Table 4. Estimated outcomes among people living and dying with palliative care-relevant diseases aged 50+ in Ireland to 2046, as a proportion of total outcomes among those aged 50+.
| 2016 | 2026 | 2036 | 2046 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Living with a disease associated with
palliative care need |
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| Proportion of population aged 50+ | 20% | 21% | 22% | 24% |
| Disability burden | 39% | 42% | 44% | 46% |
| Pain burden | 25% | 26% | 27% | 28% |
| GP visits | 29% | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| ED admissions | 37% | 39% | 39% | 39% |
| Inpatient admissions | 34% | 35% | 36% | 37% |
| Home health hours | 46% | 45% | 42% | 38% |
|
Dying with a disease indicating
palliative care need |
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| Proportion of population aged 50+ | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Disability burden | 25% | 22% | 21% | 21% |
| Pain burden | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| GP visits | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| ED admissions | 15% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Inpatient admissions | 10% | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| Home health hours | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% |
For full details of each outcome, see Methods>Outcome variables. ‘Living with’ = live the entirety of a given year; ‘Dying with’ = die within a given year; all data points represent the outcome total in a given year for a given population as a proportion of total outcome in all people aged 50+ in Ireland.