End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Austria
Austria: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 48.5 Percentage of deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.
Analysis
Austria recorded 48.5 Percentage of deaths for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Austria peaked at 57 Percentage of deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.1 Percentage of deaths, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57 Percentage of deaths | — |
| 2001 | 56.6 Percentage of deaths | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.3 Percentage of deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.3 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.1 Percentage of deaths | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.7 Percentage of deaths | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8 Percentage of deaths | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.9 Percentage of deaths | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.6 Percentage of deaths | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.1 Percentage of deaths | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7 Percentage of deaths | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.7 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.6 Percentage of deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 51.1 Percentage of deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.3 Percentage of deaths | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 49.5 Percentage of deaths | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.6 Percentage of deaths | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.9 Percentage of deaths | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.6 Percentage of deaths | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.1 Percentage of deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 48.5 Percentage of deaths | +0.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 48.5 Percentage of deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.2 Percentage of deaths, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Austria's 48.5 Percentage of deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.85 Percentage of deaths, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.54 Percentage of deaths | 53.1 Percentage of deaths | 57 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.49 Percentage of deaths | 48.9 Percentage of deaths | 52.7 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3 Percentage of deaths | 48.1 Percentage of deaths | 48.5 Percentage of deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Austria?
- End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Austria was 48.5 Percentage of deaths in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 57 Percentage of deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 Percentage of deaths in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Austria ranks 8th out of 18 countries with data for 2021.
- Is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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