Table 2 Characteristics of older decedents by place of death: home, hospital and Social welfare facility, South Korea 2001-2014

Age, categorized

65-74

203,539

26.7

487,148

63.9

9032

1.2

<0.001

75-84

307,165

31.4

577,655

59.1

23,392

2.4

85+

246,641

39.8

298,699

48.2

29,226

4.7

Gender

Male

343,169

30.3

681,673

60.3

18,719

1.7

<0.001

Female

414,176

33.8

681,829

55.6

42,931

3.5

Marital status

Single

7468

23.1

21,114

65.3

1568

4.9

<0.001

Married

307,704

29.7

634,106

61.3

13,980

1.4

Divorced

11,657

21.2

37,306

67.7

1810

3.3

Widowed

430,516

34.8

670,976

54.3

44,292

3.6

Education level

Uneducated

387,858

40.9

463,485

48.9

30,256

3.2

<0.001

Elementary

244,032

29.5

501,528

60.7

20,028

2.4

Middle/High school

103,678

22.6

309,134

67.3

9110

2.0

University and higher

21,777

17.6

89,355

72.0

2256

1.8

Residential area

Rural

201,438

38.9

279,800

54.1

10,883

2.1

<0.001

City

316,624

32.8

542,986

56.3

28,746

3.0

Metropolitan

147,200

27.9

338,537

64.2

9426

1.8

Capital

92,083

26.4

202,179

58.1

12,595

3.6

Cancer cause

Cancer

122,162

20.8

438,733

74.6

5801

1.0

<0.001

Non-cancer

635,183

35.9

924,769

52.3

55,849

3.2

Cause of death

Cancer (C00-C97)

122,162

20.8

438,733

74.6

5801

1.0

<0.001

Dementia (F00-F03)

19,221

36.7

26,124

49.9

3926

7.5

IHD (I20-I25)

28,449

25.6

69,234

62.4

2239

2.0

CVDs (I60-I69)

80,457

33.7

138,492

58.0

6044

2.5

COPD (J40-J47)

31,996

32.5

59,474

60.4

1538

1.6

Parkinson’s Disease (G20)

5147

24.1

13,759

64.3

1255

5.9

Alzheimer’s Disease (G30)

4585

17.0

19,687

72.9

1508

5.6

HIV (B20-B24)

25

15.3

132

81.0

2

1.2

Others

465,328

38.1

597,999

49.0

39,339

3.2

Seasonal period

Spring

198,207

33.0

341,536

56.9

15,149

2.5

<0.001

Summer

169,106

31.0

323,291

59.2

13,721

2.5

Autumn

186,527

31.5

345,483

58.3

15,914

2.7

Winter

203,505

32.9

353,192

57.0

16,866

2.7