Number of hospital days over total (virtual) life span and average number of hospital days per year of life lived according to age at death
| Person dying at the age of . . . | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | |
| Percentages shown in parentheses. | ||||||||
| Hospital days before last three years of life | 10.1 (18) | 20.2 (27) | 30.0 (30) | 42.4 (39) | 62.2 (51) | 86.2 (60) | 120.9 (70) | 166.4 (83) |
| Days in 3rd last year | 9.3 (17) | 13.4 (18) | 13.7 (14) | 11.0 (10) | 6.9 (6) | 9.0 (6) | 8.5 (5) | 5.1 (3) |
| Days in 2nd last year | 11.2 (20) | 12.0 (16) | 22.5 (22) | 15.5 (14) | 12.4 (10) | 12.4 (9) | 11.4 (7) | 6.3 (3) |
| Days in last year | 24.2 (44) | 28.6 (39) | 34.7 (34) | 39.2 (36) | 40.6 (33) | 36.4 (25) | 31.8 (18) | 23.2 (12) |
| Total | 54.8 (100) | 74.2 (100) | 100.9 (100) | 108.1 (100) | 122.1 (100) | 144.0 (100) | 172.6 (100) | 201.0 (100) |
| Average number of days per year of life | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |