Table 3.

Number of days spent in hospital in the year, two years (cumulative), and three years (cumulative) before death, England, 1999-2000

	One year before death		Two years before death		Three years before death
Age group	Mean (SD)	Median (interquartile range)	Mean (SD)	Median (interquartile range)	Mean (SD)	Median (interquartile range)
0-4	28.4 (49.0)	7 (1-32)	31.1 (54.3)	8 (1-34)	32.2 (56.9)	8 (1-35)
5-15	32.6 (54.8)	8 (1-39)	42.5 (82.0)	9 (2-54)	50.5 (102.0)	10 (2-61.5)
16-24	31.2 (52.1)	8 (2-37)	38.9 (69.1)	9 (2-46)	43.4 (79.9)	10 (2-50)
25-44	32.3 (47.8)	16 (4-40)	39.3 (65.2)	18 (5-48)	43.2 (77.4)	20 (5-51)
45-64	29.4 (38.4)	18 (6-38)	34.8 (50.7)	21 (7-44)	37.9 (58.1)	22 (8-47)
65-84	29.9 (39.1)	18 (6-39)	35.3 (51.5)	21 (7-45)	38.6 (58.3)	23 (8-49)
≥85	30.0 (38.4)	18 (6-40)	34.9 (50.4)	21 (7-46)	38.2 (57.6)	23 (8-49)
Total	29.9 (39.2)	18 (6-39)	35.2 (51.6)	21 (7-45)	38.5 (58.7)	23 (8-49)

Source: Hospital episode statistics, Department of Health.