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Information on patient deaths in public and private hospitals for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015, and comparative information for the previous 10 years.
In 2014–15, there were 76,856 admitted patient deaths in hospital
About 82% of deaths in hospital occurred in public hospitals
There were more male deaths in hospital (55%) than female deaths in hospital (45%)
Since 2005–06, more than 93% of deaths in hospital were for patients aged 50 or over
Since 2005–06, more than 93% of deaths in hospital were for patients aged 50 or over. Patients aged 85 years and over accounted for an increasing proportion of deaths in hospital—rising from 26% of deaths in hospital in 2005–06 (18,499) to 31% in 2014–15 (23,768) (Figure 5).
Source: NHMD.
