QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2000–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), United States, 2000–2018
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Olaisen, R. Henry
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• 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 (U.S.)Underlying cause of death data, 2000–2018. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.
  
  Reported by: R. Henry Olaisen, PhD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(19):611
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  19
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88678/cdc_88678_DS1.pdf
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