End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Iceland
Iceland: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 64.4 Percentage of deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Iceland stood at 64.4 Percentage of deaths.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Iceland peaked at 65.1 Percentage of deaths in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7 Percentage of deaths, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5 Percentage of deaths | — |
| 2001 | 55.9 Percentage of deaths | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 55.3 Percentage of deaths | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 55 Percentage of deaths | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.7 Percentage of deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.6 Percentage of deaths | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 52.8 Percentage of deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.2 Percentage of deaths | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51 Percentage of deaths | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 50.7 Percentage of deaths | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.5 Percentage of deaths | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 53.3 Percentage of deaths | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 52.3 Percentage of deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.8 Percentage of deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.3 Percentage of deaths | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 58 Percentage of deaths | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 59 Percentage of deaths | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.2 Percentage of deaths | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1 Percentage of deaths | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 64.1 Percentage of deaths | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 63 Percentage of deaths | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.7 Percentage of deaths | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.7 Percentage of deaths | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.1 Percentage of deaths | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 64.4 Percentage of deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.37 Percentage of deaths | 50.7 Percentage of deaths | 55.9 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.96 Percentage of deaths | 51.5 Percentage of deaths | 64.1 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.78 Percentage of deaths | 62.7 Percentage of deaths | 65.1 Percentage of deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Japan 66.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 1 Lithuania 64.7 Percentage of deaths compare
- 2 Estonia 55.5 Percentage of deaths compare
- 2 Croatia 48.6 Percentage of deaths compare
- 3 Israel 62.7 Percentage of deaths compare
- 3 Latvia 48 Percentage of deaths compare
- 4 Slovenia 47.9 Percentage of deaths compare
- 4 Luxembourg 58.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 5 Netherlands 21.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 5 Malta 57.9 Percentage of deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Iceland?
- End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Iceland was 64.4 Percentage of deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1 Percentage of deaths in 2023.
- What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 Percentage of deaths in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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