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. 2020 Dec 21;106(8):780–785. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319700

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of children and young people with a life-limiting condition who died

Hospital Hospice Home Other or missing* Total
Cancer 3515 44 1075 14 3224 41 100 1 7914
Metabolic conditions 830 61 179 13 306 23 36 3 1351
Neurological conditions 3387 68 458 9 965 19 184 4 4994
Other conditions 530 71 73 10 92 12 51 7 746
Circulatory conditions 8276 81 425 4 917 9 621 6 10 239
Genitourinary conditions 1775 82 44 2 196 9 160 7 2175
Respiratory conditions 1766 82 69 3 243 11 86 4 2164
Haematological conditions 559 85 13 2 63 10 20 3 655
Congenital conditions 1074 86 20 2 105 8 46 4 1245
Gastrointestinal conditions 475 88 11 2 25 5 30 6 541
Perinatal conditions 6566 90 86 1 133 2 540 7 7325

*Combined due to small numbers.