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Table 1 Percentage and total number of residents living in service areas of different driving times to palliative care units, palliative home care teams and palliative care advisory teams

From: Accessibility to specialist palliative care services in Germany: a geographical network analysis

Travel time (in minutes)

Palliative care

units

Palliative care advisory

teams

Specialist palliative home care teams

n

%

n

%

n

%

0–15

40,607,163

47.3

12,421,125

14.5

38,992,816

45.4

15–30

33,174,707

38.7

24,426,911

28.5

35,835,493

41.8

Subtotal 0–30

73,781,870

86.0

36,848,036

43.0

74,828,309

87.2

30–45

9,675,700

11.2

23,647,448

27.6

9,023,586

10.5

45–60

1,879,432

2.2

14,447,513

16.8

1,709,958

2.0

Subtotal 30–60

11,555,132

13.4

38,094,961

44.4

10,733,544

12.5

Subtotal ≥ 60

474.633

0.6

10,868,638

12.6

249.782

0.3

Total

85,811,635

100.00

85,811,635

100.00

85,811,635

100.00