NELS-National-Report-2023

Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023

Figure 5.4 shows participants’ overall experiences of care and support, broken down by their age and gender. 51 In total, 84.4% of males had a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ overall experience of care and support, compared with 78.0% of females. In terms of age groups, participants aged 18-29 years were most likely to report a ‘fair to poor’ experience (9 of 31 people or 29.0%), while participants aged 90+ years were most likely to report a ‘very good’ experience (14 of 20 people or 70.0%).

Figure 5.4 Participants’ overall experiences of care and support by age and gender

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

41.9%

29.0%

29.0%

18-29 years

43.4%

28.7%

27.9%

30-39 years

46.6%

29.4%

24.1%

40-49 years

52.8%

25.0%

22.2%

50-59 years

62.1%

21.7%

16.2%

60-69 years

62.4%

20.8%

16.8%

70-79 years

60.1%

19.8%

20.2%

80-89 years

70.0%

15.0%

15.0%

90+ years

59.0%

25.4%

15.6%

Male

54.8%

23.2%

22.0%

Female

Fair to poor (0 to 6)

Good (7 to 8)

Very good (9 to 10)

Figure 5.5 shows participants’ overall experiences of care and support by their relationship to the person who died.

51 A small number of participants selected ‘Other’ (n=4) or ‘Prefer not to say’ (n=3) when asked about their gender.

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