Iceland vs Japan: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 66.2 Percentage of deaths against 64.4 Percentage of deaths in Iceland, a difference of 1.8 Percentage of deaths.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 18 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.37 Percentage of deaths | 84.18 Percentage of deaths | 30.81 Percentage of deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 56.96 Percentage of deaths | 78.05 Percentage of deaths | 21.09 Percentage of deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.62 Percentage of deaths | 67.75 Percentage of deaths | 4.12 Percentage of deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 66.2 Percentage of deaths against 64.4 Percentage of deaths in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between Iceland and Japan?
- 1.8 Percentage of deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Iceland ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st 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