Figure 2
The proportion of decedents who died in hospital (light blue bars), were admitted to intensive care units in the last 30 days of life (dark blue lines with markers) or had any alternate level of care designation in the last 30 days of life (red lines with markers), among decedents who received inpatient palliative care in the year prior to death, by receipt of inpatient palliative care prior to or after the last 30 days of life, 2010 to 2014
Data table for Figure 2
| % who died in hospital | % admitted to ICU (last 30 days of life) | % with ALC bed use (last 30 days of life) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| percent | |||
| Palliative care initiated in the last 30 days of life | |||
| British Columbia | 75.0 | 3.0 | 13.3 |
| Alberta | 90.7 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 86.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Manitoba | 98.4 | 3.7 | 6.7 |
| Ontario | 91.2 | 7.6 | 18.3 |
| New Brunswick | 96.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 95.6 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 89.2 | 4.2 | 15.7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 96.0 | 5.8 | 10.9 |
| Palliative care initiated prior to the last 30 days of life | |||
| British Columbia | 38.0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| Alberta | 62.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 5.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 50.6 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Manitoba | 88.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 6.7 |
| Ontario | 58.6 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| New Brunswick | 69.8 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 4.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 67.0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.3 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 10.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 81.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
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F too unreliable to be published Notes: ICU=intensive care unit; ALC=alternate level of care. Sources: Canadian Vital Statistics Deaths Database, excluding decedents in Quebec and the territories, 2010 to 2014; Discharge Abstract Database, fiscal years 2009 to 2014. |
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