Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
The majority of people (61.8%, n=2,660) were 80 years of age or older when they died, and had been ill for at least one month (75.6%, n=3362). Figure 1.5 shows the age and gender of the people who died. 13 Figure 1.6 shows the illnesses that people who died had in their last days and hours of life, while Figure 1.7 shows how long they had been ill before they died.
Figure 1.5 Age and gender of people who died
GENDER
60
AGE GROUP
52.0%
47.8%
50
38.0%
40
30
23.8%
22.1%
20
10.2%
10
5.9%
0
18 to 59 years
60 to 69 years
70 to 79 years
80 to 89 years
90+ years years
Male
Female
Figure 1.6 Illnesses in the last hours and days of life
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
1,606
Cancer
242
Covid-19
1,137
Dementia
1,069
Heart condition
663
Influenza or pneumonia
760
Lung condition
410
End stage renal disease
441
Neurological condition
63
Don't know
864
Something else
13 Participants who responded ‘Other’ (0.1% or n=5) or ‘Prefer not to say’ (0.1% or n=3) are not included in Figure 1.5.
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