Actual place of death of Italian patients deceased for cancer, by geographical area
| Italy | North west | North east | Centre | South and Isles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *All percentages (95% confidence intervals) are weighted. †Estimates based on 100% of the interviews with the caregivers (n = 1271). | |||||
| Actual sample | 1271 | 604 | 209 | 241 | 217 |
| Cancer deaths | 155446 | 72049 | 27048 | 29379 | 26970 |
| Column%∗ 95% CI) | Column%∗ (95% CI) | Column%* (95% CI) | Column%* (95% CI) | Column%* (95% CI) | |
| Place of death† | |||||
| Home | 55.7 (49.1 to 62.2) | 46.0 (39.0 to 53.0) | 25.7 (16.7 to 37.4) | 55.5 (38.5 to 71.3) | 93.5 (86.5 to 97.1) |
| Other home | 2.2 (1.4 to 3.4) | 1.8 (1.1 to 3.2) | 2.5 (0.7 to 8.3) | 4.2 (2.5 to 7.2) | 0.5 (0.1 to 4.3) |
| Hospital | 34.6 (29.0 to 40.6) | 42.4 (34.1 to 51.1) | 60.2 (46.0 to 72.8) | 33.0 (20.8 to 48.1) | 4.6 (1.8 to 11.5) |
| Hospice | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.8) | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.5) | 1.4 (0.3 to 5.8) | 1.1 (0.2 to 6.9) | – |
| Nursing home | 6.5 (4.5 to 9.2) | 9.2 (6.1 to 13.7) | 10.3 (5.1 to 19.4) | 5.2 (2.6 to 10.2) | 0.9 (0.2 to 4.0) |
| Ambulance | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.4) | 0.2 (0.1 to 1.4) | – | 1.0 (0.2 to 5.9) | 0.5 (0.1 to 4.1) |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| p values<0.001 (among the four geographical areas) | |||||