New Zealand vs Switzerland: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital

New Zealand
32.2 Percentage of deaths
in 2018
Switzerland
31.2 Percentage of deaths
in 2021
New Zealand rank
16th
Switzerland rank
17th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 32.2 Percentage of deaths against 31.2 Percentage of deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 1 Percentage of deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 18 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher end-of-life care — deaths in hospital, New Zealand or Switzerland?
New Zealand, at 32.2 Percentage of deaths against 31.2 Percentage of deaths in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in end-of-life care — deaths in hospital between New Zealand and Switzerland?
1 Percentage of deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
New Zealand ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 17th 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
Last refreshed

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