Table 1.
Deaths in hospital, 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000, England
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Males
|
Females
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | No (%) | Cumulative %* | No (%) | Cumulative %* |
| 0-4† | 771 (0.63) | 100 | 636 (0.48) | 100 |
| 5-9 | 82 (0.07) | 99.38 | 75 (0.06) | 99.51 |
| 10-14 | 112 (0.09) | 99.31 | 106 (0.08) | 99.45 |
| 15-19 | 263 (0.21) | 99.22 | 148 (0.11) | 99.37 |
| 20-24 | 301 (0.25) | 99.01 | 198 (0.15) | 99.26 |
| 25-29 | 349 (0.29) | 98.76 | 301 (0.23) | 99.11 |
| 30-34 | 548 (0.45) | 98.47 | 421 (0.32) | 98.88 |
| 35-39 | 753 (0.62) | 98.02 | 670 (0.51) | 98.56 |
| 40-44 | 1096 (0.90) | 97.40 | 998 (0.76) | 98.05 |
| 45-49 | 1827 (1.49) | 96.50 | 1579 (1.20) | 97.29 |
| 50-54 | 3212 (2.62) | 95.01 | 2556 (1.95) | 96.09 |
| 55-59 | 4505 (3.68) | 92.39 | 3382 (2.57) | 94.14 |
| 60-64 | 7311 (5.97) | 88.71 | 5238 (3.99) | 91.57 |
| 65-69 | 11780 (9.62) | 82.74 | 8288 (6.31) | 87.58 |
| 70-74 | 18007 (14.71) | 73.12 | 13844 (10.54) | 81.27 |
| 75-79 | 25191 (20.58) | 58.41 | 22723 (17.30) | 70.73 |
| 80-84 | 20568 (16.80) | 37.83 | 23361 (17.78) | 53.43 |
| 85-89 | 17276 (14.11) | 21.03 | 26190 (19.94) | 35.65 |
| 90-94 | 7043 (5.75) | 6.92 | 15779 (12.01) | 15.71 |
| 95 and over | 1427 (1.17) | 1.17 | 4864 (3.70) | 3.70 |
| Total | 122422(100) | 131357(100) | ||
Source: Hospital episode statistics, Department of Health.
*
Cumulative percentage is presented so that the percentage of hospital deaths arising at increasing age thresholds is readily apparent. For example, in men 58.41% of all in-hospital deaths occur in those aged 75 and over.
†
Excludes newborns.