Denmark vs Sweden: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 37.9 Percentage of deaths against 35.3 Percentage of deaths in Denmark, a difference of 2.6 Percentage of deaths.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 18 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.04 Percentage of deaths | 36.94 Percentage of deaths | 11.1 Percentage of deaths | Denmark |
| 2010s | 44.38 Percentage of deaths | 38.64 Percentage of deaths | 5.74 Percentage of deaths | Denmark |
| 2020s | 37.73 Percentage of deaths | 38.05 Percentage of deaths | 0.325 Percentage of deaths | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 37.9 Percentage of deaths against 35.3 Percentage of deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between Denmark and Sweden?
- 2.6 Percentage of deaths, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Denmark ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 18 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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About this data
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