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Table 1 The distribution of individuals and episodes of hospitalisation across the five cause of death categories and three look-back periods

From: The effects of socioeconomic status, accessibility to services and patient type on hospital use in Western Australia: a retrospective cohort study of patients with homogenous health status

   

Last year of life

 

2ndyear prior to death

 

3rdyear prior to death

 

Cause of death

Individuals

 

Episodes

 

Episodes

 

Episodes

 
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Colorectal Cancer

1409

10.2

11127

23.1

5678

23.6

3151

19.3

Lung Cancer

2087

15.1

9338

19.4

2624

10.9

1521

9.3

Breast Cancer

754

5.5

5432

11.3

2689

11.2

1660

10.2

Ischaemic Heart Disease

7111

51.6

17268

35.9

10384

43.2

7809

47.8

Cerebro-Vascular Disease

2420

17.6

4963

10.3

2674

11.1

2181

13.4

Total

13,781

100

48,128

100

24,049

100

16,322

100