| Belgium | Denmark | Sweden | Switzerland | |
| Total number | 2950 | 2939 | 3248 | 3355 |
| Response percentage | 59 | 62 | 61 | 67 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 50.5 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 49.3 |
| Female | 49.5 | 52.0 | 52.5 | 50.7 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 1–17 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 18–64 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 11.8 | 17.3 |
| 65–79 | 33.9 | 34.3 | 31.8 | 29.3 |
| 80+ | 48.8 | 46.3 | 56.3 | 53.0 |
| Cause of death | ||||
| Cardiovascular diseases | 30.1 | 26.2 | 50.6∗ | 36.1 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 26.5 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 24.5 |
| Respiratory diseases | 10.4 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 8.4 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.0∗ | 10.7 |
| Other/unknown | 21.8 | 24.9 | 16.8 | 20.2 |
| Place of death | ||||
| Hospital | 50.0 | 39.8 | 43.9 | 37.3 |
| Home | 26.5 | 25.4 | 21.2 | 22.7 |
| Care home† | 21.0 | 30.6 | 33.6 | 33.7 |
| Other | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
∗In Sweden stroke was not categorised under diseases of the nervous system, but under cardiovascular diseases.
†Care homes include nursing homes and residential homes for older people.