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QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths,* by Place of Death† — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2018
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May 15 2020
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(19):611Series: QuickStats -
Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:The percentage of deaths from all causes that occurred in a hospital decreased from 48.0% in 2000 to 35.1% in 2018. During that period, the percentage of deaths that occurred in the decedent’s home increased from 22.7% to 31.4%, and the percentage that occurred in a long-term care facility (hospice, nursing home, long-term care) increased from 22.9% to 26.8%.
Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 2000–2018. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.
Reported by: R. Henry Olaisen, PhD.
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Pubmed ID:32407304
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7238952
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