Croatia vs Iceland: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital

Croatia
48.6 Percentage of deaths
in 2023
Iceland
64.4 Percentage of deaths
in 2024
Croatia rank
2nd
Iceland rank
2nd

End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital over time

  • Croatia
  • Iceland
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 64.4 Percentage of deaths against 48.6 Percentage of deaths in Croatia, a difference of 15.8 Percentage of deaths.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 2nd of 3 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Iceland Difference Ahead
2010s 49.05 Percentage of deaths 63.6 Percentage of deaths 14.55 Percentage of deaths Iceland
2020s 48.9 Percentage of deaths 63.62 Percentage of deaths 14.73 Percentage of deaths Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, Croatia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 64.4 Percentage of deaths against 48.6 Percentage of deaths in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between Croatia and Iceland?
15.8 Percentage of deaths, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Iceland rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
Croatia ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 2nd of 3 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital
Unit
Percentage of deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
26 places, 340 data points, 2000–2024
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End of Life Care (EC) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on the quality of care provided to people who are near the end of life. End of life care is a key indicator of healthcare quality, as high rates of hospital or acute care deaths, and frequent unplanned hospital readmissions in the final months of life may reflect gaps in access to and adequacy of community-based or palliative care. The database includes indicators on deaths occurring in inpatient acute care and hospital settings, and on the proportion of patients with unplanned readmissions during the last 30 or 180 days of life. These indicators focus on individuals who die due to conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and dementia. Indicators are reported as crude rates. For further information, please consult: The HCQO Definitions document provides indicator definitions and calculation methodologies of HCQO indicators The Sources and Methods survey on End of Life Care (EC) provides detailed country-specific information The OECD’s Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) Framework outlines how HCQO indicators relate to the OECD’s HSPA domains of Access, Quality and People’s needs and preferences