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

Malta
57.9 Percentage of deaths
in 2022
Netherlands
21.2 Percentage of deaths
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Netherlands rank
5th

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

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 57.9 Percentage of deaths against 21.2 Percentage of deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 36.7 Percentage of deaths.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.7 times Netherlands's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 18 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
2010s 57.5 Percentage of deaths 22.8 Percentage of deaths 34.7 Percentage of deaths Malta
2020s 55.53 Percentage of deaths 22.5 Percentage of deaths 33.03 Percentage of deaths Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, Malta or Netherlands?
Malta, at 57.9 Percentage of deaths against 21.2 Percentage of deaths in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between Malta and Netherlands?
36.7 Percentage of deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 5th 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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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