Table 1 Characteristics of decedents between 2005 and 2011, stratified by underlying cause of death as either cancer or chronic non-cancer disease
Chronic non-cancer disease, n (% of all non-cancer patients) | Cancer, n (% of all cancer patients) | Total study population, n (% of all decedents) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall number (%) | 134,298 (100.0 %) | 106,459 (100.0 %) | 240,757 (100.0 %) |
Median age [IQR], yr | 82 [74–89] | 74 [65–82] | 79 [69–86] |
Age group, stratified by sex | |||
18–49 yr, female | 922 (0.7 %) | 2483 (2.3 %) | 3405 (1.4 %) |
18–49 yr, male | 2121 (1.6 %) | 1973 (1.9 %) | 4094 (1.7 %) |
50–59 yr, female | 2232 (1.7 %) | 5742 (5.4 %) | 7974 (3.3 %) |
50–59 yr, male | 4650 (3.5 %) | 5809 (5.5 %) | 10,459 (4.3 %) |
60–69 yr, female | 5309 (4.0 %) | 11,772 (11.1 %) | 17,081 (7.1 %) |
60–69 yr, male | 9745 (7.3 %) | 14,043 (13.2 %) | 23,788 (9.9 %) |
70–79 yr, female | 13,789 (10.3 %) | 14,939 (14.0 %) | 28,728 (11.9 %) |
70–79 yr, male | 16,854 (12.5 %) | 17,650 (16.6 %) | 34,504 (14.3 %) |
80–89 yr, female | 29,629 (22.1 %) | 13,396 (12.6 %) | 43,025 (17.9 %) |
80–89 yr, male | 22,991 (17.1 %) | 13,042 (12.3 %) | 36,033 (15.0 %) |
90+ yr, female | 18,818 (14.0 %) | 3469 (3.3 %) | 22,287 (9.3 %) |
90+ yr, male | 7238 (5.4 %) | 2141 (2.0 %) | 9379 (3.9 %) |
Sex | |||
Female | 70,699 (52.6 %) | 51,801 (48.7 %) | 122,500 (50.9 %) |
Male | 63,599 (47.4 %) | 54,658 (51.3 %) | 118,257 (49.1 %) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 42,635 (31.7 %) | 53,771 (50.5 %) | 96,406 (40.0 %) |
Unmarried | 17,158 (12.8 %) | 14,045 (13.2 %) | 31,203 (13.0 %) |
Divorced | 12,512 (9.3 %) | 8494 (8.0 %) | 21,006 (8.7 %) |
Widowed | 61,993 (46.2 %) | 30,149 (28.3 %) | 92,142 (38.3 %) |
Geographical region of residence | |||
North Denmark Region | 15,715 (11.7 %) | 11,931 (11.2 %) | 27,646 (11.5 %) |
Central Denmark Region | 27,689 (20.6 %) | 22,428 (21.1 %) | 50,117 (20.8 %) |
Region of Southern Denmark | 31,080 (23.1 %) | 23,669 (22.7 %) | 54,749 (22.7 %) |
Capital Region of Denmark | 38,138 (28.4 %) | 30,680 (28.6 %) | 68,818 (28.6 %) |
Region Zealand | 21,676 (16.1 %) | 17,751 (16.7 %) | 39,427 (13.4 %) |
Cause of death | |||
Cancer | – | 106,456 (100.0 %) | 106,456 (44.2 %) |
Non-cancer chronic diseases | 134,298 (100.0 %) | – | 134,298 (55.8 %) |
Diabetes | 9150 (6.8 %) | – | 9150 (3.8 %) |
Dementia | 18,298 (13.6 %) | – | 18,298 (7.6 %) |
Ischaemic heart disease | 39,466 (29.4 %) | – | 39,466 (16.4 %) |
Heart failure | 10,779 (8.0 %) | – | 10,779 (4.5 %) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 28,522 (21.2 %) | – | 28,522 (11.9 %) |
COPD | 22,120 (16.5 %) | – | 22,120 (9.2 %) |
Chronic liver failure | 5963 (4.4 %) | – | 5963 (2.3 %) |
ICU admissiona | |||
No | 117,796 (87.7 %) | 97,165 (91.3 %) | 214,961 (89.3 %) |
Yes | 16,502 (12.3 %) | 9294 (8.7 %) | 25,796 (10.7 %) |
Comorbidityb | |||
No | 48,299 (36.0 %) | 32,876 (30.9 %) | 81,175 (33.7 %) |
Yes | 85,999 (64.0 %) | 73,583 (69.1 %) | 159,582 (66.3 %) |