Table 4.

The cause of death and location of death for each cause, in veterans with ALS, 2010–2021.

The underlying cause of death	Home		Nursing home		Hospital
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Respiratory diseases	37	52.11	5	71.42	1	100.00
Cardiovascular diseases or stroke	6	8.45	1	14.29	0	0.00
Metabolic diseases	3	4.23	0	0.00	0	0.00
ALS	19	26.76	1	14.29	0	0.00
Unknown	6	8.45	0	0.0	0	0.00
Total	71	100.00	7	100.00	1	100.00

ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.