QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death --- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000--2018

Published on May 14, 2020

This report describes the percentage of deaths from all causes that occurred in a hospital, in the decedent's home, and in a long-term care facility in 2018.

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