Korea vs Netherlands: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital

Korea
38.6 Percentage of deaths
in 2023
Netherlands
21.2 Percentage of deaths
in 2023
Korea rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
5th

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

  • Korea
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 38.6 Percentage of deaths against 21.2 Percentage of deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 17.4 Percentage of deaths.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
2010s 41.17 Percentage of deaths 22.83 Percentage of deaths 18.33 Percentage of deaths Korea
2020s 39.4 Percentage of deaths 22.17 Percentage of deaths 17.23 Percentage of deaths Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, Korea or Netherlands?
Korea, at 38.6 Percentage of deaths against 21.2 Percentage of deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between Korea and Netherlands?
17.4 Percentage of deaths, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
Korea ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 3 groups.
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