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Table 2 Annual decreases and estimated population requiring palliative care for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020

From: Estimation of the demand for palliative care in non-oncologic patients in Chile

 

2018

2019

2020

 

Approach

Decedents

PC

Decedents

PC

Decedents

PC

Average PC

Estimate (i)

47,323

26,073

48,610

26,525

44,555

24,352

25,650

Estimate (ii)

36,022

22,110

35,953

21,831

34,267

21,095

21,679

Estimate (iii)

46,410

25,501

47,713

25,959

43,742

23,838

25,099

  1. PC Palliative care. Estimate (i): Group of diseases proposed by Murtagh et al. and considering the groups of diseases analysed by the Lancet Commission. Estimate (ii): Estimate (i) restricted. Estimate (iii): Group of diseases proposed by Murtagh et al.