n = 2,982

2018: n = 3,097

2019: n = 3,349

2020: n = 3,724

0–3

400

(14.4)

439

(14.7)

413

(13.3)

486

(14.5)

556

(14.9)

0.053

4–10

475

(17.1)

538

(18.0)

504

(16.3)

575

(17.2)

628

(16.9)

11–20

391

(14.1)

428

(14.4)

441

(14.2)

440

(13.1)

541

(14.5)

21–30

265

(9.6)

286

(9.6)

311

(10.0)

326

(9.7)

314

(8.4)

31–60

446

(16.1)

489

(16.4)

543

(17.5)

533

(15.9)

577

(15.5)

61–120

405

(14.6)

413

(13.8)

405

(13.1)

484

(14.5)

512

(13.7)

121–240

266

(9.6)

262

(8.8)

310

(10.0)

307

(9.2)

362

(9.7)

≥ 241

123

(4.4)

127

(4.3)

170

(5.5)

198

(5.9)

234

(6.3)

Intermediate level of outpatient PC**

Yes

-

158

(0.5)

1,350

(4.2)

1,491

(4.7)

1,715

(5.2)

-

No

-

31,675

(99.5)

30,748

(95.8)

29,903

(95.3)

31,445

(94.8)

Number of hospitalisations

0

7,611

(23.5)

6,811

(21.4)

7,042

(21.9)

6,887

(21.9)

8655

(26.1)

< 0.001

1

10,784

(33.2)

10,815

(34.0)

10,837

(33.8)

10,673

(34.0)

11.109

(33.5)

2–3

10,657

(32.8)

10,693

(33.6)

10,755

(33.5)

10,409

(33.2)

10,327

(31.1)

≥ 4

3,390

(10.4)

3,514

(11.0)

3,464

(10.8)

3,425

(10.9)

3,069

(9.3)

Number of treatment days in hospital

Subgroups

2016: n = 24,831

2017: n = 25,022

2018: n = 25,056

2019: n = 24,507

2020: n = 24,505

1–3

3,067

(12.4)

3,007

(12.0)

3,113

(12.4)

3,051

(12.4)

3,276

(13.4)

< 0.001

4–7

3,551

(14.3)

3,765

(15.0)

3,745

(14.9)

3,768

(15.4)

3,969

(16.2)

8–14

5,578

(22.5)

5,590

(22.3)

5,589

(22.3)

5,447

(22.2)

5,711

(23.3)

15–30

7,023

(28.3)

7,124

(28.5)

7,106

(28.4)

6,878

(28.1)

6,747

(27.5)

31–60

4,255

(17.1)

4,210

(16.8)

4,107

(16.4)

4,063

(16.6)

3,638

(14.8)

61–100

1,068

(4.3)

1,058

(4.2)

1,097

(4.4)

1,007

(4.1)

908

(3.7)

≥ 101

289

(1.2)

268

(1.1)

299

(1.2)

293

(1.2)

256

(1.0)

Death in hospital

Yes

15,021

(46.3)

15,184

(47.7)

15.182

(47.3)

14,692

(46.8)

14,407

(43.4)

< 0.001

No

17,421

(53.7)

16,649

(52.3)

16,916

(52.7)

16,702

(53.2)

18.753

(56.6)