Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Figure 4.13 shows overall experiences by age and gender of the person who died. 48 In total, 87.4% of males and 90.1% of females had a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ overall experience. In terms of age groups, the relatives or friends of those who died aged 18 to 59 years were most likely to rate the overall experience of care as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ overall.
Figure 4.13 Overall experiences of care at the end of life by age and gender
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
78.4%
12.9%
8.7%
18 to 59 years
74.5%
11.7%
13.8%
60 to 69 years
72.8%
15.0%
12.2%
70 to 79 years
70.6%
16.8%
12.6%
80 to 89 years
78.2%
14.8%
7.0%
90+ years
71.8%
15.5%
12.6%
Male
75.5%
14.6%
9.9%
Female
Fair to poor (0 to 6)
Good (7 to 8)
Very good (9 to 10)
Figure 4.14 shows overall experiences of care at the end of life by the illnesses of the person who died. Participants who did not know what illness their friend or relative had in the last hours and days of their life were most likely to report a ‘fair to poor’ experience (9 of 46 people or 19.6%), while those whose relative or friend had dementia were least likely (102 of 1,086 people or 9.4%) to do so. Participants who said their relative or friend had cancer were most likely to report a ‘very good’ experience (1,157 of 1,510 people or 76.6%).
48 A small number of bereaved relatives selected ‘Other’ (n=4 selected ‘good’ or ‘’very good experience) or ‘Prefer not to say’ (n=3 selected good) when asked about the gender of the person who died.
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