Females | Males | Major cities | Outside of major cities | P-valuea (residence) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%)a | n (%)a | n (%) | n (%) | ||
n = 18,316 | n = 16,092 | n = 23,449 | n = 10,810 | ||
Cause of death | 0.002 | ||||
Disease of the circulatory system | 7580 (41) | 5753 (36) | 8926 (38) | 4373 (40) | |
Cancer | 3786 (21) | 4829 (30) | 5960 (25) | 2645 (24) | |
Disease of the respiratory system | 1549 (8) | 1578 (10) | 2168 (9) | 952 (9) | |
Dementia | 1176 (6) | 570 (4) | 1223 (5) | 523 (5) | |
Other known cause | 3651 (20) | 2874 (18) | 4483 (19) | 2029 (19) | |
Unknown cause | 574 (3) | 488 (3) | 689 (3) | 288 (3) | |
Place of death | < 0.0001 | ||||
Death recorded in inpatient settingb | 8889 (49) | 9548 (59) | 12,433 (53) | 5949 (55) | |
Dead on arrival at ED | 316 (2) | 519 (3) | 549 (2) | 284 (3) | |
Other/Not recorded | 9111 (50) | 6025 (37) | 10,467 (45) | 4577 (42) | |
For cancer deaths: | n = 3786 | n = 4829 | n = 5960 | n = 2645 | < 0.0001 |
Inpatient settingb | 2467 (65) | 3427 (71) | 4051 (68) | 1835 (70) | |
Home | 503 (13) | 642 (13) | 756 (13) | 389 (15) | |
Nursing home | 637 (17) | 603 (12) | 919 (15) | 321 (12) | |
Unknown place of death | 179 (5) | 157 (3) | 234 (4) | 100 (4) | |
n = 18,316 | n = 16,092 | n = 23,449 | n = 10,810 | ||
Resident in RACF prior to deathc | 6080 (33) | 4382 (27) | 7475 (32) | 2971 (27) | < 0.0001 |
Hospital usage | |||||
At least one hospital episode (%) | 14,338 (78) | 14,028 (87) | 19,421 (83) | 8875 (82) | 0.10 |
- Excluding terminal episode (%) | 11,419 (62) | 11,549 (72) | 15,895 (68) | 7032 (65) | < 0.0001 |
Median no. of episodes (IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.001d |
Median days in hospital per person (IQR) | 14 (2–38) | 21 (5–45) | 17 (3–41) | 16 (3–42) | 0.31 |
> 3 months in hospital (%) | 1167 (6) | 1129 (7) | 1386 (6) | 906 (8) | < 0.0001 |
Had an episode > 30 days (%) | 3586 (20) | 3534 (22) | 4799 (20) | 2311 (21) | 0.05 |
Spent time in ICU (%) | 1397 (8) | 1842 (11) | 2343 (10) | 887 (8) | < 0.0001 |
Restricted Palliative care definitione (%) | 2086 (11) | 2402 (15) | 3631 (15) | 851 (8) | < 0.0001 |
Broader Palliative care definitionf (%) | 3348 (18) | 3821 (24) | 5257 (22) | 1901 (18) | < 0.0001 |
ED presentationsg | n = 11,618 | n = 9928 | n = 20,296 | n = 1245 | |
At least one ED presentation (%) | 8849 (76) | 8268 (83) | 16,099 (79) | 1017 (82) | 0.04 |
- Excluding terminal presentation (%) | 8564 (74) | 7887 (79) | 15,473 (76) | 977 (78) | 0.07 |
Median no. of presentations (IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.001 |
> 3 ED presentations (%) | 1668 (14) | 1947 (20) | 3357 (17) | 258 (21) | 0.0001 |