TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000-2018 JO - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report SP - 611 EP - 611 VL - 69 IS - 19 N2 -

The percentage of deaths from all causes that occurred in a hospital decreased from 48.0% in 2000 to 35.1% in 2018. During that period, the percentage of deaths that occurred in the decedent’s home increased from 22.7% to 31.4%, and the percentage that occurred in a long-term care facility (hospice, nursing home, long-term care) increased from 22.9% to 26.8%. Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 2000–2018. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

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