Table 3 Average costs in the last year of life vs costs for those still living
From: Costs of inpatient hospitalisations in the last year of life in older New Zealanders: a cohort study
Age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80–82 | 82–84 | 84–86 | 86–88 | 88–90 | 90–92 | Total | |
All ethnic groups/genders | |||||||
Last year of life | 18,447 (14) | 16,268 (30) | 21,980 (77) | 14,890 (122) | 17,395 (111) | 15,618 (81) | 16,816 (454) |
Not last year of life | 1940 (863) | 2258 (833) | 2293 (756) | 2199 (585) | 1520 (417) | 1755 (305) | 2073 (863) |
Ratio | 9.5 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
Māori men | |||||||
Last year of life | 18,175 (10) | 15,247 (20) | 19,758 (30) | 20,094 (12) | 12,334 (17) | 17,044 (8) | 16,475 (106) |
Not last year of life | 2724 (152) | 2913 (132) | 2766 (102) | 3236 (76) | 2382 (39) | 4098 (18) | 2873 (152) |
Ratio | 6.7 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
Māori women | |||||||
Last year of life | 19,127 (4) | 18,310 (10) | 18,322 (19) | 13,988 (31) | 21,739 (20) | 9766 (13) | 15,764 (107) |
Not last year of life | 2111 (213) | 1597 (203) | 1745 (184) | 1742 (118) | 3015 (61) | 2429 (30) | 1906 (213) |
Ratio | 9.1 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
Non-Māori men | |||||||
Last year of life | – | – | 34,131 (17) | 16,387 (39) | 21,042 (42) | 16,329 (28) | 20,320 (126) |
Not last year of life | – | – | 3113 (216) | 2847 (177) | 1428 (135) | 1160 (107) | 2375 (233) |
Ratio | – | – | 11.0 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 8.6 |
Non-Māori women | |||||||
Last year of life | – | – | 15,575 (11) | 12,570 (40) | 12,581 (32) | 17,018 (32) | 14,098 (115) |
Not last year of life | – | – | 1810 (254) | 1562 (214) | 967 (182) | 1551 (150) | 1608 (265) |
Ratio | – | – | 8.6 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 8.8 |