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Table 2 Descriptive statistics (decedents’ characteristics, excluding deaths in ‘other places’; years 2003–2011)

From: Relationship of place of death with care capacity and accessibility: a multilevel population study of system effects on place of death in Norway

 

Place of death

Home

Hospital

Nursing home

Total

N

55,668

141,091

155,148

351,907

%

15.8

40.1

44.1

100.0

Year % p10–p90

14.9–16.5

36.4–42.5

40.9–48.5

 

Municipality % p10–p90

11.9–21.2

27.3–45.7

37.9–56.7

 

Hospital district % p10–p90%

13.5–17.9

36.1–42.8

40.6–48.1

 
 

%

%

%

%

Gender = Women

41.8

47.2

62.0

52.9

Gender = Men

58.2

52.8

38.0

47.1

Age = 0–49 years

10.4

5.7

0.6

4.2

Age = 50–59 years

11.2

7.4

1.6

5.4

Age = 60–69 years

16.8

14.5

4.7

10.5

Age = 70–79 years

22.7

24.9

15.5

20.4

Age = 80–89 years

28.8

37.0

46.9

40.1

Age = 90+ years

10.1

10.6

30.8

19.4

Marital status = Married

36.4

43.6

25.9

34.7

Marital status = Widowed

30.1

34.3

56.3

43.4

Marital status = Divorced

15.0

10.4

7.1

9.7

Marital status = Unmarried

18.5

11.6

10.7

12.3

CoD = Cancer

19.7

33.8

24.4

27.4

CoD = Dementia

2.2

0.6

12.5

6.1

CoD = Circulation

40.3

34.5

34.2

35.3

CoD = Respiratory

7.7

10.1

10.7

10.0

CoD = External

11.8

4.8

2.8

5.0

CoD = Other

18.3

16.2

15.3

16.1

  1. p10 10th percentile, p90 90th percentile, CoD cause of death