Time-to-Reflect-Report-2023-Irish-Hospice-Foundation

Table 3: Primary Cause of Death Reported by Participants

(All Participants)

Variable

%

N

Cancer

331

29.1%

Cardiac condition (e.g., Heart attack, Heart failure, or other disease of the heart or circulatory system)

198

17.4%

Confirmed COVID-19 infection

160

14.1%

Dementia

86

7.6%

Respiratory disease (e.g., Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD), Chronic bronchitis, Cystic Fibrosis)

55

4.8%

Unknown or Inconclusive

44

3.9%

Suicide

41

3.6%

Accident

32

2.8%

Stroke

31

2.7%

Age-Related, Unspecified

27

2.4%

Nervous system disorder (e.g., Motor Neuron Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease)

26

2.3%

Sepsis

23

2.0%

Suspected COVID-19 infection

16

1.4%

Other (e.g., pneumonia, organ failure, renal disease etc.)

66

5.9%

Total

1,136

100.0%

50

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