In 2019, 100 percent of primary care physicians in the Netherlands reported that they routinely or occasionally have conversations with their patients about end-of-life care preferences in the event that the patient becomes unable to make decisions themselves. In comparison, 72 percent of physicians in Sweden indicated routinely or occasionally having such conversations. This statistic shows the proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019.
Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019*
* Includes physicians who routinely or occasionally have end-of-life conversations with patients about their preferences, wishes and goals for their care, in the event they become very ill or injured or cannot make decisions for themselves.
Excludes respondents who answered “does not apply.”
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CIHI. (January 30, 2020). Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/
CIHI. "Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019* ." Chart. January 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/
CIHI. (2020). Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/
CIHI. "Proportion of Primary Care Physicians Who Have Conversations with Patients about End-of-life Care Preferences in Select Countries Worldwide in 2019* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/
CIHI, Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Proportion of primary care physicians who have conversations with patients about end-of-life care preferences in select countries worldwide in 2019* [Graph], CIHI, January 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097532/proportion-primary-physicians-having-end-of-life-care-conversations-select-countries-worldwide/
