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Table 6 Place of deaths from chronic conditions a

From: Place of death in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: a population based comparative study using death certificates data

Place of death

Deaths caused by chronic conditions

Total

 

YES

NO

 
 

CZ (N,%)

SK (N,%)

CZ (N,%)

SK (N,%)

 

Home

7672 (15.4)

6232 (27.5)

12372 (24.7)

9333 (31.9)

35609 (23.5)

Hospital

31824 (63.9)

14096 (62.2)

26917 (53.7)

14355 (49.1)

87192 (57.4)

Long term health care facility

7811 (15.7)

719 (3.2)

4410 (8.8)

863 (3.0)

13803 (9.1)

Other

2533 (5.1)

1610 (7.1)

6399 (12.8)

4695 (16.1)

15237 (10.0)

Total

49840 (100.0)

22657 (100.0)

50098 (100.0)

29246 (100.0)

151841 (100.0)

  1. aThere was a significant association between place of death and cause of death (chronic condition yes/no), tested by χ 2 Pearson test, p < .001.
  2. Missing N = 2447 (CZ only).