Demographic characteristics of Ontario decedents, Apr. 1, 2004, to Mar. 31, 2015 (fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2014)
| Characteristic | Location of death; % of decedents* | Standardized difference‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All locations n = 962 462 | In hospital n = 433 074 | Out of hospital n = 529 388† | ||
| Age at death, yr, mean ± SD | 76.3 ± 14.8 | 75.8 ± 13.5 | 76.6 ± 15.8 | 0.06 |
| Age category at death, yr | ||||
| 18–49 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 0.10 |
| 50–54 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.01 |
| 55–59 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.01 |
| 60–64 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 0.03 |
| 65–69 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 0.07 |
| 70–74 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 0.09 |
| 75–79 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 0.10 |
| 80–84 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 0.06 |
| ≥ 85 | 33.7 | 28.9 | 37.6 | 0.18 |
| Sex, female | 50.1 | 48.0 | 51.9 | 0.08 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||||
| 0 | 14.1 | 6.5 | 20.4 | 0.42 |
| 1 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 0.02 |
| ≥ 2 | 61.7 | 79.2 | 47.3 | 0.70 |
| Missing | 10.3 | 0 | 18.7 | NA |
| Income quintile§ | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 0.02 |
| 2 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 0.04 |
| 3 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 4 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 0.02 |
| 5 (highest) | 17.8 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 0.04 |
| Rural residence§ | 14.8 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 0.02 |
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| Cancer | 20.3 | 24.4 | 17.0 | 0.18 |
| Congestive heart failure | 11.5 | 15.6 | 8.1 | 0.23 |
| Dementia | 9.0 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 0.14 |
| COPD | 5.1 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 0.15 |
| Coronary artery disease | 4.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.11 |
| Renal failure | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.12 |
| Severe liver disease | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.14 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.09 |
| Diabetes with end-organ damage | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| None | 43.8 | 32.1 | 53.3 | 0.44 |
| Cause of death (top 20) | ||||
| Ischemic heart disease | 13.6 | 9.9 | 16.7 | 0.20 |
| Cancer | ||||
| Lung | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 0.06 |
| Colorectal | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.01 |
| Hematologic | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.12 |
| Breast | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Prostate | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.02 |
| Pancreas | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Dementia and Alzheimer disease | 5.9 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 0.27 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.08 |
| Chronic lower respiratory disease | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 0.06 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.07 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.10 |
| Diseases of urinary system | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.11 |
| Falls | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.11 |
| Heart failure and complications | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.02 |
| Cirrhosis and other liver disease | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.11 |
| Hypertensive disease | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.08 |
| Intentional self-harm | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.16 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.04 |
| Sepsis | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.13 |
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NA = not applicable, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where indicated otherwise.
↵† Out-of-hospital deaths occurred in the home (n = 389 250), in long-term care facilities (n = 77 280) and in other locations (n = 62 858).
↵‡ Standardized differences for comparisons by location of death, where a difference less than 0.1 is commonly deemed to indicate negligible differences between groups.
↵§ Information on income and location of residence was missing for 0.5% (5213) and 0.1% (617) of decedents, respectively.