Table 3.

Continuous deep sedation in Switzerland 2013, by language region

Regions	German-speaking		French-speaking		Italian-speaking
Non-sudden expected deaths	N = 2256		N = 992		N = 430
	%a	95% CI	%a	95% CI	%a	95% CI
Continuous deep sedation until death (CDS)	24.5%	(22.3–26.3)	26.9%	(24.2–29.7)	34.4%	(30.1–39.0)
- CDS without end-of-life decision	1.6%	(1.2–2.2)	3.2%	(2.2–4.5)	5.1%	(3.4–7.6)
- CDS combined with end-of-life decision	22.8%	(21.1–25.6)	23.7%	(21.2–26.5)	29.3%	(25.2–33.8)

^a100% = all non-sudden expected deaths; percentages weighted to region-sex-age-specific response rates