TABLE 2.

Utilization and spending by country during 30, 90, and 180 days before death

	Utilization						Spending [in US$]
	Acute hospital admissions	Days in hospital	Emergency department visits	Specialist visits	Primary care visits	Drug prescriptions	Hospital spending	Emergency department spending	Specialist spending	Primary care spending	Drug spending
30 days before death
Australia	0.45	4.2	0.07	0.78	2.1	2.0	6937	39	112	107	120
Canada	0.84	9.2	0.16	0.78	2.5	6.6	11,611	60	94	187	219
England	0.94	12.7	0.08	0.40	2.1	6.0	7982	48	83	87	212
Germany	0.93	9.6	‐	0.58	0.6	3.6	8094	‐	88	102	238
New Zealand	0.68	4.9	0.03	0.13	‐	8.7	4942	8	21	‐	143
Spain	1.03	14.8	1.05	2.10	2.7	5.2	9089	226	284	174	236
United States	0.77	5.4	0.24	0.71	0.3	3.6	11,109	276	241	87	267
90 days before death
Australia	0.97	8.7	0.16	1.73	5.2	4.4	13,805	79	209	247	372
Canada	1.28	17.1	0.40	2.14	5.9	10.1	19,356	135	242	389	648
England	1.54	24.2	0.18	1.40	4.7	10.0	12,909	97	259	187	660
Germany	1.51	19.5	‐	1.61	1.5	7.9	14,092	‐	249	318	688
New Zealand	1.18	9.7	0.08	0.46	‐	13.1	9485	19	88	‐	323
Spain	1.38	21.7	1.68	4.22	6.8	9.1	13,802	363	467	423	609
United States	1.31	9.7	0.52	2.29	1.0	7.5	18,867	625	977	321	914
180 days before death
Australia	1.56	13.3	0.28	2.85	9.4	7.3	20,200	129	329	422	722
Canada	1.72	24.0	0.70	4.15	9.5	12.7	25,839	229	456	626	1291
England	2.20	32.5	0.31	2.65	7.9	12.2	16,503	158	504	312	1325
Germany	2.07	27.5	‐	3.13	2.8	10.8	18,931	‐	492	594	1274
New Zealand	1.64	13.1	0.15	0.95	‐	15.8	12,827	33	190	‐	576
Spain	1.71	26.6	2.24	6.40	11.7	10.9	17,427	483	689	712	1193
United States	1.80	13.2	0.82	4.66	2.2	10.4	25,336	997	2156	696	1923