Table 1.
Distribution of place of death and other variables in the total adult death population from 2013 to 2019.
| Variables | Total (n = 599,137) | Home 19.4% a (n = 116,498) | Hospital 40.7% (n = 243,725) | Nursing home 37.7% (n = 225,849) | Other/unknown 2.2% (n = 13,065) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths per year | |||||
| 2013 | 83,750 | 15,532 (18.5%) | 35,027 (41.8%) | 31,497 (37.6%) | 1694 (2.0%) |
| 2014 | 83,053 | 15,497 (18.7%) | 34,675 (41.8%) | 31,226 (37.6%) | 1655 (2.0%) |
| 2015 | 85,440 | 16,480 (19.3%) | 35,050 (41.0%) | 32,178 (37.7%) | 1732 (2.0%) |
| 2016 | 86,158 | 17,079 (19.8%) | 35,342 (41.0%) | 31,860 (37.0%) | 1877 (2.2%) |
| 2017 | 87,799 | 17,191 (19.6%) | 35,389 (40.3%) | 33,302 (37.9%) | 1917 (2.2%) |
| 2018 | 88,033 | 17,386 (19.7%) | 34,943 (39.7%) | 33,555 (38.1%) | 2149 (2.4%) |
| 2019 | 84,904 | 17,333 (20.4%) | 33,299 (39.2%) | 32,231 (38.0%) | 2041 (2.4%) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 292,137 | 66,938 (22.9%) | 128,514 (44.0%) | 87,623 (30.0%) | 9062 (3.1%) |
| Female | 307,000 | 49,560 (16.1%) | 115,211 (37.5%) | 138,226 (45.0%) | 4003 (1.3%) |
| Age at death | |||||
| 18–29 | 4692 | 2032 (43.3%) | 1262 (26.9%) | 150 (3.2%) | 1248 (26.6%) |
| 30–39 | 4845 | 2206 (45.5%) | 1525 (31.5%) | 219 (4.5%) | 895 (18.5%) |
| 40–49 | 9755 | 3976 (40.8%) | 4060 (41.6%) | 558 (5.7%) | 1161 (11.9%) |
| 50–59 | 24,537 | 9164 (37.3%) | 11,535 (47.0%) | 2045 (8.3%) | 1793 (7.3%) |
| 60–69 | 65,355 | 21,099 (32.3%) | 33,076 (50.6%) | 8556 (13.1%) | 2624 (4.0%) |
| 70–79 | 130,665 | 30,968 (23.7%) | 65,345 (50.0%) | 31,471 (24.1%) | 2881 (2.2%) |
| 80–89 | 211,659 | 31,068 (14.7%) | 85,649 (40.5%) | 93,012 (43.9%) | 1930 (0.9%) |
| 90+ | 147,629 | 15,985 (10.8%) | 41,273 (28.0%) | 89,838 (60.9%) | 533 (0.4%) |
| Underlying cause of death | |||||
| Malignant neoplasms | 159,094 | 36,830 (23.1%) | 77,190 (48.5%) | 41,516 (26.1%) | 3558 (2.2%) |
| Circulatory diseases | 209,671 | 46,037 (22.0%) | 78,738 (37.6%) | 82,004 (39.1%) | 2892 (1.4%) |
| Digestive diseases | 19,146 | 2779 (14.5%) | 13,355 (69.8%) | 2894 (15.1%) | 118 (0.6%) |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 13,911 | 2021 (14.5%) | 4995 (35.9%) | 6812 (49.0%) | 83 (0.6%) |
| Respiratory diseases | 42,350 | 5618 (13.3%) | 25,157 (59.4%) | 11,366 (26.8%) | 209 (0.5%) |
| Endocrine or nutritional diseases | 17,512 | 4394 (25.1%) | 5954 (34.0%) | 7010 (40.0%) | 154 (0.9%) |
| Infectious diseases | 14,538 | 521 (3.6%) | 10,555 (72.6%) | 3437 (23.6%) | 25 (0.2%) |
| Mental and behavioural diseases | 3099 | 1043 (33.7%) | 553 (17.8%) | 1448 (46.7%) | 55 (1.8%) |
| Dementia, including senility | 65,478 | 2898 (4.4%) | 4753 (7.3%) | 57,756 (88.2%) | 71 (0.1%) |
| External causes of morbidity | 33,281 | 10,699 (32.1%) | 12,961 (38.9%) | 3930 (11.8%) | 5691 (17.1%) |
| Other diseases | 21,057 | 3658 (17.4%) | 9514 (45.2%) | 7676 (36.5%) | 209 (1.0%) |
| Marital status b | |||||
| Married | 193,947 | 40,936 (21.1%) | 96,767 (49.9%) | 51,849 (26.7%) | 4395 (2.3%) |
| Unmarried | 83,541 | 24,312 (29.1%) | 31,673 (37.9%) | 23,015 (27.5%) | 4541 (5.4%) |
| Widow | 222,925 | 28,507 (12.8%) | 73,896 (33.1%) | 118,895 (53.3%) | 1627 (0.7%) |
| Divorced | 98,465 | 22,646 (23.0%) | 41,296 (41.9%) | 32,070 (32.6%) | 2453 (2.5%) |
| Educational attainment b | |||||
| No formal or elementary education | 233,429 | 36,247 (15.5%) | 87,909 (37.7%) | 106,891 (45.8%) | 2382 (1.0%) |
| Lower secondary education | 52,189 | 12,600 (24.1%) | 21,534 (41.3%) | 16,032 (30.7%) | 2023 (3.9%) |
| Higher secondary education | 221,663 | 48,382 (21.8%) | 94,239 (42.5%) | 72,707 (32.8%) | 6335 (2.9%) |
| Higher education | 79,372 | 16,992 (21.4%) | 34,886 (44.0%) | 25,356 (31.9%) | 2138 (2.7%) |
| Birth country | |||||
| Sweden | 529,404 | 101,164 (19.1%) | 212,490 (40.1%) | 204,569 (38.6%) | 11,181 (2.1%) |
| Outside Sweden | 69,733 | 15,334 (22.0%) | 31,235 (44.8%) | 21,280 (30.5%) | 1884 (2.7%) |
| Living situation b | |||||
| Home | 447,628 | 107,994 (24.1%) | 211,644 (47.3%) | 116,118 (25.9%) | 11,872 (2.7%) |
| Nursing home | 109,683 | 3003 (2.7%) | 19,606 (17.9%) | 86,850 (79.2%) | 224 (0.2%) |
| Other | 12,260 | 2477 (20.2%) | 4920 (40.1%) | 4619 (37.7%) | 244 (2.0%) |
| Residing in urban area b | 532,435 | 99,206 (18.6%) | 214,674 (40.3%) | 207,647 (39.0%) | 10,908 (2.0%) |
| Residing in rural area b | 52,211 | 13,679 (26.2%) | 21,996 (42.1%) | 15,576 (29.8%) | 960 (1.8%) |
| Healthcare region b | |||||
| North region | 64,926 | 11,145 (17.2%) | 24,280 (37.4%) | 27,498 (42.4%) | 2003 (3.1%) |
| Uppsala-Örebro region | 136,991 | 26,757 (19.5%) | 56,154 (41.0%) | 51,704 (37.7%) | 2376 (1.7%) |
| Stockholm region | 107,992 | 19,033 (17.6%) | 49,247 (45.6%) | 36,333 (33.6%) | 3379 (3.1%) |
| West region | 109,165 | 20,821 (19.1%) | 43,465 (39.8%) | 42,755 (39.2%) | 2124 (1.9%) |
| South-east region | 69,483 | 15,198 (21.9%) | 24,818 (35.7%) | 28,478 (41.0%) | 989 (1.4%) |
| South region | 110,323 | 23,447 (21.3%) | 45,668 (41.4%) | 39,063 (35.4%) | 2145 (1.9%) |
| Household situation | |||||
| Single-person household | 322,180 | 57,966 (18.0%) | 112,985 (35.1%) | 146,197 (45.4%) | 5032 (1.6%) |
| Multi-person household | 274,388 | 57,931 (21.1%) | 129,852 (47.3%) | 78,862 (28.7%) | 7743 (2.8%) |
| Children <18 in the household | 18,118 | 4681 (25.8%) | 7919 (43.7%) | 4058 (22.4%) | 1460 (8.1%) |
| Potential palliative care needs c | 469,617 | 89,553 (19.1%) | 181,251 (38.6%) | 192,253 (40.9%) | 6560 (1.4%) |
| No. of hospital transfers during the last month of life | |||||
| None | 292,424 | 90,447 (30.9%) | 25,734 (8.8%) | 167,492 (57.3%) | 8751 (3.0%) |
| One transfer | 190,995 | 19,299 (10.1%) | 124,901 (65.4%) | 44,375 (23.2%) | 2420 (1.3%) |
| Two or more transfers | 115,718 | 6752 (5.8%) | 93,090 (80.4%) | 13,982 (12.1%) | 1894 (1.6%) |
| No. of visits to emergency facilities during the last month of life | |||||
| None | 400,877 | 97,033 (24.2%) | 108,017 (26.9%) | 184,989 (46.1%) | 10,838 (2.7%) |
| One unplanned healthcare visit | 152,003 | 14,405 (9.5%) | 103,150 (67.9%) | 32,768 (21.6%) | 1680 (1.1%) |
| Two or more unplanned healthcare visits | 46,257 | 5060 (10.9%) | 32,558 (70.4%) | 8092 (17.5%) | 547 (1.2%) |
| Palliative care diagnosis; ICD-code Z51.5 | 59,878 | 13,731 (22.9%) | 32,286 (53.9%) | 11,642 (19.4%) | 2219 (3.7%) |
| Cared for in specialized palliative care services at death d | 66,281 | 21,474 (32.4%) | 34,218 (51.6%) | 7124 (10.7%) | 3465 (5.2%) |
a
Percentages are row percentages.
b
Missing data: Marital status n = 259; educational attainment n = 12,484; living situation n = 41,826; urban area (or not) n = 258; healthcare region n = 257; household situation n = 2569.
c
Potential palliative care needs according to the Murtagh model.
d
In- and outpatient specialized palliative or hospice care services, or specialized palliative home care services.