Profile of adult decedents who died between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2017, in Ontario, Canada
| Characteristic | End-of-life trajectory; no. (%) of decedents* | Total cohort n = 359 559 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal illness n = 124 995 | Organ failure n = 119 804 | Frailty n = 74 750 | Sudden death n = 19 023 | Other n = 20 987 | ||
| Age at death, yr | ||||||
| 18–44 | 3031 (2.4) | 3120 (2.6) | 817 (1.1) | 5550 (29.2) | 997 (4.8) | 13 515 (3.8) |
| 45–54 | 8116 (6.5) | 5953 (5.0) | 2536 (3.4) | 3257 (17.1) | 1081 (5.2) | 20 943 (5.8) |
| 55–64 | 21 053 (16.8) | 13 978 (11.7) | 6861 (9.2) | 3145 (16.5) | 1978 (9.4) | 47 015 (13.1) |
| 65–74 | 32 901 (26.3) | 22 253 (18.6) | 11 903 (15.9) | 2247 (11.8) | 3068 (14.6) | 72 372 (20.1) |
| 75–84 | 35 864 (28.7) | 33 471 (27.9) | 20 006 (26.8) | 2291 (12.0) | 5416 (25.8) | 97 048 (27.0) |
| 85–94 | 22 000 (17.6) | 34 982 (29.2) | 26 472 (35.4) | 2204 (11.6) | 6923 (33.0) | 92 581 (25.7) |
| ≥ 95 | 2030 (1.6) | 6047 (5.0) | 6155 (8.2) | 329 (1.7) | 1524 (7.3) | 16 085 (4.5) |
| Mean ± SD | 72.6 ± 12.9 | 76.6 ± 14.1 | 79.8 ± 12.9 | 57.4 ± 21.0 | 77.2 ± 15.9 | 74.9 ± 14.9 |
| Median (IQR) | 74 (64–82) | 79 (68–87) | 83 (72–89) | 56 (41–75) | 82 (69–89) | 78 (66–86) |
| Sex, female | 59 222 (47.4) | 56 749 (47.4) | 33 795 (45.2) | 6671 (35.1) | 10 326 (49.2) | 166 763 (46.4) |
| Rural residence | 17 393 (13.9) | 17 033 (14.2) | 9209 (12.3) | 2427 (12.8) | 2346 (11.2) | 48 408 (13.5) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 28 334 (22.7) | 31 063 (25.9) | 19 220 (25.7) | 5604 (29.5) | 5439 (25.9) | 89 660 (24.9) |
| 2 | 27 290 (21.8) | 26 817 (22.4) | 16 671 (22.3) | 4075 (21.4) | 4653 (22.2) | 79 506 (22.1) |
| 3 | 24 547 (19.6) | 22 890 (19.1) | 14 243 (19.1) | 3418 (18.0) | 4045 (19.3) | 69 143 (19.2) |
| 4 | 22 408 (17.9) | 20 171 (16.8) | 12 344 (16.5) | 2954 (15.5) | 3452 (16.4) | 61 329 (17.1) |
| 5 (highest) | 22 167 (17.7) | 18 555 (15.5) | 12 056 (16.1) | 2904 (15.3) | 3344 (15.9) | 59 026 (16.4) |
| Illness history | ||||||
| Cancer | 117 942 (94.4) | 30 615 (25.6) | 15 690 (21.0) | 2831 (14.9) | 5864 (27.9) | 172 942 (48.1) |
| CHF | 23 316 (18.7) | 53 610 (44.7) | 32 280 (43.2) | 2589 (13.6) | 7928 (37.8) | 119 723 (33.3) |
| COPD | 25 733 (20.6) | 38 608 (32.2) | 18 646 (24.9) | 2351 (12.4) | 5134 (24.5) | 90 472 (25.2) |
| Renal disease | 27 435 (21.9) | 41 726 (34.8) | 23 054 (30.8) | 2606 (13.7) | 6983 (33.3) | 101 804 (28.3) |
Note: CHF = congestive heart failure, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless stated otherwise.