Table 1.

Dementia-related mortality—underlying (n = 37 604) and multiple (n = 70 301) causes of death stratified by number, proportional mortality and place of death (2008–20)

Period	2008–11	2012–15	2016–19	2020	Period	2008–11	2012–15	2016–19	2020
Dementia—underlying cause of death (UCOD)					Dementia—multiple causes of death (MCOD)
Annual average of deaths (N)	2299	2760	3438	3621	Annual average of deaths (N)	4498	5203	6023	7406
Male (%)	31.2	30.8	31.4	31.5	Male (%)	31.7	31.4	32.2	33.1
Average age at death (SD)					Average age at death (SD)
Male	84.2 (6.59)	85.0 (6.60)	85.5 (6.44)	85.7 (6.36)	Male	84.3 (6.50)	84.9 (6.47)	85.5 (6.39)	85.6 (6.32)
Female	87.6 (6.54)	88.3 (6.29)	88.8 (6.18)	88.8 (6.35)	Female	87.6 (6.43)	88.2 (6.16)	88.7 (6.13)	88.8 (6.21)
Age-specific rate × 100 000					Age-specific rate × 100 000
Male
65–74 years	26.3	23.5	24.6	23.6	65–74 years	47.8	43.1	43.2	47.9
75–89 years	323.6	320.2	348	340.5	75–89 years	653.4	628.8	631.1	747.2
90 years and over	1785.20	1928.00	2090.90	2057.20	90 years and over	3459.80	3517.50	3713.00	4278.80
Female
65–74 years	20.4	17.6	19.9	21.2	65–74 years	35.3	30.9	32.4	40
75–89 years	341.8	353.9	385	384.3	75–89 years	672.9	678.7	682.7	780.9
90 years and over	2088.60	2254.30	2539.00	2565.20	90 years and over	4017.30	4109.60	4300.30	5050.90
Proportional mortality (%)					Proportional mortality (%)
Male	4.1	4.6	5.5	4.8	Male	8.1	8.8	9.9	10.3
Female	9	10.2	12	10.4	Female	14.6	15.7	17.1	17.7
Place of death (%)					Place of death (%)
At home	n.a.a	20.2	19.4	21.1	At home	n.a.	20.7	19.4	19.6
In the hospital	n.a.	39.6	38.3	34.2	In the hospital	n.a.	42.3	40.6	37.1
In nursing home	n.a.	36.9	38.6	42.3	In nursing home	n.a.	33.2	36.2	40.5
Other or missing	n.a.	3.3	3.6	2.5	Other or missing	n.a.	3.7	3.8	2.8

^an.a: data not available.