Table 4

Number of hospital days/ year of persons admitted to hospital at least once according to status

SurvivorsPersons in their 3rd last year of lifePersons in their 2nd last year of lifePersons in their last year of life
Age (y)daysdaysratio to survivorsdaysratio to survivorsdaysratio to survivors
–2410.852.14.834.83.243.34.0
25–3412.453.74.341.93.457.24.6
35–4414.540.32.873.65.158.34.0
45–5418.345.02.540.72.252.52.9
55–6418.524.41.335.11.950.62.7
65–7420.329.41.431.71.644.82.2
75–8423.825.11.130.31.338.61.6
85+26.223.40.922.60.933.11.3