Table 1 Distribution of place of death for US older adults who died from dementia in 2000 and 2014, n(%)
| 2000 | 2014 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decedent’s home | Hospital | Nursing home / long term care | Other | Decedent’s home | Hospital | Nursing home / long term care | Other | |
| All deaths |
9375 (12.4) |
11,801 (15.6) |
51,209 (67.9) |
3057 (4.1) |
46,802 (21.0) |
21,626 (9.7) |
123,981 (55.6) |
30,602 (13.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male |
2704 (12.3) |
4949 (22.6) |
13,341 (60.9) |
925 (4.2) |
14,894 (21.3) |
9106 (13.0) |
35,622 (51.0) |
10,290 (14.7) |
| Female |
6671 (12.5) |
6852 (12.8) |
37,868 (70.8) |
2132 (4.0) |
31,908 (20.8) |
12,520 (8.2) |
88,359 (57.8) |
20,312 (13.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| non-Hispanic White |
8142 (11.8) |
9799 (14.2) |
48,174 (69.9) |
2818 (4.1) |
37,093 (19.4) |
16,390 (8.6) |
111,365 (58.2) |
26,424 (13.8) |
| non-Hispanic Black |
710 (16.8) |
1345 (31.8) |
2041 (48.2) |
139 (3.3) |
4808 (28.3) |
2931 (17.3) |
7188 (42.4) |
2045 (12.0) |
| non-Hispanic Other |
116 (18.2) |
188 (29.4) |
301 (47.1) |
34 (5.3) |
1290 (29.3) |
715 (16.3) |
1850 (42.1) |
544 (12.4) |
| Hispanic |
407 (24.9) |
469 (28.7) |
693 (42.4) |
66 (4.0) |
3611 (34.8) |
1590 (15.3) |
3578 (34.5) |
1589 (15.3) |
| Age group | ||||||||
| 65–74 years |
839 (17.6) |
1057 (22.2) |
2665 (56.0) |
194 (4.1) |
2864 (23.6) |
1666 (13.7) |
5879 (48.5) |
1717 (14.2) |
| 75–84 years |
3512 (14.2) |
4502 (18.2) |
15,641 (63.2) |
1084 (4.4) |
13,020 (22.6) |
6567 (11.4) |
29,872 (51.9) |
8132 (14.1) |
| 85 years and over |
5024 (10.9) |
6242 (13.6) |
32,903 (71.6) |
1779 (3.9) |
30,918 (20.2) |
13,393 (8.7) |
88,230 (57.6) |
20,753 (13.5) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single |
317 (7.8) |
612 (15.1) |
3008 (74.0) |
128 (3.1) |
1345 (13.3) |
1159 (11.5) |
6542 (64.6) |
1076 (10.6) |
| Married |
3466 (16.9) |
4156 (20.3) |
11,973 (58.5) |
859 (4.2) |
16,208 (27.7) |
6822 (11.6) |
27,109 (46.3) |
8462 (14.4) |
| Widowed/Divorced |
5592 (11.0) |
7033 (13.8) |
36,228 (71.1) |
2070 (4.1) |
29,249 (19.0) |
13,645 (8.8) |
90,330 (58.5) |
21,064 (13.7) |
| Education attainment | ||||||||
| High School or Less |
6645 (11.9) |
8950 (16.0) |
38,369 (68.5) |
2038 (3.6) |
31,052 (20.4) |
15,231 (10.0) |
86,124 (56.7) |
19,598 (12.9) |
| Some College or College Degree |
2159 (13.6) |
2303 (14.5) |
10,612 (66.8) |
820 (5.2) |
12,542 (21.8) |
5142 (9.0) |
30,933 (53.9) |
8797 (15.3) |
| Advanced Degree |
571 (16.1) |
548 (15.5) |
2228 (62.8) |
199 (5.6) |
3208 (23.6) |
1253 (9.2) |
6924 (50.9) |
2207 (16.2) |