Table 2.
Place of death of people dying from Parkinson’s disease (N = 34,430)
| Belgium | France | Italy | Spain (Andalusia) | Hungary | Czech Republic | New Zealand | USA | Canada | Mexico | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places of death * | |||||||||||
| Hospital | 26.9 | 39.7 | 31.3 | 38.1 | 60.2 | 39.1 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 42.4 | 24.1 | 74.7 |
| Home | 20.8 | 33.4 | 51.0 | 46.0 | _ | 16.3 | 5.9 | 23.8 | 5.9 | 73.0 | 20.6 |
| LTC-setting | 51.7 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 15.1 | _ | 43.5 | 71.3 | 49.7 | 47.6 | _ | 4.5 |
| Other | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 39.8 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
‘-‘ in cells represents that this information was not available in the country’s death certificate data. Percentages are valid column percentages.
Abbreviation: LTC Long Term Care.
*USA and New Zealand were the only countries where the death certificate data provided detail on hospice as a place of death. In the USA 4.0% died in a hospice; in New Zealand this was 0.0%.