End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in New Zealand
New Zealand: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 32.2 Percentage of deaths in 2018. ▼ Falling
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in New Zealand, 2005–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.
Analysis
In 2018, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in New Zealand stood at 32.2 Percentage of deaths. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in New Zealand peaked at 38.4 Percentage of deaths in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32.2 Percentage of deaths, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.6 Percentage of deaths | — |
| 2006 | 38.3 Percentage of deaths | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4 Percentage of deaths | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 38.1 Percentage of deaths | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.3 Percentage of deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38 Percentage of deaths | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.5 Percentage of deaths | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 35 Percentage of deaths | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 34.5 Percentage of deaths | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.7 Percentage of deaths | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.6 Percentage of deaths | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 32.4 Percentage of deaths | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.9 Percentage of deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.2 Percentage of deaths | -2.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 32.2 Percentage of deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.85 Percentage of deaths, 73% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.14 Percentage of deaths | 37.6 Percentage of deaths | 38.4 Percentage of deaths | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.31 Percentage of deaths | 32.2 Percentage of deaths | 38 Percentage of deaths | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in New Zealand?
- End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in New Zealand was 32.2 Percentage of deaths in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4 Percentage of deaths in 2007.
- What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2 Percentage of deaths in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 18 countries with data for 2018.
- Is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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