This statistic displays the reasons why palliative care was not used by the person who died from a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender. In this year, 37 percent of men and 36 percent of women said that the person close to them who had died did not use palliative care because they had died in hospital.
Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
Died in hospital
37%
36%
Death was sudden
29%
25%
Family and friends looked after the person
15%
17%
Service not wanted
13%
12%
Service was not available
6%
7%
Didn't know about the service
3%
5%
Other
8%
7%
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 10, 2014). Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender." Chart. December 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2014). Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Reasons Why a Palliative Care Service Was Not Used by Those Who Died of a Terminal Illness in England in 2013, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Reasons why a palliative care service was not used by those who died of a terminal illness in England in 2013, by gender [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 10, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376502/reasons-why-palliative-care-service-was-not-used-by-gender-in-england/
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