{ "title": "Statistics on People Who Die Alone at Home: How Many, How Long Until Found, and Who Finds Them: statistics dataset", "slug": "dying-alone-at-home-statistics", "version": "1.0", "last_source_check": "2026-10-11", "publisher": "CareTrigger (Hyperbola Limited)", "permalink_base": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics", "methodology": null, "record_count": 951, "source_count": 263, "records": [ { "id": "jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total", "family": "japan", "statement": "In 2024, 76,020 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.2% of all 204,184 police-handled bodies that year (first full-year national count).", "value": 76020, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home, all ages, all causes (police-handled bodies)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250401002.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体20万4,184体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者は７万6,020体（37.2%） | EN: Of 204,184 police-handled bodies in 2024, 76,020 (37.2%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page, opening sentence; PDF table '総数 76,020'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "NPA counts bodies handled by police (警察取扱死体) where the deceased lived alone and died at home, from ANY cause including suicide; days elapsed = from physician-estimated time of death to police recognition. It is not a count of 'lonely deaths' per se; the Cabinet Office derives its koritsushi estimate from the 8+ day band. NPA page is dated April 2025 (URL id 20250401002); Nikkei/Jiji reported the release on 11 April 2025. A corrections notice (seigohyou.pdf) fixed the '4-7 days' split by age; figures here are from the corrected PDF. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total", "citation_text": "In 2024, 76,020 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.2% of all 204,184 police-handled bodies that year (first full-year national count). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250401002.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "family": "japan", "statement": "Of the 76,020 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2024, 58,044 (76.4%) were aged 65 or over.", "value": 58044, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home (police-handled)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,044 | EN: of which aged 65 and over: 58,044 (table row). Nikkei: 'うち76.4%の5万8044人が65歳以上' (of which 76.4%, 58,044, were 65+).", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上; share also in Nikkei 2025-04-11 (https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE1144T0R10C25A4000000/)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Largest age band was 85+ (14,658), then 75-79 (12,567), 70-74 (11,600), 80-84 (11,373), 65-69 (7,846). Under-65: 17,818; age unknown: 158. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "citation_text": "Of the 76,020 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2024, 58,044 (76.4%) were aged 65 or over. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-65plus." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimates 21,856 'isolated deaths' (孤立死) in 2024, people living alone who died at home and were found 8 or more days after death (men 17,364; women 4,466).", "value": 21856, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=8 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室; 「孤独死・孤立死」WG)", "source_title": "孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "生前に社会的に孤立していたことが強く推認される「死後８日以上」を経過していたものは、21,856件である。 | EN: Those found 8+ days after death — strongly presumed socially isolated in life — number 21,856.", "locator": "WG report p.15, section 5(3); sex/age table on same page; equals sum of NPA 8-14…366+ columns", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-koritsushi-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Men 17,364 / women 4,466 / unknown 26 (79.4% men). By age (8+ days): 70-74 = 4,277, 65-69 = 3,102, 60-64 = 2,307, 55-59 = 1,688, 50-54 = 1,052. Reference '4+ days' figure: 31,843. The WG stresses this is a 目安 (yardstick) estimate, not an exhaustive count of isolated deaths. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "citation_text": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimates 21,856 'isolated deaths' (孤立死) in 2024, people living alone who died at home and were found 8 or more days after death (men 17,364; women 4,466). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室; 「孤独死・孤立死」WG), \"孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "family": "japan", "statement": "As a reference figure, 31,843 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024, the point at which the Cabinet Office notes visible decomposition typically begins.", "value": 31843, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=4 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan", "source_title": "「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "（参考）「死後４日以上」を経過していたものは、31,843件である。 | EN: (Reference) Those found 4 or more days after death: 31,843.", "locator": "WG report p.15; footnote 28 cites 標準法医学: '死後３～４日すると体表面に腐敗水疱が出現する'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The WG chose 8+ days as the main yardstick and 4+ days as a secondary reference because external putrefaction (blisters, bloating, odour) usually becomes obvious around day 4, though it varies with season and environment. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "citation_text": "As a reference figure, 31,843 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024, the point at which the Cabinet Office notes visible decomposition typically begins. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan, \"「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "In 2024, 15,630 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home, 26.9% of all such elderly deaths.", "value": 15630, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, found >=8 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,044 22,734 11,986 7,694 5,721 5,371 3,452 710 227 149 | EN: 65+ row by days elapsed: 0-1, 2-3, 4-7, 8-14, 15-30, 31-90, 91-180, 181-365, 366+.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上", "derived": true, "formula": "5721+5371+3452+710+227+149 = 15630; /58044 = 26.9%", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-8plus", "history": [], "notes": "Under-65 share found 8+ days is higher: 6,093/17,818 = 34.2%. Age-unknown 8+ days = 133. Total 8+ = 21,856. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "In 2024, 15,630 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home, 26.9% of all such elderly deaths. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month", "family": "japan", "statement": "In 2024, 4,538 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (7.8%) were found a month or more after dying at home; across all ages the figure was 6,945 (9.1%).", "value": 4538, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, found >=31 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (reported by Nikkei)", "source_title": "高齢者「孤独死」昨年5.8万人 警察庁初集計、発見に1カ月以上7.8% (Nikkei, 2025-04-11) + NPA PDF table", "source_url": "https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE1144T0R10C25A4000000/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "『1カ月以上』は7.8%にあたる4538人 | EN: '1 month or more' accounted for 7.8%, 4,538 people. (NPA 65+ row: 31-90 = 3,452; 91-180 = 710; 181-365 = 227; 366+ = 149.)", "locator": "Nikkei article body; NPA PDF 65+ row columns 31～90日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "65+: 3452+710+227+149 = 4538 (7.8%); all ages: 5138+1165+389+253 = 6945 (9.1%)", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "Nikkei also reports that for 65+ the modal interval was 'same day to 1 day' at 39.2% (22,734/58,044 = 39.17%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2024, 4,538 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (7.8%) were found a month or more after dying at home; across all ages the figure was 6,945 (9.1%). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (reported by Nikkei), \"高齢者「孤独死」昨年5.8万人 警察庁初集計、発見に1カ月以上7.8% (Nikkei, 2025-04-11) + NPA PDF table\" (https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE1144T0R10C25A4000000/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-time-to-discovery-distribution", "family": "japan", "statement": "Of the 76,020 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2024, 28,756 (37.8%) were found within a day; 15,421 (20.3%) in 2-3 days; 9,987 (13.1%) in 4-7 days; 7,515 (9.9%) in 8-14 days; 7,396 (9.7%) in 15-30 days; 5,138 (6.8%) in 31-90 days; 1,165 (1.5%) in 91-180 days; 389 (0.5%) in 181-365 days; 253 (0.3%) after a year or more.", "value": 28756, "unit": "persons found within 0-1 day", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home (all ages), by days from estimated death to police recognition", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総数 76,020 28,756 15,421 9,987 7,515 7,396 5,138 1,165 389 253 | EN: total row by elapsed days 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-7 / 8-14 / 15-30 / 31-90 / 91-180 / 181-365 / 366+.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row 総数", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2024-days-distribution", "history": [], "notes": "Full distribution is the key chart for 'how long until someone is found'. Cumulative: within 3 days 58.1%; within 7 days 71.3%; 8+ days 28.7%; 31+ days 9.1%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-time-to-discovery-distribution", "citation_text": "Of the 76,020 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2024, 28,756 (37.8%) were found within a day; 15,421 (20.3%) in 2-3 days; 9,987 (13.1%) in 4-7 days; 7,515 (9.9%) in 8-14 days; 7,396 (9.7%) in 15-30 days; 5,138 (6.8%) in 31-90 days; 1,165 (1.5%) in 91-180 days; 389 (0.5%) in 181-365 days; 253 (0.3%) after a year or more. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-time-to-discovery-distribution." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus", "family": "japan", "statement": "The single largest age band among Japan's 76,020 solitary at-home deaths in 2024 was people aged 85 and over: 14,658.", "value": 14658, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 85+ living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "85歳以上 14,658 | EN: aged 85 and over: 14,658 (age-band table).", "locator": "PDF, 年齢階層別 table", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2024-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Full 2024 age bands: <15: 0; 15-19: 62; 20-24: 376; 25-29: 404; 30-34: 423; 35-39: 590; 40-44: 973; 45-49: 1,584; 50-54: 3,059; 55-59: 4,488; 60-64: 5,859; 65-69: 7,846; 70-74: 11,600; 75-79: 12,567; 80-84: 11,373; 85+: 14,658; unknown: 158. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus", "citation_text": "The single largest age band among Japan's 76,020 solitary at-home deaths in 2024 was people aged 85 and over: 14,658. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total", "family": "japan", "statement": "In 2025, 76,941 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.6% of 204,562 police-handled bodies, up from 76,020 in 2024.", "value": 76941, "unit": "persons", "display_value": "76,941", "display_label": "in 2025, three in four aged 65 or over (people living alone whose deaths police handled)", "display_hook": "died alone at home in Japan", "row_label": "Japan: everyone living alone who died at home and was handled by police, any cause (2025)", "publisher_short": "National Police Agency", "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home, all ages, all causes (police-handled bodies)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2026/20260331001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "20万4,562体 … ７万6,941体（37.6％） | EN: of 204,562 police-handled bodies, 76,941 (37.6%) were people living alone who died at home. PDF: '総数 76,941'.", "locator": "NPA release page; PDF table (令和8年4月)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "jp-npa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Year-on-year change: +921 (+1.2%). Age bands 2025: 85+ 15,079; 75-79 13,412; 80-84 11,366; 70-74 11,004; 65-69 8,058; 60-64 6,125. 65+ = 58,919 (76.6%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total", "citation_text": "In 2025, 76,941 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.6% of 204,562 police-handled bodies, up from 76,020 in 2024. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2026/20260331001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "family": "japan", "statement": "Of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, 58,919 (76.6%) were aged 65 or over.", "value": 58919, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,919 22,502 12,321 8,185 5,752 5,460 3,515 778 288 118 | EN: 65+ row by elapsed days.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "65+ found 8+ days: 15,911 (27.0%); 65+ found 31+ days: 4,699 (8.0%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "citation_text": "Of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, 58,919 (76.6%) were aged 65 or over. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimate of 'isolated deaths' rose to 22,222 in 2025 (from 21,856 in 2024): people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home, 17,620 men, 4,598 women and 4 whose gender was not recorded.", "value": 22222, "unit": "persons", "display_value": "22,222", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Japan: the same deaths found 8 or more days later (Cabinet Office estimate, 2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=8 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "令和７年孤立死者数の推計について (報道資料, 2026-04-14)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "令和７年孤立死推計値 8日以上 総数 22,222 男 17,620 女 4,598 不詳 4 【参考】4日以上 総数 32,678 | EN: 2025 isolated-death estimate, 8+ days: total 22,222 (men 17,620, women 4,598, unknown 4); reference 4+ days: 32,678.", "locator": "r7suikei.pdf p.1 table", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-koritsushi-annual", "history": [], "notes": "By age (8+ days, 2025): 75-79 = 4,329; 70-74 = 4,047; 65-69 = 3,173; 80-84 = 2,532; 60-64 = 2,408; 85+ = 1,830. Men are 79.3%. Reported by nippon.com (2026-04-17) with the same figures. Year-on-year +366 (+1.7%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "citation_text": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimate of 'isolated deaths' rose to 22,222 in 2025 (from 21,856 in 2024): people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home, 17,620 men, 4,598 women and 4 whose gender was not recorded. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"令和７年孤立死者数の推計について (報道資料, 2026-04-14)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month", "family": "japan", "statement": "In 2025, 7,148 people who died alone at home in Japan (9.3%) were not found for a month or more.", "value": 7148, "unit": "persons", "display_value": "7,148", "display_label": "of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025 (9.3%)", "display_hook": "not found for a month or more", "row_label": "Japan, all ages: not found for a month or more (2025)", "publisher_short": "National Police Agency", "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home, found >=31 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総数 76,941 28,398 15,865 10,456 7,570 7,504 5,195 1,273 472 208 | EN: total row by elapsed days.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row 総数", "derived": true, "formula": "5195+1273+472+208 = 7148; /76941 = 9.3%", "headline": true, "series": "jp-npa-annual-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "2025 distribution: 0-1 day 28,398 (36.9%); 2-3 15,865 (20.6%); 4-7 10,456 (13.6%); 8-14 7,570 (9.8%); 15-30 7,504 (9.8%); 31-90 5,195 (6.8%); 91-180 1,273 (1.7%); 181-365 472 (0.6%); 366+ 208 (0.3%). nippon.com reported '1ヶ月以上 約7,148件（9%）'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2025, 7,148 people who died alone at home in Japan (9.3%) were not found for a month or more. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home", "family": "japan", "statement": "In January-June 2024, 37,227 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.2% of 102,965 police-handled bodies); 28,330 were aged 65+ (provisional).", "value": 37227, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024 H1 (Jan-Jun), provisional", "population": "People living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年上半期（1～6月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2024/20240821001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "警察取扱死体数10万2,965体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者は３万7,227体（36.2％） | EN: of 102,965 police-handled bodies, 37,227 (36.2%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page; CAO mirror PDF https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/dai1/pdf/siryou4.pdf (table rows 総数 / うち65歳以上)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-half-year", "history": [], "notes": "H1 2024 elapsed-days row: 14,775 / 7,380 / 4,636 / 3,266 / 3,234 / 2,927 / 715 / 164 / 130. 8+ days = 10,436 (28.0%); 31+ days = 3,936 (10.6%). This was the first NPA release of this series (first-quarter 2024 figures had been released in May 2024). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "In January-June 2024, 37,227 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.2% of 102,965 police-handled bodies); 28,330 were aged 65+ (provisional). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年上半期（1～6月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2024/20240821001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home", "family": "japan", "statement": "In January-June 2025, 40,913 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.8% of 111,036 police-handled bodies); 31,525 were aged 65+ (provisional).", "value": 40913, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025 H1 (Jan-Jun), provisional", "population": "People living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年上半期（１～６月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250808001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "11万1,036体 … ４万913体 … 36.8％ | EN: of 111,036 police-handled bodies, 40,913 (36.8%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page; PDF https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7.8nennreikeikanissuu.pdf", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-half-year", "history": [], "notes": "H1 2025 elapsed-days row: 15,351 / 8,361 / 5,532 / 3,635 / 3,707 / 3,136 / 815 / 212 / 164. 8+ days = 11,669 (28.5%); 31+ days = 4,327 (10.6%). H1 counts are provisional and are not simply half of the annual figure (H1 2025 was 40,913 vs full-year 76,941). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "In January-June 2025, 40,913 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.8% of 111,036 police-handled bodies); 31,525 were aged 65+ (provisional). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年上半期（１～６月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250808001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-cao-koritsushi-definition", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's official working definition: an 'isolated death' (孤立死) is 'dying without anyone at one's side, with the body found after a certain period'; for statistics it is operationalised as a police-handled body of a person living alone who died at home (including suicide) and was found 8 or more days after death.", "value": 8, "unit": "days (threshold)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "adopted 2025-04-11", "population": "n/a (definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (「孤独死・孤立死」WG)", "source_title": "「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "「誰にも看取られることなく死亡し、かつ、その遺体が一定期間の経過後に発見されるような死亡の態様」… 「死後８日以上」 | EN: 'a death in which no one is present and the body is found after a certain period'; yardstick '8 or more days after death'.", "locator": "WG report pp.14-15 (概念的定義; 操作的定義); rationale p.13: 「少なくとも発見される前の７日間は、連絡がとれないことを気にかけてくれるような他者との接触機会がなかった」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Rationale for 8 days: being found 8+ days after death implies that for at least the preceding 7 days no one who would worry about losing contact was in touch; consistent with the government's isolation indicator of less than one contact per week. 4+ days is reported as a reference because visible putrefaction usually starts by day 3-4. The WG prefers the term 孤立死 but does not exclude 孤独死. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-koritsushi-definition", "citation_text": "Japan's official working definition: an 'isolated death' (孤立死) is 'dying without anyone at one's side, with the body found after a certain period'; for statistics it is operationalised as a police-handled body of a person living alone who died at home (including suicide) and was found 8 or more days after death. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (「孤独死・孤立死」WG), \"「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-koritsushi-definition." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "In Tokyo's 23 wards, 4,957 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in 2023 (unnatural-death cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office), up from 2,878 in 2013.", "value": 4957, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2023", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (令和7年版高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和７年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 生活環境 — 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数は、平成24年以降増加傾向となっており、令和５年に4,957人となっている | EN: deaths at home of people 65+ living alone in Tokyo's 23 wards have trended up since 2012, reaching 4,957 in 2023.", "locator": "White paper p.54, item コ; figure 1-2-4-18 series: 2013: 2,878, 2014: 2,891, 2015: 3,127, 2016: 3,179, 2017: 3,333, 2018: 3,882, 2019: 3,936, 2020: 4,239, 2021: 4,010, 2022: 4,868, 2023: 4,957", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Series (figure): 2013 2,878; 2014 2,891; 2015 3,127; 2016 3,179; 2017 3,333; 2018 3,882; 2019 3,936; 2020 4,239; 2021 4,010; 2022 4,868; 2023 4,957. Caveat: the ME office only sees deaths reported as unnatural/unexplained (異状死), so this undercounts attended natural deaths. The raw ME table for 2021 gives 2,613 men + 1,350 women = 3,963 for 65+ single households vs 4,010 in the white paper figure; the white paper's tabulation (内閣府作成) may use a slightly different classification. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "In Tokyo's 23 wards, 4,957 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in 2023 (unnatural-death cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office), up from 2,878 in 2013. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (令和7年版高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和７年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 生活環境 — 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "In Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021, 41.8% of men and 26.2% of women who lived alone and died at home (ME-examined cases) were found 8 or more days after death; only 14.9% of men and 24.1% of women were found within a day, versus about 81% of people who lived with others.", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of men living alone (unnatural deaths at home)", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Tokyo, men living alone: found 8 or more days after death (2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2021", "population": "Unnatural deaths at home examined by Tokyo ME office, single-person vs multi-person households, by gender", "sample_n": 5851, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年 (表4-00-121)", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "０～１日 … 単身世帯 614 (14.9%) 複数世帯 1,325 (80.5%) [男性]; 単身世帯 415 (24.1%) 複数世帯 970 (81.2%) [女性] | EN: found within 0-1 day — men: single-household 14.9% vs multi-person 80.5%; women: 24.1% vs 81.2%.", "locator": "表4-00-121, rows ０～１日 … ３６６日～, columns 男性/女性 × 単身世帯/複数世帯", "derived": true, "formula": "men 8+ days = 529+593+466+94+30+13 = 1725 / 4,130 = 41.8%; women = 179+143+95+22+9+3 = 451 / 1,721 = 26.2%; men 31+ days = 603 (14.6%); women 31+ = 129 (7.5%)", "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-2021-days-by-household", "history": [], "notes": "Men living alone, by elapsed days: 0-1 614 (14.9%), 2-3 1,037 (25.1%), 4-7 754 (18.3%), 8-14 529 (12.8%), 15-30 593 (14.4%), 31-90 466 (11.3%), 91-180 94 (2.3%), 181-365 30 (0.7%), 366+ 13 (0.3%). Women living alone: 415 (24.1%), 558 (32.4%), 297 (17.3%), 179 (10.4%), 143 (8.3%), 95 (5.5%), 22 (1.3%), 9 (0.5%), 3 (0.2%). Multi-person households found 8+ days: men 2.3%, women 1.4%. Totals 2021: all unnatural deaths at home 8,691; single-household 5,851 (men 4,130, women 1,721); 65+ single-household 3,963 (表2-00-121). The Cabinet Office WG used this ME dataset to set the 2/4/8-day thresholds before NPA data existed. The 2021 tables are the latest year published on the index page as of access. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "In Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021, 41.8% of men and 26.2% of women who lived alone and died at home (ME-examined cases) were found 8 or more days after death; only 14.9% of men and 24.1% of women were found within a day, versus about 81% of people who lived with others. Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年 (表4-00-121)\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ are projected to rise from 7.38 million (2020) to 10.84 million in 2050 (×1.47), from 13.2% to 20.6% of all households.", "value": 10840000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020 -> 2050 projection", "population": "Private households, householder aged 65+, one-person", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）（令和6（2024）年推計）", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "増加するのは「単独世帯」1.47 倍（７３８万世帯→１,０８４万世帯） … 65 歳以上の単独世帯の割合は、令和 2（2020）年の 13.2%から … 令和 32（2050）年には 20.6%へ | EN: 65+ one-person households grow 1.47× (7.38m -> 10.84m); share of all households 13.2% -> 20.6%.", "locator": "Summary PDF p.12, section 4(1)-(2); Table 7 (men 2.563m -> 4.505m; women 4.815m -> 6.334m)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-65plus-single-households", "history": [], "notes": "IPSS also projects the share of never-married among 65+ men living alone rising from 33.7% (2020) to 59.7% (2050) — i.e. a growing group with no spouse or children to notice an absence ('近親者が全くいない高齢単独世帯が急増'). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households", "citation_text": "Japan's one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ are projected to rise from 7.38 million (2020) to 10.84 million in 2050 (×1.47), from 13.2% to 20.6% of all households. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan, \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）（令和6（2024）年推計）\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "South Korea recorded 3,661 'lonely deaths' (고독사) in 2023, up from 3,559 in 2022 and 2,412 in 2017; they equalled 1.04 of every 100 deaths in 2023.", "value": 3661, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths meeting the statutory godoksa definition (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2024-10-17)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "2022년과 2023년 고독사 사망자 수는 각각 3,559명, 3,661명 … 2023년 전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수는 1.04명 | EN: godoksa deaths were 3,559 in 2022 and 3,661 in 2023; 1.04 per 100 deaths in 2023.", "locator": "MOHW press release body (연도별 고독사 발생 현황 table: 2017 2,412; 2018 3,048; 2019 2,949; 2020 3,279; 2021 3,378; 2022 3,559; 2023 3,661)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Per 100 deaths: 2021 1.06; 2022 0.95; 2023 1.04. Second survey under the Act on the Prevention and Management of Lonely Deaths (first survey 2022 covered 2017-2021). Korea Times (2024-10-17) reports 14.1% of 2023 godoksa were suicides (17.3% in 2021). Unlike Japan, Korea's definition has no days-to-discovery threshold. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-count", "citation_text": "South Korea recorded 3,661 'lonely deaths' (고독사) in 2023, up from 3,559 in 2022 and 2,412 in 2017; they equalled 1.04 of every 100 deaths in 2023. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2024-10-17)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "South Korea's lonely deaths rose 7.2% to 3,924 in 2024 (from 3,661 in 2023), 1.09% of all deaths and 7.7 per 100,000 population.", "value": 3924, "unit": "persons", "display_value": "3,924", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "South Korea: lonely deaths under the 2021 Act, socially isolated in life, any interval (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths meeting the statutory godoksa definition (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release, 2025-11-27)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 고독사 사망자 수는 3,924명으로 2023년 3,661명 대비 263명(7.2%) 증가 … 인구 10만 명당 7.7명 … 전체 사망자의 1.09% | EN: 3,924 lonely deaths in 2024, +263 (+7.2%) vs 2023; 7.7 per 100,000; 1.09% of all deaths.", "locator": "MOHW press release, opening paragraphs", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "2023 comparators: 7.2 per 100,000; 1.04% of deaths. Place of death 2024: houses 48.9%, apartments 19.7%, one-room/officetel 19.6%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count", "citation_text": "South Korea's lonely deaths rose 7.2% to 3,924 in 2024 (from 3,661 in 2023), 1.09% of all deaths and 7.7 per 100,000 population. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release, 2025-11-27)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-male-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "Men accounted for 84.1% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2023 (3,053 of 3,632 with known gender), more than five times the number of women (579).", "value": 84.1, "unit": "% male", "display_value": "84.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Godoksa deaths with known gender", "sample_n": 3632, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "남성 84.1%(3,053명), 여성 15.9%(579명) | EN: men 84.1% (3,053), women 15.9% (579).", "locator": "MOHW press release, 성별 section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-sex-share", "history": [], "notes": "2024: men 81.7% (3,205), women 15.4% (605), unidentified 2.9%. Age 2023: 60s 1,146 (largest), 50s 1,097, 40s 502, 70s 470; men in their 50s and 60s = 53.9% of all cases. 2024: 60s 32.4% (1,271), 50s 30.5% (1,197), 40s 13.0% (509); 60s men 1,089 (27.8%), 50s men 1,028 (26.2%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-male-share", "citation_text": "Men accounted for 84.1% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2023 (3,053 of 3,632 with known gender), more than five times the number of women (579). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-male-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-who-found-the-body", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "In South Korea in 2024, lonely-death bodies were most often found by a landlord, security guard or building manager (43.1%), then family (26.6%), neighbours (12.0%) and health/welfare workers (7.7%); in 2023 the shares were 34.5%, 26.2%, 19.3% and 7.0%.", "value": 43.1, "unit": "% found by landlord/security guard/building manager", "display_value": "43.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024 (2023 comparison)", "population": "Godoksa deaths, first discoverer/reporter", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가 … (press release, 2025-11-27)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "최초 발견자는 임대인·경비원 등이 1,692명(43.1%)으로 가장 많았고, 가족 1,044명(26.6%), 이웃주민 470명(12.0%), 보건복지서비스 종사자 301명(7.7%) 순 | EN: first discoverer: landlord/guard etc. 1,692 (43.1%), family 1,044 (26.6%), neighbours 470 (12.0%), health/welfare workers 301 (7.7%).", "locator": "2025 release, 최초 발견자 paragraph; 2023 figures from 2024 release (임대인·경비원·건물관리자 1,263 (34.5%); 가족 958 (26.2%); 이웃 주민 705 (19.3%); 보건복지서비스 종사자 257 (7.0%))", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-discoverer", "history": [], "notes": "A search-engine excerpt of the same 2025 release gives the 2020->2024 trend: family 34.8%->26.6%, acquaintances 14.5%->7.1%, landlords etc. 28.4%->43.1%, welfare workers 1.7%->7.7%; the 2020 values were not confirmed in the fetched page text, so treat them as 'seen in excerpt'. Answers the writer question 'who actually notices?' — increasingly not family. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-who-found-the-body", "citation_text": "In South Korea in 2024, lonely-death bodies were most often found by a landlord, security guard or building manager (43.1%), then family (26.6%), neighbours (12.0%) and health/welfare workers (7.7%); in 2023 the shares were 34.5%, 26.2%, 19.3% and 7.0%. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가 … (press release, 2025-11-27)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-who-found-the-body." }, { "id": "kr-godoksa-statutory-definition", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "South Korea's statutory definition of a lonely death: 'a person who lived in social isolation, cut off from family, relatives and others around them, dying by suicide, illness or other cause', with no minimum days-to-discovery.", "value": 0, "unit": "days (no time threshold)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "Act on Prevention and Management of Lonely Deaths (as cited 2024/2025)", "population": "n/a (definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea", "source_title": "MOHW press releases 2024-10-17 and 2025-11-27", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "가족, 친척 등 주변 사람들과 단절된 채 사회적 고립 상태로 생활하던 사람이 자살·병사 등으로 임종하는 것 | EN: a person living in social isolation, cut off from family, relatives and others, who dies by suicide, illness, etc.", "locator": "Definition box in both releases", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Korea's count therefore mixes immediate and delayed discoveries and includes suicides; it is not comparable one-to-one with Japan's 8-day koritsushi yardstick, though both are restricted to people living in isolation. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-statutory-definition", "citation_text": "South Korea's statutory definition of a lonely death: 'a person who lived in social isolation, cut off from family, relatives and others around them, dying by suicide, illness or other cause', with no minimum days-to-discovery. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, \"MOHW press releases 2024-10-17 and 2025-11-27\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-statutory-definition." }, { "id": "us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In a 12-week population-based study in San Francisco (1993), paramedics found 367 people living alone helpless or dead at home (387 events); 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, total mortality 28%.", "value": 23, "unit": "% of events", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, USA", "period": "March-May 1993 (12 weeks)", "population": "People living alone found helpless or dead at home by city paramedics (all ages; median age 73)", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (peer-reviewed; authors from UCSF and SF Dept of Public Health)", "source_title": "Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In 23 percent of the cases, the person was found dead; an additional 5 percent died in the hospital. Thus, total mortality was 28 percent.", "locator": "Abstract, Results; Fig. 2 (found dead n=90 of 387)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Inclusion required living alone ('Persons who did not live alone were excluded'). Of those found alive, 62% were admitted; 62% of survivors could not return to independent living. Events were 3.7% of all EMS calls. This is the clinical hinge between 'long lie' and 'found dead'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead", "citation_text": "In a 12-week population-based study in San Francisco (1993), paramedics found 367 people living alone helpless or dead at home (387 events); 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, total mortality 28%. Source: New England Journal of Medicine (peer-reviewed; authors from UCSF and SF Dept of Public Health), \"Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead." }, { "id": "us-sf-1993-time-helpless-among-found-dead", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among the 90 people found dead at home in the San Francisco study, paramedics estimated 29% had been down for more than 72 hours (median 18 hours), versus a median of 2 hours for those found alive, of whom 31% had been helpless under an hour.", "value": 29, "unit": "% of those found dead estimated helpless >72 h", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, USA", "period": "March-May 1993", "population": "People living alone found dead (n=90) vs found alive (n=297) at home", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Estimated time spent incapacitated … >72 hr 13 (4) [found alive] 26 (29) [found dead] … Median time spent incapacitated — hr 2 [alive] 18 [dead]", "locator": "Table 1 (Characteristics of Persons Found Helpless or Dead in Their Homes)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "gurley-time-helpless", "history": [], "notes": "Found-dead distribution: <1 h 8 (9%); 1-<3 h 5 (6%); 3-<6 h 6 (7%); 6-<12 h 15 (17%); 12-<24 h 11 (12%); 24-<48 h 6 (7%); 48-72 h 5 (6%); >72 h 26 (29%); unknown 8 (9%). Found-alive: 92 (31%); 47 (16%); 25 (8%); 22 (7%); 33 (11%); 14 (5%); 12 (4%); 13 (4%); unknown 39 (13%). Discussion: 'Ten percent of the patients were estimated to have been unable to summon help for more than three days; 38 percent of them survived the experience.' Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-time-helpless-among-found-dead", "citation_text": "Among the 90 people found dead at home in the San Francisco study, paramedics estimated 29% had been down for more than 72 hours (median 18 hours), versus a median of 2 hours for those found alive, of whom 31% had been helpless under an hour. Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-time-helpless-among-found-dead." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incapacitated-over-12h-31pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "31% of the 387 times people living alone were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993 (120 events) came after an estimated time incapacitated of more than 12 hours: 72 of 297 found alive and 48 of 90 found dead (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; derived from Table 1).", "value": 31, "unit": "% of events with estimated time incapacitated >12 h", "display_value": "31%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, USA", "period": "March-May 1993", "population": "Events in which people living alone were found helpless or dead at home by San Francisco paramedics (n=387; 47 with unknown time stay in the denominator)", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Estimated time spent incapacitated -- no. (%) ... 12 to 24 hr 33 (11) 11 (12) ... 24 to 48 hr 14 (5) 6 (7) ... 48 to 72 hr 12 (4) 5 (6) ... >72 hr 13 (4) 26 (29)", "locator": "Table 1, columns Found alive in home (n=297) and Found dead in home (n=90), rows 12 to 24 hr, 24 to 48 hr, 48 to 72 hr, >72 hr", "derived": true, "formula": "(33+14+12+13) found alive + (11+6+5+26) found dead = 120; 120 / 387 = 31.0% (35.3% of the 340 events with a known time)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Backs the homepage research card \"31% of cases are discovered after more than 12 hours\", which links to this paper. The paper does not print 31%; it follows from Table 1 (distribution in the notes of us-sf-1993-time-helpless-among-found-dead). Any cause of being found helpless, not only falls.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incapacitated-over-12h-31pct", "citation_text": "31% of the 387 times people living alone were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993 (120 events) came after an estimated time incapacitated of more than 12 hours: 72 of 297 found alive and 48 of 90 found dead (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; derived from Table 1). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incapacitated-over-12h-31pct." }, { "id": "us-sf-1993-who-found-them", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Only 11% of people found helpless or dead at home in the San Francisco study were found by family; carers, visiting nurses and home aides (76), friends (41), neighbours (36) and landlords (3) found most others, and calls from landlords were linked to the longest time down (median >72 hours).", "value": 11, "unit": "% found by family members", "display_value": "11%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, USA", "period": "March-May 1993", "population": "People living alone found helpless or dead at home", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Only 11 percent (n=42) of the patients were found by family members. … friends (n=41), neighbors (n=36), landlords (n=3), and unidentified persons (n=169).", "locator": "Results, 'Who Called the Paramedics?'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "gurley-discoverer", "history": [], "notes": "Median time helpless by who called: self 2 h; friends 4.5 h; family 9 h; neighbours 9 h; 'other' (nurses, caretakers, housekeepers, aides) 18 h; landlords >72 h. Unidentified callers: 169. Pairs with Korea's discoverer data (family 26.6% in 2024). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-who-found-them", "citation_text": "Only 11% of people found helpless or dead at home in the San Francisco study were found by family; carers, visiting nurses and home aides (76), friends (41), neighbours (36) and landlords (3) found most others, and calls from landlords were linked to the longest time down (median >72 hours). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-1993-who-found-them." }, { "id": "uk-jrsm-2024-undefined-deaths-rising-1979-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In England and Wales, age-standardised rates of deaths coded R98/R99 ('unattended' / 'ill-defined and unknown cause', a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to ascertain cause) rose from 1979 to 2020 while all other mortality fell; by the 2000s the male rate was more than double the female rate.", "value": 2, "unit": "ratio (male:female EASR, 'more than double')", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales, UK", "period": "1979-2020", "population": "All residents aged 20+ (ONS death registrations)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Oxford / Imperial / LSHTM / Public Health Scotland authors) using ONS data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "While mortality from all other causes decreased from 1979 to 2020, the opposite was seen for deaths from R98 and R99 (or 'undefined deaths'), with men more affected than women.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results: 'By the 2000s, the male rate is more than double the female rate'; by age group men ~3x women", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Deaths at home as a share of all deaths (ONS, same paper): women 16% (2006) -> 21.4% (2019) -> 26.5% (2021); men 22.4% -> 27.4% -> 31%. Absolute R98/R99 counts are in the paper's Supplementary Appendix II (not extracted). Press coverage (The Independent, 2024-07-11) put 'official lonely deaths' at around 8,000-9,000 a year found a week or more after death — that figure does not appear in the paper's abstract/results and is NOT verified here. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-jrsm-2024-undefined-deaths-rising-1979-2020", "citation_text": "In England and Wales, age-standardised rates of deaths coded R98/R99 ('unattended' / 'ill-defined and unknown cause', a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to ascertain cause) rose from 1979 to 2020 while all other mortality fell; by the 2000s the male rate was more than double the female rate. Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Oxford / Imperial / LSHTM / Public Health Scotland authors) using ONS data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-jrsm-2024-undefined-deaths-rising-1979-2020." }, { "id": "uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "At a central London mortuary, markedly decomposed bodies among coronial autopsies rose 70.5% in the year after the first UK lockdown (23 March 2020) versus the year before, alongside a 38% rise in home deaths and a 52.4% fall in hospital deaths coming to autopsy.", "value": 70.5, "unit": "% increase in markedly decomposed bodies at coronial autopsy", "display_value": "70.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Central London, UK", "period": "23 Mar 2019 - 22 Mar 2021 (one year before vs after lockdown)", "population": "Coronial autopsies by one pathologist", "sample_n": 263, "publisher": "Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. Putrefaction in the pandemic: a comparative study of the frequency of advanced decomposition change in coronial autopsies since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125 (PMID 34535567)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34535567/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "a significant increase of 70.5% (p=0.001) in the frequency of markedly decomposed bodies having coronial autopsies since the first lockdown. This is associated with a 38% increase (p=0.0001) in the rate of those dying at home", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Authors propose advanced decomposition at autopsy as a surrogate marker of perimortem social isolation. Single-pathologist, single-site sample; the JRSM paper notes 55 of the 263 were decomposed and 9 certified 'unascertained'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase", "citation_text": "At a central London mortuary, markedly decomposed bodies among coronial autopsies rose 70.5% in the year after the first UK lockdown (23 March 2020) versus the year before, alongside a 38% rise in home deaths and a 52.4% fall in hospital deaths coming to autopsy. Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed), \"Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. Putrefaction in the pandemic: a comparative study of the frequency of advanced decomposition change in coronial autopsies since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125 (PMID 34535567)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34535567/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase." }, { "id": "nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In Amsterdam, bodies lying unnoticed at home for two weeks or more occurred at 5.3 per 100,000 person-years (379 cases) versus 1.4 per 100,000 in surrounding municipalities (58 cases); all but three of the 437 people lived alone, and among people living alone the rate was 2.7 times higher in the city.", "value": 5.3, "unit": "cases per 100,000 person-years (Amsterdam)", "display_value": "5.3 per 100,000 a year", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Amsterdam: bodies unnoticed at home for 14 days or more", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Amsterdam and surrounding municipalities, Netherlands", "period": "study period per forensic register (published 2019)", "population": "Domestic-setting corpses with post-mortem interval >=14 days", "sample_n": 437, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Public Health Service of Amsterdam)", "source_title": "Runtuwene NF, Buster MCA. Domestic-setting corpses, an urban problem? J Forensic Leg Med 2019;61:22-26 (PMID 30412866)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30412866/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2018-10-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A 3.7 (95%CI 2.8-4.9) times higher incidence rate, was observed in the city of Amsterdam (n = 379; 5.3/100,000 personyears) compared to the SMA (n = 58; 1.4/100,000 personyears). All but three cases lived alone.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "After restricting to single households the crude rate ratio was 2.1 (95% CI 1.6-2.7); adjusted for age and gender, DSC 14+ days among people living alone was 2.7x higher in Amsterdam (95% CI 2.1-3.5). Authors cite urban single-household share, social cohesion and architecture. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days", "citation_text": "In Amsterdam, bodies lying unnoticed at home for two weeks or more occurred at 5.3 per 100,000 person-years (379 cases) versus 1.4 per 100,000 in surrounding municipalities (58 cases); all but three of the 437 people lived alone, and among people living alone the rate was 2.7 times higher in the city. Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Public Health Service of Amsterdam), \"Runtuwene NF, Buster MCA. Domestic-setting corpses, an urban problem? J Forensic Leg Med 2019;61:22-26 (PMID 30412866)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30412866/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days." }, { "id": "nl-four-cities-2020-dsc14-incidence", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Across the four largest Dutch cities, the incidence of single-household bodies found 14+ days after death was similar in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam and almost twice that of Utrecht (IRR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.0).", "value": 1.9, "unit": "incidence rate ratio vs Utrecht (age/gender corrected)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht (Netherlands)", "period": "per forensic registrations (published 2020)", "population": "Single-household domestic-setting corpses, PMI >=14 days", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Dutch public health services)", "source_title": "van den Hondel K et al. Undiscovered solitary deaths in the four largest cities in the Netherlands. J Forensic Leg Med 2020;74:102008 (PMID 33012310)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33012310/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2020-07-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The incidence rate of DSC in these cities is almost twice as high compared to Utrecht (corrected for age and sex 1,9; 95% CI:1,1-3,0).", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'DSC14' = domestic-setting corpse with PMI of at least 14 days; only single households included. Possible explanations offered: less loneliness, higher social participation and different architecture in Utrecht. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-four-cities-2020-dsc14-incidence", "citation_text": "Across the four largest Dutch cities, the incidence of single-household bodies found 14+ days after death was similar in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam and almost twice that of Utrecht (IRR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.0). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Dutch public health services), \"van den Hondel K et al. Undiscovered solitary deaths in the four largest cities in the Netherlands. J Forensic Leg Med 2020;74:102008 (PMID 33012310)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33012310/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-four-cities-2020-dsc14-incidence." }, { "id": "jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "Among 420 at-home deaths autopsied at Okayama University, 244 (58.1%) were found three or more days after death; delayed discovery was associated with being male, older, living alone, single, retired or not employed, and lacking long-term-care certification, while regular visits from relatives living elsewhere led to early detection.", "value": 58.1, "unit": "% of at-home forensic autopsy cases found >=3 days after death", "display_value": "58.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Okayama, Japan (forensic autopsy caseload)", "period": "study period per paper (published 2026)", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases of death at home", "sample_n": 420, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)", "source_url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1344622326001239", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-06-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Among the 420 cases included, 244 (58.1%) were in the LPMI-f group. The LPMI-f group had higher number of males; older individuals; those living alone; those found inside their homes; single, retired, or non-employed individuals", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PMI-f = postmortem interval until finding; long = >=3 days. 47 people living alone were found within 24 h ('Regular visits from relatives living separately led to early detection'); 56 people in the delayed group lived WITH family or acquaintances. Authors suggest neighbours checking for uncollected mail. Forensic-autopsy samples over-represent unexplained deaths. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days", "citation_text": "Among 420 at-home deaths autopsied at Okayama University, 244 (58.1%) were found three or more days after death; delayed discovery was associated with being male, older, living alone, single, retired or not employed, and lacking long-term-care certification, while regular visits from relatives living elsewhere led to early detection. Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)\" (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1344622326001239). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days." }, { "id": "gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In eastern Attica (Greece), 217 decomposing bodies were found indoors over 2012-2021; the typical case was a Greek man over 65, single, childless and living alone, found by relatives or neighbours within a month of death, with a natural cause.", "value": 217, "unit": "decomposed bodies found indoors", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Eastern Attica, Greece", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "Decomposing bodies discovered indoors (forensic caseload)", "sample_n": 217, "publisher": "Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; University of Athens)", "source_title": "Karydi C et al. Late discovery of bodies in indoor settings: A forensic practitioner's view on recognizing cases of social isolation in eastern Attica, Greece. Forensic Sci Int 2025;368:112395 (PMID 39929032)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39929032/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-02-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The majority of cases involved Greek males aged above 65, single, childless, and living alone. … The majority of bodies were discovered inside their permanent homes by relatives or neighbors at the stage of early decomposition within a month of their death.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Substance abuse, psychiatric disorders or atypical behaviour were recorded in only a minority — i.e. most late discoveries are ordinary isolated older men, not 'marginal' cases. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile", "citation_text": "In eastern Attica (Greece), 217 decomposing bodies were found indoors over 2012-2021; the typical case was a Greek man over 65, single, childless and living alone, found by relatives or neighbours within a month of death, with a natural cause. Source: Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; University of Athens), \"Karydi C et al. Late discovery of bodies in indoor settings: A forensic practitioner's view on recognizing cases of social isolation in eastern Attica, Greece. Forensic Sci Int 2025;368:112395 (PMID 39929032)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39929032/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile." }, { "id": "tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Of 88 decomposed bodies from non-traumatic in-home deaths of older people examined in Turkey, 85.2% had lived alone, 83.0% were men and the mean age was 70.9.", "value": 85.2, "unit": "% lived alone", "display_value": "85.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Turkey (Erzurum / Trabzon forensic medicine)", "period": "per paper (published 2026)", "population": "Decomposed geriatric non-traumatic in-home deaths with medicolegal autopsy", "sample_n": 88, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26:313 (PMID 41639798)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41639798/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "83.0% of the cases were male, and the mean age was 70.9 years. 85.2% lived alone, and 70.5% had a history of chronic disease.", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cause of death could still be established in 69.3% (cardiovascular 48.9%). Supports the cross-country pattern: decomposed at-home deaths are overwhelmingly men living alone. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone", "citation_text": "Of 88 decomposed bodies from non-traumatic in-home deaths of older people examined in Turkey, 85.2% had lived alone, 83.0% were men and the mean age was 70.9. Source: BMC Geriatrics (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26:313 (PMID 41639798)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41639798/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone." }, { "id": "at-vienna-2002-decomposed-at-home-1990s-vs-1960s", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In Vienna, 320 people were found decomposed or mummified at home in 1993-1997 (versus 412 in 1963-1967), with a significantly higher share aged over 64 in the 1990s and a suicide rate nearly three times higher.", "value": 320, "unit": "persons found decomposed or mummified at home (1993-1997)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Vienna, Austria", "period": "1993-1997 vs 1963-1967", "population": "Autopsied individuals found decomposed/mummified in a domestic setting", "sample_n": 320, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic Sciences (peer-reviewed; Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Vienna)", "source_title": "Hönigschnabl S et al. Discovery of decomposed and mummified corpses in the domestic setting--a marker of social isolation? J Forensic Sci 2002;47(4):837-42 (PMID 12136994)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12136994/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2002-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Between 1993 and 1997, a total number of 320 individuals were found decomposed at home compared to 412 such cases between 1963 and 1967. The proportion of individuals older than 64 years was significantly higher during the 1990s study period.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Useful as the earliest peer-reviewed framing of decomposed domestic bodies as a marker of social isolation; shows the elderly share rising even as total cases fell. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-2002-decomposed-at-home-1990s-vs-1960s", "citation_text": "In Vienna, 320 people were found decomposed or mummified at home in 1993-1997 (versus 412 in 1963-1967), with a significantly higher share aged over 64 in the 1990s and a suicide rate nearly three times higher. Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences (peer-reviewed; Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Vienna), \"Hönigschnabl S et al. Discovery of decomposed and mummified corpses in the domestic setting--a marker of social isolation? J Forensic Sci 2002;47(4):837-42 (PMID 12136994)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12136994/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-2002-decomposed-at-home-1990s-vs-1960s." }, { "id": "us-allegheny-2022-decomposition-cases-pmi-sources", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "A review of 1,714 decomposition cases at the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Medical Examiner's Office over 2007-2016 found reported post-mortem intervals ranging from 1 to 2,920 days, with 'last known social contact' the main basis for the interval in 82% of US cases.", "value": 1714, "unit": "decomposition cases (Allegheny County ME, 2007-2016)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA (plus 99 UK cases)", "period": "2007-2016", "population": "Medicolegal decomposition cases", "sample_n": 1714, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; Cranfield University)", "source_title": "Giles SB, Errickson D, Márquez-Grant N. A retrospective comparative study to evaluate the reliability of post-mortem interval sources in UK and US medico-legal death investigations. Sci Justice 2022;62(2):246-261 (PMID 35277239)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35277239/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2022-02-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "1813 cases of decomposition from the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner in Pittsburgh, US (n = 1714) … extensive PMI ranges (1 to 2920 days in the US, and 1 to 240 days in the UK) … Medium confidence PMI sources (e.g., last known social contact) accounted for the majority of … US (82%, n = 1413) cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Search-engine excerpt of the full text says 97% of US cases were indoor, mostly private residences, with a mean PMI of 11 days — not confirmed in the abstract, treat as unverified. No US national 'found dead at home after N days' statistic was located; the US has no equivalent of the Japanese NPA or Korean MOHW series. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-allegheny-2022-decomposition-cases-pmi-sources", "citation_text": "A review of 1,714 decomposition cases at the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Medical Examiner's Office over 2007-2016 found reported post-mortem intervals ranging from 1 to 2,920 days, with 'last known social contact' the main basis for the interval in 82% of US cases. Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; Cranfield University), \"Giles SB, Errickson D, Márquez-Grant N. A retrospective comparative study to evaluate the reliability of post-mortem interval sources in UK and US medico-legal death investigations. Sci Justice 2022;62(2):246-261 (PMID 35277239)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35277239/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-allegheny-2022-decomposition-cases-pmi-sources." }, { "id": "sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "Around 87,000 Singapore residents aged 65 and above were living alone in 2024, according to the Ministry of Health's reply to a parliamentary question on preventing seniors from dying alone.", "value": 87000, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2024", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Singapore", "source_title": "Data on seniors aged 65 and above living alone and plans for new initiatives to prevent unattended deaths (Parliamentary QA, 15 Oct 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/data-on-seniors-aged-65-and-above-living-alone-and-plans-for-new-initiatives-to-prevent-unattended-deaths/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "around 87,000 residents aged 65 and above were living alone", "locator": "MOH reply, first paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The reply gives no count of unattended deaths; Singapore publishes no official 'died alone, found later' statistic (media/charity tallies exist, e.g. Straits Times/CHWSS counts, which are not official and were not recorded here). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone", "citation_text": "Around 87,000 Singapore residents aged 65 and above were living alone in 2024, according to the Ministry of Health's reply to a parliamentary question on preventing seniors from dying alone. Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore, \"Data on seniors aged 65 and above living alone and plans for new initiatives to prevent unattended deaths (Parliamentary QA, 15 Oct 2025)\" (https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/data-on-seniors-aged-65-and-above-living-alone-and-plans-for-new-initiatives-to-prevent-unattended-deaths/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among people living alone who were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, total mortality was 67% for those estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, versus 12% for those helpless for less than 1 hour (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 67, "unit": "% total mortality (found dead + died in hospital)", "display_value": "67%", "display_label": "for those found helpless at home after 72+ hours, compared to just 12% when found within an hour (NEJM, 1996)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead in their homes by city paramedics; all causes of helplessness (falls, weakness, stroke, etc.), median age 73", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (Massachusetts Medical Society)", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The total mortality was 67 percent for patients who were estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, as compared with 12 percent for those who had been helpless for less than 1 hour.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); also Results, 'Estimated Time Spent Incapacitated in Relation to Outcome', p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Verified against the full-text PDF (mirror copy at ta-images.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pdfs/nejm-199606273342606.pdf; nejm.org returned HTTP 403) and the PubMed abstract via NCBI E-utilities (PMID 8637517). Time helpless was estimated by paramedics in categories. Includes all causes of incapacitation, not only falls. Of the >72 h group, 62% were found dead and 5% died in hospital. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h", "citation_text": "Among people living alone who were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, total mortality was 67% for those estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, versus 12% for those helpless for less than 1 hour (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine (Massachusetts Medical Society), \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h", "family": "consequences", "statement": "When the time spent helpless at home was estimated at under 1 hour, total mortality was 12% (10% found dead, 2% died in hospital) among people living alone found helpless or dead in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 12, "unit": "% total mortality", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": "Total mortality, helpless under 1 hour", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home, estimated time incapacitated <1 h", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Of the people for whom this time was estimated to be less than one hour, 10 percent were found dead and 2 percent died in the hospital, for a total mortality rate of 12 percent.", "locator": "Results, 'Estimated Time Spent Incapacitated in Relation to Outcome', p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pairs with the >72 h figure (67%) for a time-vs-mortality chart. Median age of this subgroup 75; 58% women. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h", "citation_text": "When the time spent helpless at home was estimated at under 1 hour, total mortality was 12% (10% found dead, 2% died in hospital) among people living alone found helpless or dead in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of 387 episodes of people living alone being found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, a total mortality of 28% (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 28, "unit": "% total mortality", "display_value": "28%", "display_label": "Total mortality, all events (23% found dead + 5% died in hospital)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home by paramedics", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In 23 percent of the cases, the person was found dead; an additional 5 percent died in the hospital. Thus, total mortality was 28 percent.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results 'Characteristics of the Patients' (90 of 387 found dead)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "90 persons found dead (23%). Those found dead were more often male (68% vs 43%) and younger (median 65 vs 75). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct", "citation_text": "Of 387 episodes of people living alone being found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, a total mortality of 28% (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-admitted-62pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of people found alive but helpless at home, 62% were admitted to hospital, with an average stay of eight days (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 62, "unit": "% of those found alive admitted to hospital", "display_value": "62%", "display_label": "Found alive and admitted to hospital", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found alive but helpless at home (n=297 episodes)", "sample_n": 297, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Of the patients found alive, 62 percent were admitted to the hospital. The average hospital stay was eight days, and 52 percent of those admitted required intensive care.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results 'Outcomes' p.1713 (74% of 261 transported were admitted)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "88% (261/297) of those found alive were transported; 74% of those transported (n=193) were admitted. Records for 10 transported patients could not be found. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-admitted-62pct", "citation_text": "Of people found alive but helpless at home, 62% were admitted to hospital, with an average stay of eight days (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-admitted-62pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-icu-52pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "52% of hospital-admitted people who had been found helpless at home required intensive care, with an average ICU stay of seven days (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 52, "unit": "% of admitted patients requiring intensive care", "display_value": "52%", "display_label": "Admitted patients needing intensive care", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Hospital-admitted persons living alone found helpless at home", "sample_n": 193, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Intensive care was required for 52 percent (n=100), with an average stay in the intensive care unit of seven days. In-hospital mortality was 10 percent overall and 16 percent among those requiring intensive care.", "locator": "Results, 'Duration of Hospital Stay, Survival, and Return to Independent Living', p.1713", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "In-hospital mortality 10% overall; 16% among ICU patients. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-icu-52pct", "citation_text": "52% of hospital-admitted people who had been found helpless at home required intensive care, with an average ICU stay of seven days (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-icu-52pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-not-independent-62pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "62% of survivors of being found helpless at home were unable to return to independent living (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 62, "unit": "% of survivors (hospital discharges) not returning to independent living", "display_value": "62%", "display_label": "Survivors unable to return to independent living", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless at home who survived to hospital discharge", "sample_n": 173, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Among those who survived until discharge, 62 percent did not return to independent living.", "locator": "Results p.1713-1714; Figure 2 (108 discharged to other care vs 65 home living alone); Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Patients not transported or discharged from ED were assumed to have continued living independently, so the figure applies to hospitalised survivors. Figure 2: 108/173 = 62.4%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-not-independent-62pct", "citation_text": "62% of survivors of being found helpless at home were unable to return to independent living (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-not-independent-62pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-two-thirds-hospitalized-died-or-dependent", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of people hospitalised after being found helpless at home, two thirds either died or did not return to independent living (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 66.7, "unit": "% of hospitalised patients who died or did not return to independent living", "display_value": "66.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Hospitalised persons living alone found helpless at home", "sample_n": 193, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Of those who were hospitalized, two thirds either died or did not return to independent living.", "locator": "Results p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Stated as 'two thirds' in text; value given as 66.7 for convenience. Figure 2: 20 died in hospital + 108 to other care = 128 of 193 admitted (66.3%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-two-thirds-hospitalized-died-or-dependent", "citation_text": "Of people hospitalised after being found helpless at home, two thirds either died or did not return to independent living (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-two-thirds-hospitalized-died-or-dependent." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-discharged-to-institutions-77pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of survivors discharged to supportive care after being found helpless at home, 77% went to nursing homes, skilled-nursing or rehabilitation facilities and only 4% to live with family or friends (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 77, "unit": "% of those discharged to supportive care who went to institutions", "display_value": "77%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Hospitalised survivors discharged to 'other care' (n=108)", "sample_n": 108, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "were commonly discharged to institutions (77 percent to nursing homes or skilled-nursing or rehabilitation facilities, with only 4 percent discharged to live with family or friends).", "locator": "Results p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Patients discharged to supportive care were older (median 79) and more often female (64%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-discharged-to-institutions-77pct", "citation_text": "Of survivors discharged to supportive care after being found helpless at home, 77% went to nursing homes, skilled-nursing or rehabilitation facilities and only 4% to live with family or friends (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-discharged-to-institutions-77pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-helpless-over-3-days-10pct-38pct-survived", "family": "consequences", "statement": "10% of people found helpless or dead at home had been unable to summon help for more than three days, and only 38% of that group survived (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 38, "unit": "% survival among those helpless >3 days", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home, estimated time incapacitated >72 h (10% of cases)", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Ten percent of the patients were estimated to have been unable to summon help for more than three days; 38 percent of them survived the experience.", "locator": "Discussion p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Discussion also states: 'Our results indicate that the majority of persons who are not accounted for for more than three days are found dead.' Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-helpless-over-3-days-10pct-38pct-survived", "citation_text": "10% of people found helpless or dead at home had been unable to summon help for more than three days, and only 38% of that group survived (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-helpless-over-3-days-10pct-38pct-survived." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-in-hospital-mortality-10pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In-hospital mortality was 10% overall and 16% among those requiring intensive care, for people admitted after being found helpless at home (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 10, "unit": "% in-hospital mortality", "display_value": "10%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Hospital-admitted persons living alone found helpless at home", "sample_n": 193, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In-hospital mortality was 10 percent overall and 16 percent among those requiring intensive care.", "locator": "Results p.1713; Figure 2 (n=20 died in hospital, median 9 h incapacitated)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Those who died in hospital had a median estimated time incapacitated of 9 hours (Figure 2). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-in-hospital-mortality-10pct", "citation_text": "In-hospital mortality was 10% overall and 16% among those requiring intensive care, for people admitted after being found helpless at home (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-in-hospital-mortality-10pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-dehydration-42-of-261", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Dehydration was diagnosed in 42 of 261 people (16%) transported to hospital after being found helpless at home; decubitus ulcers in 10 and aspiration pneumonia in 10 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 16.1, "unit": "% of transported patients with dehydration diagnosis", "display_value": "16.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless at home and transported to hospital (ICD-9 codes available for 82%)", "sample_n": 261, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Alcohol or drug abuse was diagnosed in 38 patients, sepsis or hypotension in 20, decubitus ulcers in 10, and aspiration pneumonia in 10. Dehydration occurred in 42 patients.", "locator": "Results p.1713; Table 3 (Volume depletion 42; Decubitus ulcers 10; Pneumonia 25; Renal failure 11; Renal dialysis 4)", "derived": true, "formula": "42 / 261 * 100 = 16.1", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table 3 counts (per 261 transported): pneumonia 25 (9.6%), decubitus ulcers 10 (3.8%), renal failure 11 (4.2%), renal dialysis 4, fractures 36, acute injury 64 (25%). Diagnoses codes were available for only 82% of transported patients, so these are minimum counts. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-dehydration-42-of-261", "citation_text": "Dehydration was diagnosed in 42 of 261 people (16%) transported to hospital after being found helpless at home; decubitus ulcers in 10 and aspiration pneumonia in 10 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-dehydration-42-of-261." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incidence-by-age", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The annual rate of being found helpless or dead at home rose from 3 per 1,000 people aged 60-64 to 27 per 1,000 aged 85 and over, in San Francisco in 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 27, "unit": "incidents per 1,000 persons per year (age 85+)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993 (annualised from 12 weeks)", "population": "General population by age (1990 Census denominators); events among persons living alone", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The frequency of such incidents increased sharply with age, from a rate of 3 per 1000 per year among those 60 to 64 years of age to 27 per 1000 per year among those 85 years of age or older.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results 'Frequency of Incidents' p.1713; Figure 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Incidence of 'being found helpless or dead at home' - all causes. Denominator is total population, not only those living alone. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-by-age", "citation_text": "The annual rate of being found helpless or dead at home rose from 3 per 1,000 people aged 60-64 to 27 per 1,000 aged 85 and over, in San Francisco in 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-by-age." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among men aged 85 or older living alone, the rate of being found helpless or dead at home was 123 per 1,000 per year (women 85+ living alone: 59 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 123, "unit": "incidents per 1,000 persons living alone per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993 (annualised)", "population": "Men aged 85+ living alone", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The peak rate - among persons 85 years of age or older who were living alone - was 123 per 1000 for men and 59 per 1000 for women (P not significant).", "locator": "Results 'Frequency of Incidents' p.1713; Figure 4; Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Equivalent to roughly 1 in 8 men aged 85+ living alone per year (derived: 123/1000). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone", "citation_text": "Among men aged 85 or older living alone, the rate of being found helpless or dead at home was 123 per 1,000 per year (women 85+ living alone: 59 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among people aged 65 or older living alone, 31.6 per 1,000 per year were found helpless or dead at home (men 42.2, women 27.6 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 31.6, "unit": "incidents per 1,000 persons aged 65+ living alone per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993 (annualised)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The annual rates among people 65 or older who lived alone were 31.6 per 1000 overall, 42.2 per 1000 for men, and 27.6 per 1000 for women.", "locator": "Results 'Frequency of Incidents' p.1713", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "All-ages rate per 1,000 persons living alone was 14.0. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "Among people aged 65 or older living alone, 31.6 per 1,000 per year were found helpless or dead at home (men 42.2, women 27.6 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-median-time-incapacitated", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The median estimated time spent incapacitated was 4.5 hours across all events; 2 hours for those found alive and 18 hours for those found dead (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993).", "value": 4.5, "unit": "hours (median estimated time incapacitated, all events)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "All events (n=387) 4.5 hours ... Found alive in home (n=297) 2 hours ... Found dead in home (n=90) 18 hours", "locator": "Figure 2 'Outcomes of Persons Found Helpless or Dead in Their Homes' (median time per group), p.1713", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Figure 2 also gives medians: admitted 4.5 h; discharged to other care 9 h; died in hospital 9 h; discharged home alone 2 h. Calls by friends gave the shortest helpless time (median 4.5 h) versus family 9 h, neighbours 9 h, landlords >72 h. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-median-time-incapacitated", "citation_text": "The median estimated time spent incapacitated was 4.5 hours across all events; 2 hours for those found alive and 18 hours for those found dead (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996; San Francisco, 1993). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-median-time-incapacitated." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-cost-per-patient-9985", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The estimated average cost of care for each person found helpless at home was $9,985 (70% of 1993 charges for paramedic, hospital and ICU days) in San Francisco (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 9985, "unit": "US dollars (1993) per patient", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993", "population": "Persons living alone found alive but helpless at home (found-dead cases excluded from cost analysis)", "sample_n": 297, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The estimated average cost of care for each patient was $9,985.", "locator": "Results 'Costs' p.1714; Methods (costs = 70% of 1993 charges)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Nominal 1993 dollars; not inflation-adjusted. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-cost-per-patient-9985", "citation_text": "The estimated average cost of care for each person found helpless at home was $9,985 (70% of 1993 charges for paramedic, hospital and ICU days) in San Francisco (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-cost-per-patient-9985." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-only-one-had-alarm-device", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Only one of the 367 people found helpless or dead at home in the San Francisco study possessed a commercially available device to summon help (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 1, "unit": "persons (of 367) possessing a help-summoning device", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home", "sample_n": 367, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "the use of devices that are commercially available to summon help (only one patient in our study possessed such a device).", "locator": "Discussion p.1716", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Only 11% (n=42) were found by family members; most common contact category was 'other' (visiting nurses, caretakers, housekeepers, home health aides). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-only-one-had-alarm-device", "citation_text": "Only one of the 367 people found helpless or dead at home in the San Francisco study possessed a commercially available device to summon help (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-only-one-had-alarm-device." }, { "id": "npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct", "family": "japan", "statement": "Of 58,044 people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead at home in Japan in 2024, 22,734 (39.2%) were found within one day of death, while 4,538 (7.8%) were not found for more than 30 days (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025).", "value": 39.2, "unit": "% of 65+ solitary home deaths found within 0-1 days", "display_value": "39.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (nationwide)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone found dead at home (police-handled)", "sample_n": 58044, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）[Persons living alone who died at home, among bodies handled by police, 2024]", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,044 22,734 11,986 7,694 5,721 5,371 3,452 710 227 149", "locator": "Days-elapsed table row for 65+ (columns: 0-1日, 2-3日, 4-7日, 8-14日, 15-30日, 31-90日, 91-180日, 181-365日, 366日-)", "derived": true, "formula": "22,734 / 58,044 * 100 = 39.2 ; >30 days = 3,452 + 710 + 227 + 149 = 4,538 ; 4,538 / 58,044 * 100 = 7.8 ; 8+ days = 5,721 + 5,371 + 3,452 + 710 + 227 + 149 = 15,630 (26.9%)", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-within-1-day", "history": [], "notes": "Days elapsed = death to police handling. The 39.2% and 7.8% figures match those reported in English-language press (Xinhua, 11 April 2025) and are reproduced here from the official table. Fall-related deaths are not separable. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct", "citation_text": "Of 58,044 people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead at home in Japan in 2024, 22,734 (39.2%) were found within one day of death, while 4,538 (7.8%) were not found for more than 30 days (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）[Persons living alone who died at home, among bodies handled by police, 2024]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-events-in-12-weeks", "family": "consequences", "statement": "San Francisco paramedics identified 387 events in which 367 people were found helpless or dead in their homes over 12 weeks (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 387, "unit": "events in 12 weeks (367 persons)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12-week paramedic surveillance period (study published June 1996)", "population": "Persons found alone in their homes helpless or dead (all ages; median age 73; rates reported for ages 60+)", "sample_n": 367, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead (Gurley, Lum, Sande, Lo & Katz, NEJM 1996;334:1710-1716)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Over 12 weeks, paramedics employed by the city of San Francisco identified 387 such events involving 367 persons.", "locator": "Abstract, Methods", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract verified verbatim via Europe PMC REST (PMID 8637517); nejm.org returned HTTP 403 to the fetcher. Not all events were falls ('incapacitated and unable to get help'); weakness/inability to get up and falls were the main precipitants. Median age 73; 51% women. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-events-in-12-weeks", "citation_text": "San Francisco paramedics identified 387 events in which 367 people were found helpless or dead in their homes over 12 weeks (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead (Gurley, Lum, Sande, Lo & Katz, NEJM 1996;334:1710-1716)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gurley-1996-events-in-12-weeks." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4.25 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 4254000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2025 Estimate: 4254 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2025 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Labour Force Survey estimates of people in private households (excludes care homes). Parsed directly from the xlsx (edition 17 April 2026). Full 'All 65 and over' series (thousands): 1996 3152, 1997 3209, 1998 3190, 1999 3269, 2000 3266, 2001 3304, 2002 3269, 2003 3301, 2004 3337, 2005 3258, 2006 3286, 2007 3352, 2008 3378, 2009 3381, 2010 3389, 2011 3405, 2012 3473, 2013 3641, 2014 3456, 2015 3629, 2016 3644, 2017 3788, 2018 3878, 2019 4023, 2020 4121, 2021 4202, 2022 4238, 2023 4214, 2024 4307, 2025 4254. Household definition changed in 2011 (see dataset notes). Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "4.25 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.26 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2025, out of 97.18 million aged 65+ - 32.2% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws).", "value": 31258200, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.26 million", "display_label": "in the EU-27 in 2025, up from 22.73 million in 2009 (Eurostat)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2025: 31258.2 thousand persons; Total: 97181.0", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH and TOTAL, age=Y_GE65, sex=T, wstatus=POP; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 31258.2/97181.0*100 = 32.2", "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-count-2009-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full series (thousand persons): 2009 22730.4, 2010 23041.0, 2011 23588.1, 2012 23859.2, 2013 24435.6, 2014 25043.0, 2015 25530.1, 2016 25593.2, 2017 26342.8, 2018 26580.6, 2019 27048.4, 2020 27671.3, 2021 28300.6, 2022 29517.7, 2023 30172.5, 2024 30633.2, 2025 31258.2. 2025 by gender: women 22,055.2 thousand (of 54,602.8), men 9,203.0 thousand (of 42,578.3). Growth 2009-2025: +37.5%. Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "31.26 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2025, out of 97.18 million aged 65+ - 32.2% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "15,784,869 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table B09021).", "value": 15784869, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "15,784,869", "display_label": "26.6% of older adults living in households, 2024 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households (excludes group quarters)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 59418120 | Lives alone 15784869", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23 ('65 years and over' / 'Lives alone'), GEO_ID 0100000US (United States)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-65plus-lives-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B09021. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population. Matches B09020 (male + female householders living alone = 5,401,891 + 10,382,978). Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count", "citation_text": "15,784,869 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "46% of U.S. solo agers fear dying alone, versus 37% of other adults 50+; 50% versus 33% fear being moved somewhere against their will (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020).", "value": 46, "unit": "% of solo agers", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "June-July 2020 (survey)", "population": "Solo agers aged 50+ vs general 50+ population", "sample_n": 1622, "publisher": "AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago)", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Solo agers are more likely to fear dying alone (46% vs. 37%), being moved somewhere against their will (50% vs. 33%), and having a court appoint someone to make decisions for them (39% vs. 27%).", "locator": "Key findings, concerns about the future", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey of 1,086 solo agers and 536 other adults 50+, online and by phone, June 24-July 6, 2020 (survey). Definition is stricter than AARP's 2025 study: live alone AND not married/partnered AND no living children. Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone", "citation_text": "46% of U.S. solo agers fear dying alone, versus 37% of other adults 50+; 50% versus 33% fear being moved somewhere against their will (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020). Source: AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago), \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "japan", "statement": "9,031,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2024, 22.4% of the country's 40,326,000 people aged 65+ (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2024).", "value": 9031000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024 (as of 6 June 2024)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (65歳以上の者), Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "「単独世帯」の者が 903 万 1 千人（同 22.4％）となっている。", "locator": "p.6, 3 65歳以上の者の状況, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Survey estimate (推計数), not census. 2024 survey excludes no prefectures. Denominator 40,326 thousand persons aged 65+. Share 22.4% is the 2024 point of the series; earlier years below. Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "9,031,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2024, 22.4% of the country's 40,326,000 people aged 65+ (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2024). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "2,456,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone on 1 November 2025, 10.9% of all 22,495,000 ordinary households and up 7.3% in one year (2025 register-based census).", "value": 2456000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025-11-01", "population": "One-person households of persons aged 65+ (고령자 1인가구), 일반가구", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "고령자 1인가구는 10.9%임-전년 대비 고령자만 있는 가구는 7.6%,고령자 1인가구는 7.3%증가", "locator": "p.78, 2. 고령자가구 가. 고령자가구 규모, 표55 고령자가구 2020~2025년", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-census-elderly-one-person-share", "history": [], "notes": "표55 row 고령자 1인가구: 1,661 1,824 1,973 2,138 2,289 2,456 (thousand, 2020-2025); share of 일반가구 7.9 8.5 9.1 9.7 10.3 10.9. Households containing any 65+ person: 7,495 thousand (33.3%); elderly-only households 4,313 thousand (19.2%). Seeded from seniors-living-alone-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "2,456,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone on 1 November 2025, 10.9% of all 22,495,000 ordinary households and up 7.3% in one year (2025 register-based census). Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-1999-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 1999, 533,519 deaths in the United States, 22.3% of all 2,391,399 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 22.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "22.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1999", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1999 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 979,888 … Decedent's home | 533,519 … | 2,391,399", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 1999: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "533,519 / 2,391,399 = 22.31%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Hospice facility became a separate place-of-death category in 2003.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 1999, 533,519 deaths in the United States, 22.3% of all 2,391,399 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-1999-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 1999, 979,888 deaths in the United States, 41.0% of all 2,391,399 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 41, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "41%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1999", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1999 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 979,888 … Decedent's home | 533,519 … | 2,391,399", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 1999: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "979,888 / 2,391,399 = 40.98%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 1999, 979,888 deaths in the United States, 41.0% of all 2,391,399 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2000-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2000, 545,511 deaths in the United States, 22.7% of all 2,403,351 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 22.7, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "22.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2000 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 968,093 … Decedent's home | 545,511 … | 2,403,351", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2000: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "545,511 / 2,403,351 = 22.70%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Hospice facility became a separate place-of-death category in 2003.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2000-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2000, 545,511 deaths in the United States, 22.7% of all 2,403,351 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2000-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2000-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2000, 968,093 deaths in the United States, 40.3% of all 2,403,351 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 40.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "40.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2000 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 968,093 … Decedent's home | 545,511 … | 2,403,351", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2000: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "968,093 / 2,403,351 = 40.28%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2000-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2000, 968,093 deaths in the United States, 40.3% of all 2,403,351 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2000-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2001-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2001, 552,553 deaths in the United States, 22.9% of all 2,416,425 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 22.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "22.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2001", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2001 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 962,060 … Decedent's home | 552,553 … | 2,416,425", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2001: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "552,553 / 2,416,425 = 22.87%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Hospice facility became a separate place-of-death category in 2003.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2001-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2001, 552,553 deaths in the United States, 22.9% of all 2,416,425 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2001-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2001-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2001, 962,060 deaths in the United States, 39.8% of all 2,416,425 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 39.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "39.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2001", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2001 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 962,060 … Decedent's home | 552,553 … | 2,416,425", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2001: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "962,060 / 2,416,425 = 39.81%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2001-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2001, 962,060 deaths in the United States, 39.8% of all 2,416,425 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2001-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2002-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2002, 568,205 deaths in the United States, 23.3% of all 2,443,387 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 23.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "23.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2002", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2002 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 958,134 … Decedent's home | 568,205 … | 2,443,387", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2002: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "568,205 / 2,443,387 = 23.25%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Hospice facility became a separate place-of-death category in 2003.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2002-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2002, 568,205 deaths in the United States, 23.3% of all 2,443,387 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2002-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2002-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2002, 958,134 deaths in the United States, 39.2% of all 2,443,387 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 39.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "39.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2002", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2002 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 958,134 … Decedent's home | 568,205 … | 2,443,387", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2002: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "958,134 / 2,443,387 = 39.21%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2002-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2002, 958,134 deaths in the United States, 39.2% of all 2,443,387 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2002-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2003-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2003, 584,076 deaths in the United States, 23.9% of all 2,448,288 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 23.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "23.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2003", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2003 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 944,800 … Decedent's home | 584,076 … | 2,448,288", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2003: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "584,076 / 2,448,288 = 23.86%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Hospice facility became a separate place-of-death category in 2003.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2003-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2003, 584,076 deaths in the United States, 23.9% of all 2,448,288 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2003-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2003-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2003, 944,800 deaths in the United States, 38.6% of all 2,448,288 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 38.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "38.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2003", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2003 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 944,800 … Decedent's home | 584,076 … | 2,448,288", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2003: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "944,800 / 2,448,288 = 38.59%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2003-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2003, 944,800 deaths in the United States, 38.6% of all 2,448,288 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2003-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2004-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2004, 586,415 deaths in the United States, 24.5% of all 2,397,615 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 24.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "24.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2004", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2004 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 902,258 … Decedent's home | 586,415 … | 2,397,615", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2004: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "586,415 / 2,397,615 = 24.46%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2004-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2004, 586,415 deaths in the United States, 24.5% of all 2,397,615 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2004-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2004-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2004, 902,258 deaths in the United States, 37.6% of all 2,397,615 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 37.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "37.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2004", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2004 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 902,258 … Decedent's home | 586,415 … | 2,397,615", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2004: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "902,258 / 2,397,615 = 37.63%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2004-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2004, 902,258 deaths in the United States, 37.6% of all 2,397,615 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2004-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2005-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2005, 603,238 deaths in the United States, 24.6% of all 2,448,017 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 24.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "24.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2005", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2005 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 904,412 … Decedent's home | 603,238 … | 2,448,017", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2005: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "603,238 / 2,448,017 = 24.64%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2005-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2005, 603,238 deaths in the United States, 24.6% of all 2,448,017 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2005-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2005-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2005, 904,412 deaths in the United States, 36.9% of all 2,448,017 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 36.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "36.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2005", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2005 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 904,412 … Decedent's home | 603,238 … | 2,448,017", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2005: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "904,412 / 2,448,017 = 36.94%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2005-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2005, 904,412 deaths in the United States, 36.9% of all 2,448,017 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2005-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2006-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2006, 610,364 deaths in the United States, 25.2% of all 2,426,264 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 25.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2006", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2006 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 883,449 … Decedent's home | 610,364 … | 2,426,264", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2006: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "610,364 / 2,426,264 = 25.16%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2006-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2006, 610,364 deaths in the United States, 25.2% of all 2,426,264 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2006-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2006-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2006, 883,449 deaths in the United States, 36.4% of all 2,426,264 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 36.4, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "36.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2006", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2006 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 883,449 … Decedent's home | 610,364 … | 2,426,264", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2006: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "883,449 / 2,426,264 = 36.41%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2006-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2006, 883,449 deaths in the United States, 36.4% of all 2,426,264 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2006-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2007-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2007, 616,365 deaths in the United States, 25.4% of all 2,423,712 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 25.4, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2007", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2007 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 871,615 … Decedent's home | 616,365 … | 2,423,712", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2007: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "616,365 / 2,423,712 = 25.43%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2007-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2007, 616,365 deaths in the United States, 25.4% of all 2,423,712 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2007-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2007-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2007, 871,615 deaths in the United States, 36.0% of all 2,423,712 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 36, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "36%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2007", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2007 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 871,615 … Decedent's home | 616,365 … | 2,423,712", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2007: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "871,615 / 2,423,712 = 35.96%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2007-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2007, 871,615 deaths in the United States, 36.0% of all 2,423,712 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2007-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2008-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2008, 623,651 deaths in the United States, 25.2% of all 2,471,984 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 25.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2008", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2008 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 869,034 … Decedent's home | 623,651 … | 2,471,984", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2008: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "623,651 / 2,471,984 = 25.23%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2008-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2008, 623,651 deaths in the United States, 25.2% of all 2,471,984 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2008-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2008-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2008, 869,034 deaths in the United States, 35.2% of all 2,471,984 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 35.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "35.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2008", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2008 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 869,034 … Decedent's home | 623,651 … | 2,471,984", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2008: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "869,034 / 2,471,984 = 35.16%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2008-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2008, 869,034 deaths in the United States, 35.2% of all 2,471,984 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2008-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2009-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2009, 631,047 deaths in the United States, 25.9% of all 2,437,163 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 25.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2009", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2009 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 810,190 … Decedent's home | 631,047 … | 2,437,163", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2009: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "631,047 / 2,437,163 = 25.89%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2009-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2009, 631,047 deaths in the United States, 25.9% of all 2,437,163 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2009-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2009-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2009, 810,190 deaths in the United States, 33.2% of all 2,437,163 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 33.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "33.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2009", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2009 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 810,190 … Decedent's home | 631,047 … | 2,437,163", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2009: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "810,190 / 2,437,163 = 33.24%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2009-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2009, 810,190 deaths in the United States, 33.2% of all 2,437,163 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2009-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2010-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2010, 672,338 deaths in the United States, 27.2% of all 2,468,435 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 27.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "27.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2010 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 814,420 … Decedent's home | 672,338 … | 2,468,435", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2010: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "672,338 / 2,468,435 = 27.24%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2010-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2010, 672,338 deaths in the United States, 27.2% of all 2,468,435 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2010-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2010-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2010, 814,420 deaths in the United States, 33.0% of all 2,468,435 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2010 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 814,420 … Decedent's home | 672,338 … | 2,468,435", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2010: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "814,420 / 2,468,435 = 32.99%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2010-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2010, 814,420 deaths in the United States, 33.0% of all 2,468,435 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2010-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2011-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2011, 691,849 deaths in the United States, 27.5% of all 2,515,458 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 27.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "27.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2011", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2011 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 811,139 … Decedent's home | 691,849 … | 2,515,458", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2011: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "691,849 / 2,515,458 = 27.50%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2011-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2011, 691,849 deaths in the United States, 27.5% of all 2,515,458 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2011-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2011-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2011, 811,139 deaths in the United States, 32.2% of all 2,515,458 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2011", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2011 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 811,139 … Decedent's home | 691,849 … | 2,515,458", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2011: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "811,139 / 2,515,458 = 32.25%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2011-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2011, 811,139 deaths in the United States, 32.2% of all 2,515,458 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2011-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2012-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2012, 719,857 deaths in the United States, 28.3% of all 2,543,279 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 28.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2012", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2012 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 792,257 … Decedent's home | 719,857 … | 2,543,279", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2012: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "719,857 / 2,543,279 = 28.30%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2012-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2012, 719,857 deaths in the United States, 28.3% of all 2,543,279 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2012-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2012-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2012, 792,257 deaths in the United States, 31.2% of all 2,543,279 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 31.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "31.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2012", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2012 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 792,257 … Decedent's home | 719,857 … | 2,543,279", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2012: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "792,257 / 2,543,279 = 31.15%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2012-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2012, 792,257 deaths in the United States, 31.2% of all 2,543,279 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2012-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2013-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2013, 752,217 deaths in the United States, 29.0% of all 2,596,993 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2013", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2013 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 793,923 … Decedent's home | 752,217 … | 2,596,993", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2013: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "752,217 / 2,596,993 = 28.96%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2013-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2013, 752,217 deaths in the United States, 29.0% of all 2,596,993 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2013-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2013-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2013, 793,923 deaths in the United States, 30.6% of all 2,596,993 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 30.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2013", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2013 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 793,923 … Decedent's home | 752,217 … | 2,596,993", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2013: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "793,923 / 2,596,993 = 30.57%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2013-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2013, 793,923 deaths in the United States, 30.6% of all 2,596,993 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2013-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2014-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2014, 773,609 deaths in the United States, 29.5% of all 2,626,418 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2014", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2014 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 793,434 … Decedent's home | 773,609 … | 2,626,418", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2014: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "773,609 / 2,626,418 = 29.45%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2014-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2014, 773,609 deaths in the United States, 29.5% of all 2,626,418 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2014-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2014-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2014, 793,434 deaths in the United States, 30.2% of all 2,626,418 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 30.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2014", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2014 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 793,434 … Decedent's home | 773,609 … | 2,626,418", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2014: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "793,434 / 2,626,418 = 30.21%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2014-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2014, 793,434 deaths in the United States, 30.2% of all 2,626,418 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2014-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2015-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2015, 807,579 deaths in the United States, 29.8% of all 2,712,630 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2015 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 808,284 … Decedent's home | 807,579 … | 2,712,630", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2015: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "807,579 / 2,712,630 = 29.77%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2015-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2015, 807,579 deaths in the United States, 29.8% of all 2,712,630 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2015-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2015-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2015, 808,284 deaths in the United States, 29.8% of all 2,712,630 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2015 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 808,284 … Decedent's home | 807,579 … | 2,712,630", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2015: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "808,284 / 2,712,630 = 29.80%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2015-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2015, 808,284 deaths in the United States, 29.8% of all 2,712,630 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2015-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2016, 836,348 deaths in the United States, 30.5% of all 2,744,248 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 30.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2016", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2016 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 807,428 … Decedent's home | 836,348 … | 2,744,248", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2016: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "836,348 / 2,744,248 = 30.48%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2016, 836,348 deaths in the United States, 30.5% of all 2,744,248 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2016-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2016, 807,428 deaths in the United States, 29.4% of all 2,744,248 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29.4, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2016", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2016 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 807,428 … Decedent's home | 836,348 … | 2,744,248", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2016: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "807,428 / 2,744,248 = 29.42%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2016, 807,428 deaths in the United States, 29.4% of all 2,744,248 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2017-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2017, 866,237 deaths in the United States, 30.8% of all 2,813,503 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 30.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2017 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 818,557 … Decedent's home | 866,237 … | 2,813,503", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2017: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "866,237 / 2,813,503 = 30.79%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2017-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2017, 866,237 deaths in the United States, 30.8% of all 2,813,503 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2017-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2017-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2017, 818,557 deaths in the United States, 29.1% of all 2,813,503 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 29.1, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "29.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2017 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 818,557 … Decedent's home | 866,237 … | 2,813,503", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2017: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "818,557 / 2,813,503 = 29.09%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2017-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2017, 818,557 deaths in the United States, 29.1% of all 2,813,503 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2017-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2018-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2018, 891,407 deaths in the United States, 31.4% of all 2,839,205 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 31.4, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "31.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2018 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 819,511 … Decedent's home | 891,407 … | 2,839,205", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2018: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "891,407 / 2,839,205 = 31.40%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2018, 891,407 deaths in the United States, 31.4% of all 2,839,205 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2018-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2018, 819,511 deaths in the United States, 28.9% of all 2,839,205 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 28.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2018 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 819,511 … Decedent's home | 891,407 … | 2,839,205", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2018: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "819,511 / 2,839,205 = 28.86%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2018, 819,511 deaths in the United States, 28.9% of all 2,839,205 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2019-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2019, 904,588 deaths in the United States, 31.7% of all 2,854,838 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 31.7, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "31.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 813,249 … Decedent's home | 904,588 … | 2,854,838", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2019: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "904,588 / 2,854,838 = 31.69%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2019, 904,588 deaths in the United States, 31.7% of all 2,854,838 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2019-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2019, 813,249 deaths in the United States, 28.5% of all 2,854,838 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 28.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 813,249 … Decedent's home | 904,588 … | 2,854,838", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2019: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "813,249 / 2,854,838 = 28.49%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2019, 813,249 deaths in the United States, 28.5% of all 2,854,838 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2020-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2020, 1,127,967 deaths in the United States, 33.3% of all 3,383,729 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 33.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "33.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2020 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,023,837 … Decedent's home | 1,127,967 … | 3,383,729", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2020: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,127,967 / 3,383,729 = 33.34%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2020, 1,127,967 deaths in the United States, 33.3% of all 3,383,729 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2020-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2020, 1,023,837 deaths in the United States, 30.3% of all 3,383,729 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 30.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2020 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,023,837 … Decedent's home | 1,127,967 … | 3,383,729", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2020: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,023,837 / 3,383,729 = 30.26%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2020, 1,023,837 deaths in the United States, 30.3% of all 3,383,729 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2021-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2021, 1,163,770 deaths in the United States, 33.6% of all 3,464,231 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 33.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "33.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,151,936 … Decedent's home | 1,163,770 … | 3,464,231", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2021: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,163,770 / 3,464,231 = 33.59%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2021, 1,163,770 deaths in the United States, 33.6% of all 3,464,231 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2021-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2021, 1,151,936 deaths in the United States, 33.3% of all 3,464,231 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 33.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "33.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,151,936 … Decedent's home | 1,163,770 … | 3,464,231", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2021: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,151,936 / 3,464,231 = 33.25%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2021, 1,151,936 deaths in the United States, 33.3% of all 3,464,231 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2022-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2022, 1,124,397 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,279,857 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "34.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 994,837 … Decedent's home | 1,124,397 … | 3,279,857", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2022: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,124,397 / 3,279,857 = 34.28%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2022, 1,124,397 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,279,857 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2022-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2022, 994,837 deaths in the United States, 30.3% of all 3,279,857 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 30.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 994,837 … Decedent's home | 1,124,397 … | 3,279,857", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2022: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "994,837 / 3,279,857 = 30.33%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2022, 994,837 deaths in the United States, 30.3% of all 3,279,857 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2023-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2023, 1,060,064 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,090,964 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "34.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 894,731 … Decedent's home | 1,060,064 … | 3,090,964", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2023: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,060,064 / 3,090,964 = 34.30%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2023, 1,060,064 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,090,964 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2023-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2023, 894,731 deaths in the United States, 28.9% of all 3,090,964 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 28.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 894,731 … Decedent's home | 1,060,064 … | 3,090,964", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2023: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "894,731 / 3,090,964 = 28.95%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2023, 894,731 deaths in the United States, 28.9% of all 3,090,964 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2024-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 1,054,545 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,072,666 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) whose death certificate gives the decedent's home as place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 884,466 … Decedent's home | 1,054,545 … | 3,072,666", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2024: rows 'Medical Facility - Inpatient', 'Decedent's home' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "1,054,545 / 3,072,666 = 34.32%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 1,054,545 deaths in the United States, 34.3% of all 3,072,666 deaths, occurred in the decedent's home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2024-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 884,466 deaths in the United States, 28.8% of all 3,072,666 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 28.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) with place of death 'Medical Facility - Inpatient'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 884,466 … Decedent's home | 1,054,545 … | 3,072,666", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2024: row 'Medical Facility - Inpatient' and the year total", "derived": true, "formula": "884,466 / 3,072,666 = 28.78%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020. Excludes outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival, which WONDER lists separately.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 884,466 deaths in the United States, 28.8% of all 3,072,666 deaths, occurred among hospital inpatients (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-hospital-inpatient-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-overtakes-hospital-inpatient", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2016, for the first time in CDC WONDER data going back to 1999, more US deaths occurred in the decedent's home (836,348) than among hospital inpatients (807,428) (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 836348, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2016", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2016 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 807,428 … Decedent's home | 836,348", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76 results table, Year 2016 (and years 1999-2015, where inpatient deaths exceeded home deaths every year; 2015: 808,284 inpatient vs 807,579 home)", "derived": true, "formula": "836,348 (home) > 807,428 (inpatient) in 2016; home < inpatient in every year 1999-2015", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition matters: home overtook hospital INPATIENT units in 2016 for all causes. If outpatient/emergency-room deaths and deaths on arrival are counted as hospital deaths, medical facilities still slightly exceeded home in 2024 (see us-cdc-wonder-2024-medical-facility-deaths-vs-home). Cross and Warraich (NEJM 2019), using natural deaths only, dated the crossover to 2017 (their letter could not be fetched; see the .md). Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-overtakes-hospital-inpatient", "citation_text": "In 2016, for the first time in CDC WONDER data going back to 1999, more US deaths occurred in the decedent's home (836,348) than among hospital inpatients (807,428) (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-overtakes-hospital-inpatient." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2024-medical-facility-deaths-vs-home", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 1,068,208 US deaths occurred in medical facilities (as inpatients, in outpatient or emergency departments, or on arrival), slightly more than the 1,054,545 that occurred at home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 1068208, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of US residents (all ages, all causes) by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 884,466 … Medical Facility - Outpatient or ER | 177,430 … Medical Facility - Dead on Arrival | 6,312 … Decedent's home | 1,054,545", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table, Year 2024, Medical Facility rows and Decedent's home", "derived": true, "formula": "884,466 + 177,430 + 6,312 = 1,068,208 medical-facility deaths vs 1,054,545 home deaths", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Use with us-cdc-wonder-2016-home-overtakes-hospital-inpatient: \"more Americans die at home than in hospital\" is true for inpatient units only. Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158, group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-medical-facility-deaths-vs-home", "citation_text": "In 2024, 1,068,208 US deaths occurred in medical facilities (as inpatients, in outpatient or emergency departments, or on arrival), slightly more than the 1,054,545 that occurred at home (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-medical-facility-deaths-vs-home." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2018-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2018, 640,260 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 30.5% of all 2,099,263 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 30.5, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "30.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2018 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 573,586 … Decedent's home | 640,260 … | 2,099,263", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2018", "derived": true, "formula": "640,260 / 2,099,263 = 30.50%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2018, 640,260 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 30.5% of all 2,099,263 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2018-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2019-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2019, 655,193 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 30.9% of all 2,117,332 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 30.9, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "30.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 570,169 … Decedent's home | 655,193 … | 2,117,332", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2019", "derived": true, "formula": "655,193 / 2,117,332 = 30.94%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2019, 655,193 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 30.9% of all 2,117,332 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2019-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2020-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2020, 823,392 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 32.8% of all 2,509,396 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 32.8, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "32.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2020 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 721,868 … Decedent's home | 823,392 … | 2,509,396", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2020", "derived": true, "formula": "823,392 / 2,509,396 = 32.81%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2020, 823,392 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 32.8% of all 2,509,396 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2020-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2021-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2021, 845,223 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 33.9% of all 2,494,699 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 33.9, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "33.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 781,498 … Decedent's home | 845,223 … | 2,494,699", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2021", "derived": true, "formula": "845,223 / 2,494,699 = 33.88%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2021, 845,223 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 33.9% of all 2,494,699 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2021-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2022-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2022, 828,568 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.1% of all 2,426,775 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.1, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "34.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 706,171 … Decedent's home | 828,568 … | 2,426,775", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2022", "derived": true, "formula": "828,568 / 2,426,775 = 34.14%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2022, 828,568 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.1% of all 2,426,775 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2023-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2023, 788,139 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.1% of all 2,310,872 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.1, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": "34.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 641,268 … Decedent's home | 788,139 … | 2,310,872", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2023", "derived": true, "formula": "788,139 / 2,310,872 = 34.11%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2023, 788,139 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.1% of all 2,310,872 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2023-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2024-65plus-home-deaths-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 801,694 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.2% of all 2,341,600 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 34.2, "unit": "% of deaths at ages 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths of US residents aged 65+ (ten-year age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+), all causes, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 641,028 … Decedent's home | 801,694 … | 2,341,600", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158 results table filtered to ages 65-74, 75-84, 85+; Year 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "801,694 / 2,341,600 = 34.24%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-65plus-home-deaths-share", "history": [], "notes": "Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (age filter V_D158.V5 = 65-74;75-84;85+), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-65plus-home-deaths-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 801,694 people aged 65 and over in the United States died in their own home, 34.2% of all 2,341,600 deaths at ages 65+ (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-65plus-home-deaths-share." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2024-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 5,409 deaths at home in the United States were assigned an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R99), 49.5% of all 10,921 R99 deaths (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 5409, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths of US residents with underlying cause ICD-10 R99 ('Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality'), place of death = decedent's home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,021 … Decedent's home | 5,409 … | 10,921", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158, underlying cause filtered to R99, grouped by Year x Place of Death; Year 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "5,409 / 10,921 = 49.5%", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-r99-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Proxy only, no published US analysis found. England and Wales researchers (Hiam et al., JRSM 2024) used R98/R99 as a proxy for bodies too decomposed to determine cause; in the US, R99 also includes deaths whose investigation never produced a cause (e.g. records pending investigation that were not updated), so it is not a count of bodies found late. Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (UCD filter R99), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home", "citation_text": "In 2024, 5,409 deaths at home in the United States were assigned an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R99), 49.5% of all 10,921 R99 deaths (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2024-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-1999-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 1999, 5,492 deaths at home in the United States were assigned an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R99), 40.6% of all 13,511 R99 deaths (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021).", "value": 5492, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1999", "population": "Deaths of US residents with underlying cause ICD-10 R99, place of death = decedent's home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1999 | Medical Facility - Inpatient | 1,800 … Decedent's home | 5,492", "locator": "CDC WONDER D76, underlying cause filtered to R99, grouped by Year x Place of Death; Year 1999", "derived": true, "formula": "5,492 / 13,511 = 40.6% (total = sum of the 1999 place-of-death rows: 1,800 + 2,323 + 608 + 50 + 5,492 + 1,868 + 1,351 + 19)", "headline": false, "series": "us-cdc-r99-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "The R99-at-home count was broadly flat between 1999 and 2024 (range 4,800-7,133 a year; 7,133 in 2000; 5,409 in 2024), unlike the rising R98/R99 series in England and Wales. Proxy only; see us-cdc-wonder-2024-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home. Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D76 (UCD filter R99), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home", "citation_text": "In 1999, 5,492 deaths at home in the United States were assigned an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R99), 40.6% of all 13,511 R99 deaths (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2021). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 (NVSS Mortality 1999-2020, released 2021); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death, all ages, all causes\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-1999-r99-unknown-cause-deaths-at-home." }, { "id": "us-cdc-wonder-2022-r98-unattended-death-code-rarely-used", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "Only 14 US deaths in 2022 were assigned ICD-10 R98 ('unattended death') as the underlying cause; the code was used 10 to 19 times a year in 2018-2022 and fewer than 10 times a year in 2023-2024 (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026).", "value": 14, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": "14", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "United States: deaths coded R98, unattended death (2022)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths of US residents with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 ('Unattended death')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER)", "source_title": "CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death", "source_url": "https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022 | Unattended death | 14", "locator": "CDC WONDER D158, underlying cause filtered to R98 and R99, grouped by Year x cause; Year 2022 row \"Unattended death\"", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "R98 counts by year: {2018: 15, 2019: 10, 2020: 19, 2021: 13, 2022: 14, 2023: None, 2024: None} (None = suppressed or zero; WONDER hides rows with 1-9 deaths). US certifiers code undetermined natural deaths to R99 instead, so there is no US national count of 'unattended deaths' comparable to England and Wales. Retrieved through the CDC WONDER API (dataset D158 (UCD filter R98, R99), group by Year x Place of Death) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces cells of the results table (cells separated by |). Counts are deaths of US residents by place of death on the death certificate. 'Decedent's home' covers expected deaths at home (including home hospice) as well as unattended deaths: US vital statistics do not record whether the person lived alone or was alone at death. D76 and D158 give identical counts for the overlap years 2018-2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-r98-unattended-death-code-rarely-used", "citation_text": "Only 14 US deaths in 2022 were assigned ICD-10 R98 ('unattended death') as the underlying cause; the code was used 10 to 19 times a year in 2018-2022 and fewer than 10 times a year in 2023-2024 (CDC WONDER, NCHS, 2026). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (CDC WONDER), \"CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024, Single Race (NVSS Mortality 2018-2024, released 2026); deaths grouped by Year and Place of Death\" (https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10-expanded.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cdc-wonder-2022-r98-unattended-death-code-rarely-used." }, { "id": "us-nchs-mmwr-2020-home-deaths-22-7-to-31-4pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "31.4% of US deaths in 2018 occurred in the decedent's home, up from 22.7% in 2000 (deaths with a known place, excluding deaths on arrival) (NCHS QuickStats, MMWR, 2020).", "value": 31.4, "unit": "% of deaths with known place", "display_value": "31.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2000-2018", "population": "All deaths, all causes, with known place of death, excluding dead on arrival", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (MMWR QuickStats, National Center for Health Statistics)", "source_title": "QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000-2018. MMWR 2020;69(19):611", "source_url": "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919a4.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-05-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "During that period, the percentage of deaths that occurred in the decedent's home increased from 22.7% to 31.4%", "locator": "QuickStats text (figure caption)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same source paragraph: hospital share fell from 48.0% (2000) to 35.1% (2018); long-term care facility share rose from 22.9% to 26.8%. Hospital here includes inpatient, outpatient and ER.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nchs-mmwr-2020-home-deaths-22-7-to-31-4pct", "citation_text": "31.4% of US deaths in 2018 occurred in the decedent's home, up from 22.7% in 2000 (deaths with a known place, excluding deaths on arrival) (NCHS QuickStats, MMWR, 2020). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (MMWR QuickStats, National Center for Health Statistics), \"QuickStats: Percentage of Deaths, by Place of Death - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000-2018. MMWR 2020;69(19):611\" (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919a4.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nchs-mmwr-2020-home-deaths-22-7-to-31-4pct." }, { "id": "adekoya-2026-us-home-deaths-33pct-2018-2022", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "33% of US deaths in 2018-2022 (5,212,129 of 15,821,860 with an identified place) occurred at home, and home deaths rose significantly over the period (Adekoya and Chang, Public Health Reports, 2026).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018-2022", "population": "All deaths of US residents with an identified place of death (NVSS via CDC WONDER)", "sample_n": 15821860, "publisher": "Public Health Reports (SAGE; authors from CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention)", "source_title": "Adekoya N, Chang MH. Changes in Place of Death Among US Residents for HIV-Related and All-Cause Mortality, 2018-2022. Public Health Rep 2026 (PMID 42541714)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42541714/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Overall, we identified 15 821 860 deaths, of which 5 810 612 (37%) occurred at medical facilities and 5 212 129 (33%) occurred at home.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Peer-reviewed analysis of the same NVSS data as the CDC WONDER records; abstract read via NCBI E-utilities. \"We found a significant increase in deaths at home from 2018 to 2022.\"", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#adekoya-2026-us-home-deaths-33pct-2018-2022", "citation_text": "33% of US deaths in 2018-2022 (5,212,129 of 15,821,860 with an identified place) occurred at home, and home deaths rose significantly over the period (Adekoya and Chang, Public Health Reports, 2026). Source: Public Health Reports (SAGE; authors from CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention), \"Adekoya N, Chang MH. Changes in Place of Death Among US Residents for HIV-Related and All-Cause Mortality, 2018-2022. Public Health Rep 2026 (PMID 42541714)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42541714/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#adekoya-2026-us-home-deaths-33pct-2018-2022." }, { "id": "kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-3-months-27pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "27% of US adults over 50 were socially isolated in their last 3 months of life, versus 18% four years before death (adjusted prevalence, Health and Retirement Study 2006-2016) (Kotwal et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021).", "value": 27, "unit": "% socially isolated", "display_value": "27%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults aged over 50 interviewed in the Health and Retirement Study once in their last 4 years of life (2006-2016)", "sample_n": 3613, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; UCSF / University of Chicago authors)", "source_title": "Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, et al. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(11):3081-3091 (PMID 34247388)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34247388/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The adjusted prevalence of social isolation was higher for individuals nearer to death (4 years: 18% vs 0-3 months: 27%, p = 0.05)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Social isolation measured with a 15-item scale (household contacts, social network interaction, community engagement). Nationally representative.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-3-months-27pct", "citation_text": "27% of US adults over 50 were socially isolated in their last 3 months of life, versus 18% four years before death (adjusted prevalence, Health and Retirement Study 2006-2016) (Kotwal et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; UCSF / University of Chicago authors), \"Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, et al. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(11):3081-3091 (PMID 34247388)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34247388/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-3-months-27pct." }, { "id": "kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-4-years-19pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "About 19% of US adults over 50 experienced social isolation in their last 4 years of life, 18% frequent loneliness and 5% both (Kotwal et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021).", "value": 19, "unit": "% socially isolated", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults aged over 50 interviewed in the Health and Retirement Study once in their last 4 years of life (2006-2016)", "sample_n": 3613, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; UCSF / University of Chicago authors)", "source_title": "Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, et al. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(11):3081-3091 (PMID 34247388)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34247388/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Approximately 19% experienced social isolation, 18% loneliness, and 5% both in the last 4 years of life", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Risk factors for isolation included low net worth (34% vs 14%), hearing impairment and difficulty preparing meals.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-4-years-19pct", "citation_text": "About 19% of US adults over 50 experienced social isolation in their last 4 years of life, 18% frequent loneliness and 5% both (Kotwal et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; UCSF / University of Chicago authors), \"Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, et al. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(11):3081-3091 (PMID 34247388)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34247388/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kotwal-2021-us-socially-isolated-last-4-years-19pct." }, { "id": "plick-2021-us-decedents-kinless-at-end-of-life-7-4pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "7.4% of US decedents aged 51 and over (2002-2015) had no spouse, partner or children at the end of life, and these kinless decedents were more likely to have lived alone (Plick et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021).", "value": 7.4, "unit": "% of decedents", "display_value": "7.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2002-2015", "population": "Health and Retirement Study decedents aged 51+ who died within a year of their last interview", "sample_n": 3844, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai authors)", "source_title": "Plick NP, Ankuda CK, Mair CA, Husain M, Ornstein KA. A national profile of kinlessness at the end of life among older adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(8):2143-2151 (PMID 33880751)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33880751/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-04-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A total of 7.4% of decedents were kinless at the EOL. Kinless decedents were more likely to be female, nonwhite, enrolled in Medicaid, living alone, or living in a nursing home prior to death.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Kinless = lacking a spouse/partner and children. Community-dwelling kinless decedents received fewer hours of care per week at the end of life (34.7 vs 56.2) and were twice as likely to die in a nursing home (OR 2.02).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#plick-2021-us-decedents-kinless-at-end-of-life-7-4pct", "citation_text": "7.4% of US decedents aged 51 and over (2002-2015) had no spouse, partner or children at the end of life, and these kinless decedents were more likely to have lived alone (Plick et al., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai authors), \"Plick NP, Ankuda CK, Mair CA, Husain M, Ornstein KA. A national profile of kinlessness at the end of life among older adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021;69(8):2143-2151 (PMID 33880751)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33880751/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#plick-2021-us-decedents-kinless-at-end-of-life-7-4pct." }, { "id": "semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-living-alone-or-2-3", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "People who lived alone had 2.3 times the odds of heat-related death in the July 1995 Chicago heat wave (multivariate odds ratio), one of the two strongest risk factors alongside being confined to bed (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 2.3, "unit": "odds ratio", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chicago, Illinois, USA", "period": "July 14-17, 1995", "population": "Case-control study: 339 people who died of heat-related or cardiovascular causes during the heat wave and 339 matched controls", "sample_n": 678, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service authors)", "source_title": "Semenza JC, Rubin CH, Falter KH, et al. Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. N Engl J Med 1996;335(2):84-90 (PMID 8649494)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8649494/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In a multivariate analysis, the strongest risk factors for heat-related death were being confined to bed (odds ratio, 8.2) and living alone (odds ratio, 2.3)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "At least 700 excess deaths occurred in the heat wave. Working air conditioning (OR 0.3) and access to transportation (OR 0.3) were protective.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-living-alone-or-2-3", "citation_text": "People who lived alone had 2.3 times the odds of heat-related death in the July 1995 Chicago heat wave (multivariate odds ratio), one of the two strongest risk factors alongside being confined to bed (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine (CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service authors), \"Semenza JC, Rubin CH, Falter KH, et al. Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. N Engl J Med 1996;335(2):84-90 (PMID 8649494)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8649494/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-living-alone-or-2-3." }, { "id": "semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-not-leaving-home-or-6-7", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "People who did not leave home each day had 6.7 times the odds of heat-related death in the 1995 Chicago heat wave (univariate analysis) (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 6.7, "unit": "odds ratio", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chicago, Illinois, USA", "period": "July 14-17, 1995", "population": "Case-control study: 339 people who died of heat-related or cardiovascular causes during the heat wave and 339 matched controls", "sample_n": 678, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service authors)", "source_title": "Semenza JC, Rubin CH, Falter KH, et al. Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. N Engl J Med 1996;335(2):84-90 (PMID 8649494)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8649494/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Also at increased risk were those who did not leave home each day (odds ratio, 6.7), who lived alone (odds ratio, 2.3)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Having social contacts such as group activities or friends in the area was protective.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-not-leaving-home-or-6-7", "citation_text": "People who did not leave home each day had 6.7 times the odds of heat-related death in the 1995 Chicago heat wave (univariate analysis) (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine (CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service authors), \"Semenza JC, Rubin CH, Falter KH, et al. Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago. N Engl J Med 1996;335(2):84-90 (PMID 8649494)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8649494/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-death-not-leaving-home-or-6-7." }, { "id": "us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-71pct-lived-alone", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "At least 48 of the 68 stably housed people who died of heat in Multnomah County (Portland, Oregon) in 2021 lived alone (71%) (Multnomah County Health Department, 2022).", "value": 71, "unit": "% of stably housed heat deaths", "display_value": "71%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, USA", "period": "2021", "population": "Heat deaths (hyperthermia) in 2021 among stably housed residents; 69 of the 72 deaths occurred in the late-June heat dome", "sample_n": 68, "publisher": "Multnomah County Health Department (Oregon)", "source_title": "Final Report: Health Impacts from Excessive Heat Events in Multnomah County, Oregon, 2021", "source_url": "https://multco.us/file/final_report:_health_impacts_from_excessive_heat_events_in_multnomah_county_oregon_,_2021/download", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Of the 68 of 72 deaths in 2021 involving people who were stably housed, at least 48 decedents lived alone.", "locator": "p. 10, 'Living alone is a known risk factor'; Table 2 'Live alone: Yes 48 71%'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table 2 also lists 9 (13%) not living alone and 11 (16%) unknown. About a third of households in the county are one-person households (ACS).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-71pct-lived-alone", "citation_text": "At least 48 of the 68 stably housed people who died of heat in Multnomah County (Portland, Oregon) in 2021 lived alone (71%) (Multnomah County Health Department, 2022). Source: Multnomah County Health Department (Oregon), \"Final Report: Health Impacts from Excessive Heat Events in Multnomah County, Oregon, 2021\" (https://multco.us/file/final_report:_health_impacts_from_excessive_heat_events_in_multnomah_county_oregon_,_2021/download). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-71pct-lived-alone." }, { "id": "us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-94pct-in-own-residence", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "68 of the 72 people who died of heat in Multnomah County in 2021 (94%) died in their own residence (Multnomah County Health Department, 2022).", "value": 94, "unit": "% of heat deaths", "display_value": "94%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, USA", "period": "2021", "population": "All 72 heat deaths in Multnomah County in 2021", "sample_n": 72, "publisher": "Multnomah County Health Department (Oregon)", "source_title": "Final Report: Health Impacts from Excessive Heat Events in Multnomah County, Oregon, 2021", "source_url": "https://multco.us/file/final_report:_health_impacts_from_excessive_heat_events_in_multnomah_county_oregon_,_2021/download", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The vast majority of deaths (68/72, 94%) occurred in the decedent's own residence", "locator": "p. 10, housing characteristics", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "More than half of the deaths (42/72, 58%) were in multifamily dwellings.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-94pct-in-own-residence", "citation_text": "68 of the 72 people who died of heat in Multnomah County in 2021 (94%) died in their own residence (Multnomah County Health Department, 2022). Source: Multnomah County Health Department (Oregon), \"Final Report: Health Impacts from Excessive Heat Events in Multnomah County, Oregon, 2021\" (https://multco.us/file/final_report:_health_impacts_from_excessive_heat_events_in_multnomah_county_oregon_,_2021/download). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-multco-2022-heat-deaths-94pct-in-own-residence." }, { "id": "us-maricopa-2025-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-48pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "48% of indoor heat-related deaths in Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona, in 2025 (53 of 111) were discovered during a welfare check by a neighbour, family member or emergency medical services (Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 48, "unit": "% of indoor heat deaths", "display_value": "48%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona, USA", "period": "2025", "population": "Heat-related deaths with indoor heat injury (house, apartment, mobile home, RV/trailer)", "sample_n": 111, "publisher": "Maricopa County Department of Public Health (Epidemiology & Informatics)", "source_title": "2025 Heat-Related Deaths Report, Maricopa County (April 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.maricopa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6510", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "48% of all indoor heat-related deaths were discovered during a welfare check (that is, when a neighbor, family member, or emergency medical services (EMS) is called to check on someone).", "locator": "p. 14 'Indoor Heat-Related Deaths'; Table I (p. 22): 'Found via Welfare Check 53' of 111", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-maricopa-indoor-heat-deaths-welfare-check-share", "history": [], "notes": "Indoor heat deaths: 82 (2021), 86 (2022), 156 (2023), 138 (2024), 111 (2025) (Table B). Among indoor deaths an AC unit was present in 94% of cases but not functioning in 72% of those.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-maricopa-2025-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-48pct", "citation_text": "48% of indoor heat-related deaths in Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona, in 2025 (53 of 111) were discovered during a welfare check by a neighbour, family member or emergency medical services (Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 2026). Source: Maricopa County Department of Public Health (Epidemiology & Informatics), \"2025 Heat-Related Deaths Report, Maricopa County (April 2026)\" (https://www.maricopa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6510). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-maricopa-2025-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-48pct." }, { "id": "us-maricopa-2024-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-68pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "68% of indoor heat-related deaths in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2024 were discovered during a welfare check (Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 2025).", "value": 68, "unit": "% of indoor heat deaths", "display_value": "68%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona, USA", "period": "2024", "population": "Heat-related deaths with indoor heat injury (138 in 2024)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Maricopa County Department of Public Health (Epidemiology & Informatics)", "source_title": "2024 Heat-Related Deaths Report, Maricopa County (May 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=5934", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Sixty-eight percent of all indoor heat-related deaths were discovered during a welfare check (that is, when a neighbor, family member, or emergency medical services (EMS) is called to check on someone).", "locator": "p. 13 'Indoor Heat-Related Deaths'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-maricopa-indoor-heat-deaths-welfare-check-share", "history": [], "notes": "2024 total heat-related deaths: 608 (first decline since 2014); 138 indoor.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-maricopa-2024-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-68pct", "citation_text": "68% of indoor heat-related deaths in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2024 were discovered during a welfare check (Maricopa County Department of Public Health, 2025). Source: Maricopa County Department of Public Health (Epidemiology & Informatics), \"2024 Heat-Related Deaths Report, Maricopa County (May 2025)\" (https://www.maricopa.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=5934). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-maricopa-2024-indoor-heat-deaths-found-by-welfare-check-68pct." }, { "id": "brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-1-2pct-of-deaths", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "About 1.2% of all deaths in the US counties that supplied their own records in 2009-2021 were unclaimed (Brite, Heiland and Balk, Social Science & Medicine, 2025).", "value": 1.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "US counties that keep records: unclaimed deaths (2009-2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (more than 248 counties covering about 22% of the population)", "period": "2009-2021", "population": "All deaths in counties that provided unclaimed-death records directly (excluding NamUs-only counties)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Among county-provided data only, unclaimed deaths made up approximately 1.2% of all deaths throughout the entire study period", "locator": "Section 3 (Results), paragraph on Table 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A corrigendum was published (Soc Sci Med 2025;381:118230); its content could not be retrieved and was not checked. Unclaimed = known identity but no one claims or pays for disposition; burial or cremation is paid by local, state or federal government. No centralized national database of unclaimed deaths exists in the US. Including NamUs-only counties gives a much lower, undercounted rate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-1-2pct-of-deaths", "citation_text": "About 1.2% of all deaths in the US counties that supplied their own records in 2009-2021 were unclaimed (Brite, Heiland and Balk, Social Science & Medicine, 2025). Source: Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-1-2pct-of-deaths." }, { "id": "brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-42942-rising", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "42,942 unclaimed deaths recorded by more than 248 US counties in 2009-2021 show unclaimed deaths rising, especially since 2016, with the highest rates in 2020 (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025).", "value": 42942, "unit": "unclaimed decedents (records collected)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (more than 248 counties covering about 22% of the population)", "period": "2009-2021", "population": "Unclaimed decedents recorded by participating counties, towns and NamUs", "sample_n": 42942, "publisher": "Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The underlying individual-level dataset included 42,942 decedents. Unclaimed deaths in the United States from 2009 to 2021, based on data from more than 248 counties that provided records, are increasing over time.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A corrigendum was published (Soc Sci Med 2025;381:118230); its content could not be retrieved and was not checked. Unclaimed = known identity but no one claims or pays for disposition; burial or cremation is paid by local, state or federal government. No centralized national database of unclaimed deaths exists in the US. Data collected 2021-2023, mainly by FOIA requests; most requests went unfulfilled, so counts are undercounts.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-42942-rising", "citation_text": "42,942 unclaimed deaths recorded by more than 248 US counties in 2009-2021 show unclaimed deaths rising, especially since 2016, with the highest rates in 2020 (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025). Source: Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-deaths-42942-rising." }, { "id": "brite-2025-us-unclaimed-72pct-male-median-age-65", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "72% of unclaimed decedents in the US county records were men, and their median age at death was 65 (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025).", "value": 72, "unit": "% male", "display_value": "72%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (more than 248 counties covering about 22% of the population)", "period": "2009-2021", "population": "Unclaimed decedents with known gender and age (23% missing gender, 17% missing age)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "the median age of unclaimed death is 65, and there are more than twice as many males than females (72% vs. 28%)", "locator": "Section 3 (Results), Table 2 paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A corrigendum was published (Soc Sci Med 2025;381:118230); its content could not be retrieved and was not checked. Unclaimed = known identity but no one claims or pays for disposition; burial or cremation is paid by local, state or federal government. No centralized national database of unclaimed deaths exists in the US.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-72pct-male-median-age-65", "citation_text": "72% of unclaimed decedents in the US county records were men, and their median age at death was 65 (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025). Source: Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-us-unclaimed-72pct-male-median-age-65." }, { "id": "brite-2025-bronx-manhattan-unclaimed-over-4pct-2020", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "More than 4% of all deaths in the Bronx and Manhattan in 2020 were unclaimed, and more than 2% in most years from 2009 to 2021 in the Bronx, Manhattan and Los Angeles County (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025).", "value": 4, "unit": "% of all deaths (lower bound)", "display_value": "more than 4% of deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "The Bronx and Manhattan: unclaimed deaths (2020)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (more than 248 counties covering about 22% of the population)", "period": "2009-2021", "population": "All deaths in the Bronx, New York (Manhattan) and Los Angeles counties", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "the Bronx, New York (i.e., Manhattan), and Los Angeles counties had relatively high rates of more than 2% of all deaths in most study years (and the Bronx and New York counties are over 4% in 2020)", "locator": "Section 4 (Discussion), first paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A corrigendum was published (Soc Sci Med 2025;381:118230); its content could not be retrieved and was not checked. Unclaimed = known identity but no one claims or pays for disposition; burial or cremation is paid by local, state or federal government. No centralized national database of unclaimed deaths exists in the US. Among the most populous counties Cook County (Chicago) had the lowest share.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-bronx-manhattan-unclaimed-over-4pct-2020", "citation_text": "More than 4% of all deaths in the Bronx and Manhattan in 2020 were unclaimed, and more than 2% in most years from 2009 to 2021 in the Bronx, Manhattan and Los Angeles County (Brite, Heiland and Balk, 2025). Source: Social Science & Medicine (Elsevier; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Brite J, Heiland FW, Balk D. Understanding deep disadvantage at the end of life: A nationwide analysis of unclaimed deaths. Soc Sci Med 2025;365:117551 (PMID 39675309; NIH author manuscript PMC11769727)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11769727/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#brite-2025-bronx-manhattan-unclaimed-over-4pct-2020." }, { "id": "sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-2-37pct-of-deaths", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "2.37% of deaths in Los Angeles County (16,186 of 683,907 in sampled years 1976-2013, ages 15+) went unclaimed and were left to the county (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020).", "value": 2.37, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "2.37% of deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Los Angeles County: deaths left to the county (sampled years, 1976-2013)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "1976-2013 (sampled years, about every third year)", "population": "Deaths at ages 15+ in Los Angeles County (Vital Statistics) matched to the County's records of unclaimed deaths", "sample_n": 683907, "publisher": "PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors)", "source_title": "Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)", "source_url": "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "During the study period, unclaimed bodies accounted for about 2.37 percent of all deaths.", "locator": "Results, Table 1 (Total row: 683,907 deaths; 16,186 unclaimed; 2.37%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Only 17.5% of unclaimed bodies were reclaimed by kin within three years. Living without family, never marrying and divorce/separation were associated with higher unclaimed rates.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-2-37pct-of-deaths", "citation_text": "2.37% of deaths in Los Angeles County (16,186 of 683,907 in sampled years 1976-2013, ages 15+) went unclaimed and were left to the county (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020). Source: PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors), \"Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)\" (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-2-37pct-of-deaths." }, { "id": "sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-men-3-14pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "3.14% of male deaths in Los Angeles County went unclaimed, about double the 1.54% of female deaths (sampled years 1976-2013) (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020).", "value": 3.14, "unit": "% of male deaths", "display_value": "3.14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "1976-2013 (sampled years, about every third year)", "population": "Male deaths at ages 15+ in Los Angeles County", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors)", "source_title": "Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)", "source_url": "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "3.14 percent of male deaths went unclaimed compared to 1.54 percent of female deaths.", "locator": "Results, paragraph on Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-men-3-14pct", "citation_text": "3.14% of male deaths in Los Angeles County went unclaimed, about double the 1.54% of female deaths (sampled years 1976-2013) (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020). Source: PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors), \"Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)\" (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-men-3-14pct." }, { "id": "sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-peak-3-16pct-2009", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "3.16% of deaths in Los Angeles County went unclaimed in 2009, the peak of a rise from about 1.15% in the late 1970s (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020).", "value": 3.16, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "3.16%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "2009 (vs late 1970s)", "population": "Deaths at ages 15+ in Los Angeles County", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors)", "source_title": "Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)", "source_url": "https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Percentages were around 1.15 percent in the late 1970s but rose to 3 percent in 2003 and peaked in 2009 at 3.16 percent.", "locator": "Results, paragraph on Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Since the early 2000s rates fluctuated between 2.75% and 3.16% (Discussion).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-peak-3-16pct-2009", "citation_text": "3.16% of deaths in Los Angeles County went unclaimed in 2009, the peak of a rise from about 1.15% in the late 1970s (Sohn, Timmermans and Prickett, PLOS ONE, 2020). Source: PLOS ONE (Emory University / UCLA / University of Amsterdam authors), \"Sohn H, Timmermans S, Prickett PJ. Loneliness in life and in death? Social and demographic patterns of unclaimed deaths. PLoS One 2020;15(9):e0238348 (PMC7494098)\" (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238348). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sohn-2020-la-county-unclaimed-peak-3-16pct-2009." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2018", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "862 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2018 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026).", "value": 862, "unit": "unclaimed adult deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "epi-year 2018", "population": "Adults who died in NYC and were buried on Hart Island (unclaimed deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "This compares to 939 and 862 Hart Island deaths recorded in epi-year 2019 and 2018, respectively.", "locator": "Results, Basic descriptives; Table 1 (Unclaimed deaths (Hart Island burials) Count)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2018", "citation_text": "862 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2018 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2018." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2019", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "939 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2019 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026).", "value": 939, "unit": "unclaimed adult deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "epi-year 2019", "population": "Adults who died in NYC and were buried on Hart Island (unclaimed deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "This compares to 939 and 862 Hart Island deaths recorded in epi-year 2019 and 2018, respectively.", "locator": "Results, Basic descriptives; Table 1 (Unclaimed deaths (Hart Island burials) Count)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2019", "citation_text": "939 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2019 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2019." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2020", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "2,529 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2020 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery, 2.7 times the 939 of 2019 (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026).", "value": 2529, "unit": "unclaimed adult deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "epi-year 2020", "population": "Adults who died in NYC and were buried on Hart Island (unclaimed deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "during epidemiological (herein epi-) year 2020, 2,529 deaths occurred to individuals who were buried on Hart Island (\"unclaimed deaths\").", "locator": "Results, Basic descriptives; Table 1 (Unclaimed deaths (Hart Island burials) Count)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2020", "citation_text": "2,529 adults who died in New York City in epidemiological year 2020 were buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, the City's public cemetery, 2.7 times the 939 of 2019 (Heiland, Brite and Balk, Scientific Reports, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-adult-deaths-2020." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-unclaimed-deaths-peak-22-to-1-april-2020", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "22 unclaimed deaths for every one in the same week of 2019 (20 to 1 after adjustment) were recorded on Hart Island at the April 2020 peak of New York City's first COVID-19 wave (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026).", "value": 22, "unit": "ratio to same week of 2019", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2020 (epi-week 15)", "population": "Adults who died in NYC and were buried on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "peaked five weeks later at 22 deaths for every death in the same week in 2019 (20:1 adjusted)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-unclaimed-deaths-peak-22-to-1-april-2020", "citation_text": "22 unclaimed deaths for every one in the same week of 2019 (20 to 1 after adjustment) were recorded on Hart Island at the April 2020 peak of New York City's first COVID-19 wave (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-unclaimed-deaths-peak-22-to-1-april-2020." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-covid-excess-deaths-10pct-unclaimed", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "An estimated 10% of all COVID-related excess deaths in New York City during the initial outbreak (March-August 2020) were unclaimed (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026).", "value": 10, "unit": "% of excess deaths", "display_value": "10%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "March-August 2020", "population": "COVID-related excess deaths in NYC", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Citywide, we estimate that 10% of all COVID-related excess deaths during the initial outbreak (March–August 2020) were unclaimed.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-covid-excess-deaths-10pct-unclaimed", "citation_text": "An estimated 10% of all COVID-related excess deaths in New York City during the initial outbreak (March-August 2020) were unclaimed (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-covid-excess-deaths-10pct-unclaimed." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-73-6pct-male", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "73.6% of the unclaimed adults buried on Hart Island in 2018-2020 were men, and their average age at death was 68.6 (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026).", "value": 73.6, "unit": "% male", "display_value": "73.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2018-2020", "population": "4,330 adults who died in NYC in 2018-2020 and were buried on Hart Island", "sample_n": 4330, "publisher": "Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the 2018–2020 period, the average age at death was 68.6 years and almost three-quarters of unclaimed deaths in 2018–2020 were male (73.6%).", "locator": "Results, Basic descriptives; Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hart Island burial records (City of New York online look-up, verified against HRA interment ledgers obtained under FOIL); adults only (infant/fetal burials excluded); counted by date of death in epidemiological years. Hart Island is the City's potter's field; burial there may follow no next of kin being found, kin unable to afford burial, or kin choosing it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-73-6pct-male", "citation_text": "73.6% of the unclaimed adults buried on Hart Island in 2018-2020 were men, and their average age at death was 68.6 (Heiland, Brite and Balk, 2026). Source: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio; CUNY Institute for Demographic Research authors), \"Heiland FW, Brite J, Balk D. Deep disadvantage in mortality on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Rep 2026;16:16593 (PMC13219519)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13219519/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-hart-island-unclaimed-73-6pct-male." }, { "id": "heiland-2026-nyc-extreme-heat-days-unclaimed-3x", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "Up to 3 times as likely to go unclaimed: that was the risk for people who died on extreme-heat days in New York City, compared with other days (Heiland et al., Demography, 2026).", "value": 3, "unit": "times as likely (upper bound)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "multi-year (public burial records paired with daily temperatures)", "population": "Deaths in NYC buried as unclaimed on Hart Island, by temperature on the day of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Demography (Duke University Press; CUNY authors)", "source_title": "Heiland FW, Ozdogan S, Balk D, Brite J, Marcotullio P. Extreme Weather and Mortality of Vulnerable Urban Populations: An Examination of Temperature and Unclaimed Deaths in New York City. Demography 2026;63(3):893-923 (PMID 42306993)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42306993/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-06-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Decedents on extreme heat days in NYC were up to three times as likely to go unclaimed.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same abstract: \"A 1°F hotter 7-day summer period predicts 1.2% more unclaimed deaths.\"", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-extreme-heat-days-unclaimed-3x", "citation_text": "Up to 3 times as likely to go unclaimed: that was the risk for people who died on extreme-heat days in New York City, compared with other days (Heiland et al., Demography, 2026). Source: Demography (Duke University Press; CUNY authors), \"Heiland FW, Ozdogan S, Balk D, Brite J, Marcotullio P. Extreme Weather and Mortality of Vulnerable Urban Populations: An Examination of Temperature and Unclaimed Deaths in New York City. Demography 2026;63(3):893-923 (PMID 42306993)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42306993/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#heiland-2026-nyc-extreme-heat-days-unclaimed-3x." }, { "id": "us-nyc-council-hart-island-1213-buried-2018", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,213 people were buried on Hart Island, New York City's public cemetery for the unclaimed and unidentified, in 2018 (New York City Council Data Team).", "value": 1213, "unit": "burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2018", "population": "All burials on Hart Island (adults, children, infant and fetal remains)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "New York City Council (Data Team)", "source_title": "Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)", "source_url": "https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Buried in 2018 1,213 People", "locator": "Page header panel 'People Buried on Hart Island'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Undated page; it cites 2025 legislation (Int. 1408-2025, Res. 0775-2025). The Council notes data-quality problems in City burial records that prevented updating its charts after 2018. About 21% of Hart Island burials are fetal remains (same page).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-1213-buried-2018", "citation_text": "1,213 people were buried on Hart Island, New York City's public cemetery for the unclaimed and unidentified, in 2018 (New York City Council Data Team). Source: New York City Council (Data Team), \"Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)\" (https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-1213-buried-2018." }, { "id": "us-nyc-council-hart-island-62pct-kin-chose-public-burial", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "About 62% of people buried on Hart Island in 2018 had next of kin who opted for a public burial; for another 33% the next of kin was unknown or unreachable (New York City Council Data Team).", "value": 62, "unit": "% of burials", "display_value": "62%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2018", "population": "People buried on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "New York City Council (Data Team)", "source_title": "Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)", "source_url": "https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Most individuals buried on Hart Island (approximately 62 percent in 2018) have a next of kin who opted for a public burial. Others may have a next of kin who is unknown or unreachable (33 percent).", "locator": "'Hart Island Background' section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Undated page; it cites 2025 legislation (Int. 1408-2025, Res. 0775-2025). The Council notes data-quality problems in City burial records that prevented updating its charts after 2018. Fifteen people or fewer are unidentified each year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-62pct-kin-chose-public-burial", "citation_text": "About 62% of people buried on Hart Island in 2018 had next of kin who opted for a public burial; for another 33% the next of kin was unknown or unreachable (New York City Council Data Team). Source: New York City Council (Data Team), \"Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)\" (https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-62pct-kin-chose-public-burial." }, { "id": "us-nyc-council-hart-island-average-age-65-2016", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "65 was the average age at death of people buried on Hart Island in 2016, against a US average of roughly 79 (New York City Council Data Team).", "value": 65, "unit": "years (average age at death)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2016", "population": "People buried on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "New York City Council (Data Team)", "source_title": "Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)", "source_url": "https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 2016, for those buried on Hart Island, the average age of death was 65 years old, while the average of death nationally was roughly 79 years old.", "locator": "'Hart Island: Premature Death' chart text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Undated page; it cites 2025 legislation (Int. 1408-2025, Res. 0775-2025). The Council notes data-quality problems in City burial records that prevented updating its charts after 2018.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-average-age-65-2016", "citation_text": "65 was the average age at death of people buried on Hart Island in 2016, against a US average of roughly 79 (New York City Council Data Team). Source: New York City Council (Data Team), \"Hart Island (NYC Council Data Team page)\" (https://council.nyc.gov/data/hart-island/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-council-hart-island-average-age-65-2016." }, { "id": "us-nyc-hra-2019-hart-island-burials", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2019, 1,138 people were buried on Hart Island, New York City's public cemetery (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024).", "value": 1138, "unit": "burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2019", "population": "All burials on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY)", "source_title": "THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data", "source_url": "https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "burials on the island more than doubled, to 2,743 from 1,138 in 2019, according to HRA data.", "locator": "Article body, paragraph citing HRA data", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-burials-hra", "history": [], "notes": "Original HRA figures not published online; traced through THE CITY. Counts are all Hart Island burials (definition not given; likely include infant/fetal burials), so they differ from Heiland et al. adult counts by date of death. Same article: 2021 and 2022 were \"just over 1,300\", below the pre-pandemic peak of 1,329 in 1988.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2019-hart-island-burials", "citation_text": "In 2019, 1,138 people were buried on Hart Island, New York City's public cemetery (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024). Source: NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY), \"THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data\" (https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2019-hart-island-burials." }, { "id": "us-nyc-hra-2020-hart-island-burials", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2020, 2,743 people were buried on Hart Island, more than double the 1,138 of 2019 (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024).", "value": 2743, "unit": "burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2020", "population": "All burials on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY)", "source_title": "THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data", "source_url": "https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "burials on the island more than doubled, to 2,743 from 1,138 in 2019, according to HRA data.", "locator": "Article body, paragraph citing HRA data", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-burials-hra", "history": [], "notes": "Original HRA figures not published online; traced through THE CITY. Counts are all Hart Island burials (definition not given; likely include infant/fetal burials), so they differ from Heiland et al. adult counts by date of death. Same article: 2021 and 2022 were \"just over 1,300\", below the pre-pandemic peak of 1,329 in 1988.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2020-hart-island-burials", "citation_text": "In 2020, 2,743 people were buried on Hart Island, more than double the 1,138 of 2019 (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024). Source: NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY), \"THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data\" (https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2020-hart-island-burials." }, { "id": "us-nyc-hra-2023-hart-island-burials", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2023, 1,979 people were buried on Hart Island, up from just over 1,300 in each of 2021 and 2022 (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024).", "value": 1979, "unit": "burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New York City, USA", "period": "2023", "population": "All burials on Hart Island", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY)", "source_title": "THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data", "source_url": "https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "the number of burials shot up again in 2023, to 1,979.", "locator": "Article body, paragraph citing HRA data", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-nyc-hart-island-burials-hra", "history": [], "notes": "Original HRA figures not published online; traced through THE CITY. Counts are all Hart Island burials (definition not given; likely include infant/fetal burials), so they differ from Heiland et al. adult counts by date of death. Same article: 2021 and 2022 were \"just over 1,300\", below the pre-pandemic peak of 1,329 in 1988.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2023-hart-island-burials", "citation_text": "In 2023, 1,979 people were buried on Hart Island, up from just over 1,300 in each of 2021 and 2022 (NYC Human Resources Administration data via THE CITY, 2024). Source: NYC Human Resources Administration (data reported by THE CITY), \"THE CITY: \"NYC Is Burying More Bodies in Each Hart Island Mass Grave\" (4 Sep 2024), citing HRA data\" (https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2024/09/04/hart-island-mass-graves/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-nyc-hra-2023-hart-island-burials." }, { "id": "us-lacounty-2022-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,624 unclaimed people who died in 2019 were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2022 (County of Los Angeles, 2022).", "value": 1624, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "deaths in 2019 (ceremony December 2022)", "population": "Indigent or unclaimed people cremated by the County's Office of Decedent Affairs", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs)", "source_title": "County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2022-12-08)", "source_url": "https://lacounty.gov/2022/12/08/l-a-county-paid-tribute-to-unclaimed-dead-in-a-burial-ceremony/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Local faith leaders presided over the burial of 1624 decedents who were laid to rest in a single mass grave.", "locator": "Press release body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-lacounty-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "history": [], "notes": "Official County press release (lacounty.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy). The Office of Decedent Affairs cremates indigent/unclaimed people who die in the County and holds the cremated remains about three years before communal burial ('There is a three year wait between year of death and burial', 2022 release), so each ceremony mostly covers deaths three years earlier.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2022-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "citation_text": "1,624 unclaimed people who died in 2019 were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2022 (County of Los Angeles, 2022). Source: County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs), \"County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2022-12-08)\" (https://lacounty.gov/2022/12/08/l-a-county-paid-tribute-to-unclaimed-dead-in-a-burial-ceremony/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2022-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest." }, { "id": "us-lacounty-2023-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,937 unclaimed people who died in 2020 were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2023 (County of Los Angeles, 2023).", "value": 1937, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "deaths in 2020 (ceremony December 2023)", "population": "Indigent or unclaimed people cremated by the County's Office of Decedent Affairs", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs)", "source_title": "County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2023-12-14)", "source_url": "https://lacounty.gov/2023/12/14/heartfelt-commemoration-of-la-countys-unclaimed-dead/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "saw the respectful burial of 1,937 decedents in a single communal grave.", "locator": "Press release body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-lacounty-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "history": [], "notes": "Official County press release (lacounty.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy). The Office of Decedent Affairs cremates indigent/unclaimed people who die in the County and holds the cremated remains about three years before communal burial ('There is a three year wait between year of death and burial', 2022 release), so each ceremony mostly covers deaths three years earlier.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2023-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "citation_text": "1,937 unclaimed people who died in 2020 were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2023 (County of Los Angeles, 2023). Source: County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs), \"County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2023-12-14)\" (https://lacounty.gov/2023/12/14/heartfelt-commemoration-of-la-countys-unclaimed-dead/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2023-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest." }, { "id": "us-lacounty-2024-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,865 unclaimed people were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2024 (County of Los Angeles, 2024).", "value": 1865, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "ceremony December 2024", "population": "Indigent or unclaimed people cremated by the County's Office of Decedent Affairs", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs)", "source_title": "County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2024-12-12)", "source_url": "https://lacounty.gov/2024/12/12/la-county-leaders-clergy-and-community-join-for-a-non-denominational-ceremony-laying-to-rest-the-unclaimed-dead/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "included the respectful burial of 1,865 decedents in a single communal grave.", "locator": "Press release body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-lacounty-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "history": [], "notes": "Official County press release (lacounty.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy). The Office of Decedent Affairs cremates indigent/unclaimed people who die in the County and holds the cremated remains about three years before communal burial ('There is a three year wait between year of death and burial', 2022 release), so each ceremony mostly covers deaths three years earlier. This release does not state the year of death; by the three-year rule it would be mainly 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2024-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "citation_text": "1,865 unclaimed people were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2024 (County of Los Angeles, 2024). Source: County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs), \"County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2024-12-12)\" (https://lacounty.gov/2024/12/12/la-county-leaders-clergy-and-community-join-for-a-non-denominational-ceremony-laying-to-rest-the-unclaimed-dead/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2024-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest." }, { "id": "us-lacounty-2025-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "2,308 unclaimed people were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2025 (County of Los Angeles, 2025).", "value": 2308, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Los Angeles County, California, USA", "period": "ceremony December 2025", "population": "Indigent or unclaimed people cremated by the County's Office of Decedent Affairs", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs)", "source_title": "County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2025-12-11)", "source_url": "https://lacounty.gov/2025/12/11/la-county-leaders-clergy-and-community-gather-for-annual-non-denominational-ceremony-honoring-the-unclaimed-dead/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "with 2,308 individuals laid to rest in a single communal grave.", "locator": "Press release body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-lacounty-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "history": [], "notes": "Official County press release (lacounty.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy). The Office of Decedent Affairs cremates indigent/unclaimed people who die in the County and holds the cremated remains about three years before communal burial ('There is a three year wait between year of death and burial', 2022 release), so each ceremony mostly covers deaths three years earlier. This release does not state the year of death; by the three-year rule it would be mainly 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2025-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest", "citation_text": "2,308 unclaimed people were buried as cremated remains by Los Angeles County in a single communal grave in December 2025 (County of Los Angeles, 2025). Source: County of Los Angeles (Board of Supervisors / Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs), \"County of Los Angeles news release, Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead (2025-12-11)\" (https://lacounty.gov/2025/12/11/la-county-leaders-clergy-and-community-gather-for-annual-non-denominational-ceremony-honoring-the-unclaimed-dead/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-lacounty-2025-unclaimed-dead-laid-to-rest." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2018-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "525 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2018, a year with 41,898 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2019).", "value": 525, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2018", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2018", "source_url": "https://cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/2018_ccmeo_annual_report_final_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County 41,898 … Unclaimed Bodies 525", "locator": "2018 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2018-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "525 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2018, a year with 41,898 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2019). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2018\" (https://cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/2018_ccmeo_annual_report_final_0.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2018-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2019-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "283 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2019, a year with 41,317 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2020).", "value": 283, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2019", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2019", "source_url": "https://cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/2019_ccmeo_annual_report_0.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of deaths in Cook County 41,317 … Unclaimed Bodies 283", "locator": "2019 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2019-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "283 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2019, a year with 41,317 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2020). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2019\" (https://cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/2019_ccmeo_annual_report_0.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2019-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2020-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "773 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2020, a year with 52,298 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2022).", "value": 773, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2020", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2020", "source_url": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2022-04/2020%20CCMEO%20Annual%20Report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County 52,298 … Unclaimed Bodies 773", "locator": "2020 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2020-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "773 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2020, a year with 52,298 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2022). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2020\" (https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2022-04/2020%20CCMEO%20Annual%20Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2020-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2021-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "204 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2021, a year with 47,077 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2023).", "value": 204, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2021", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2021", "source_url": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2023-07/2021%20CCMEO%20Annual%20Report_FINAL%20(Web).pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County¹ 47077 … Unclaimed Bodies 204", "locator": "2021 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2021-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "204 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2021, a year with 47,077 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2023). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2021\" (https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2023-07/2021%20CCMEO%20Annual%20Report_FINAL%20(Web).pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2021-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2022-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "243 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2022, a year with 46,371 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2024).", "value": 243, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2022", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2022", "source_url": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2024-01/2022-FINAL-MEOAnnualReport.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County2 46,371 … Unclaimed Bodies 243", "locator": "2022 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2022-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "243 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2022, a year with 46,371 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2024). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2022\" (https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2024-01/2022-FINAL-MEOAnnualReport.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2022-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "388 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2023, a year with 45,837 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2025).", "value": 388, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2023", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2023", "source_url": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2025-02/2023%20Annual%20Report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County2 45,837 … Unclaimed Bodies 388", "locator": "2023 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "388 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2023, a year with 45,837 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2025). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2023\" (https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2025-02/2023%20Annual%20Report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2023-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-cook-county-me-2024-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "340 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2024, a year with 41,024 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 340, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, USA", "period": "2024", "population": "Bodies under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction left unclaimed (disposed of through the County's indigent program)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office", "source_title": "Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2024", "source_url": "https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2026-01/2024%20-%20MEO%20Annual%20Report_Final%20(WEB)_1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Number of Deaths in Cook County2 41,024 … Unclaimed Bodies 340", "locator": "2024 Annual Report, 'Cases at a glance' page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-cook-county-me-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Since 2014 the County cremates indigent remains (unidentified and fetal remains are still buried); cremated remains are held one year. The annual reports do not define 'unclaimed bodies' further and do not explain the year-to-year swings (525 in 2018, 283 in 2019, 773 in 2020, 204 in 2021). Deaths in Cook County = all deaths in the county (IDPH/CDC figures quoted in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2024-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "340 bodies went unclaimed at the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner's Office in 2024, a year with 41,024 deaths in the county (Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, \"Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Annual Report 2024\" (https://www.cookcountyil.gov/sites/g/files/ywwepo161/files/documents/2026-01/2024%20-%20MEO%20Annual%20Report_Final%20(WEB)_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-cook-county-me-2024-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "us-sf-ocme-2020-unclaimed-decedents", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "309 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2020, out of 2,552 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025).", "value": 309, "unit": "unclaimed decedents", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "2020", "population": "Decedents under OCME jurisdiction (non-natural and unattended natural deaths) left unclaimed", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner", "source_title": "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023", "source_url": "https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Deaths Reported 2552 … Unclaimed Decedents 309", "locator": "Appendix, 'Statistics and graphs for calendar year 2020', top-line statistics", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-sf-ocme-unclaimed-decedents", "history": [], "notes": "The OCME's jurisdiction covers 'non-natural deaths and unattended natural deaths' (Letter from the Chief Medical Examiner). Undated report; it refers to events in late 2024, so published 2025. Same city as the 1993 Gurley study of people found helpless or dead at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2020-unclaimed-decedents", "citation_text": "309 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2020, out of 2,552 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025). Source: City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, \"Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023\" (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2020-unclaimed-decedents." }, { "id": "us-sf-ocme-2021-unclaimed-decedents", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "378 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2021, out of 2,793 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025).", "value": 378, "unit": "unclaimed decedents", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "2021", "population": "Decedents under OCME jurisdiction (non-natural and unattended natural deaths) left unclaimed", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner", "source_title": "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023", "source_url": "https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Deaths Reported 2793 … Unclaimed Decedents 378", "locator": "Appendix, 'Statistics and graphs for calendar year 2021', top-line statistics", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-sf-ocme-unclaimed-decedents", "history": [], "notes": "The OCME's jurisdiction covers 'non-natural deaths and unattended natural deaths' (Letter from the Chief Medical Examiner). Undated report; it refers to events in late 2024, so published 2025. Same city as the 1993 Gurley study of people found helpless or dead at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2021-unclaimed-decedents", "citation_text": "378 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2021, out of 2,793 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025). Source: City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, \"Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023\" (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2021-unclaimed-decedents." }, { "id": "us-sf-ocme-2022-unclaimed-decedents", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "384 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2022, out of 3,001 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025).", "value": 384, "unit": "unclaimed decedents", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "2022", "population": "Decedents under OCME jurisdiction (non-natural and unattended natural deaths) left unclaimed", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner", "source_title": "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023", "source_url": "https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Deaths Reported 3001 … Unclaimed Decedents 384", "locator": "Appendix, 'Statistics and graphs for calendar year 2022', top-line statistics", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-sf-ocme-unclaimed-decedents", "history": [], "notes": "The OCME's jurisdiction covers 'non-natural deaths and unattended natural deaths' (Letter from the Chief Medical Examiner). Undated report; it refers to events in late 2024, so published 2025. Same city as the 1993 Gurley study of people found helpless or dead at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2022-unclaimed-decedents", "citation_text": "384 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2022, out of 3,001 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025). Source: City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, \"Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023\" (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2022-unclaimed-decedents." }, { "id": "us-sf-ocme-2023-unclaimed-decedents", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "409 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2023, out of 3,269 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025).", "value": 409, "unit": "unclaimed decedents", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "2023", "population": "Decedents under OCME jurisdiction (non-natural and unattended natural deaths) left unclaimed", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner", "source_title": "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023", "source_url": "https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Deaths Reported 3269 … Unclaimed Decedents 409", "locator": "Appendix, 'Statistics and graphs for calendar year 2023', top-line statistics", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-sf-ocme-unclaimed-decedents", "history": [], "notes": "The OCME's jurisdiction covers 'non-natural deaths and unattended natural deaths' (Letter from the Chief Medical Examiner). Undated report; it refers to events in late 2024, so published 2025. Same city as the 1993 Gurley study of people found helpless or dead at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2023-unclaimed-decedents", "citation_text": "409 unclaimed decedents were handled by San Francisco's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2023, out of 3,269 deaths reported to the office (San Francisco OCME, 2025). Source: City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, \"Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Annual Report for Calendar Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023\" (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/OCME_Annual_Report_CalYears_20_21_22_23.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#us-sf-ocme-2023-unclaimed-decedents." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-1991-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 1991, 44,027 deaths in Canada (22.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 150,535 (77.0%) in hospital, of 195,569 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 22.5, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "22.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1991", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1991; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 44027; Percentage of deaths 22.5 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 150535; Percentage of deaths 77.0 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 195569", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 1991, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.5% in 1991).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-1991-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 1991, 44,027 deaths in Canada (22.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 150,535 (77.0%) in hospital, of 195,569 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-1991-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2000-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2000, 52,831 deaths in Canada (24.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 157,212 (72.0%) in hospital, of 218,362 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 24.2, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "24.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2000; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 52831; Percentage of deaths 24.2 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 157212; Percentage of deaths 72.0 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 218362", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2000, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (3.8% in 2000).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2000-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2000, 52,831 deaths in Canada (24.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 157,212 (72.0%) in hospital, of 218,362 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2000-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2010-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2010, 89,463 deaths in Canada (37.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 150,708 (62.7%) in hospital, of 240,253 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 37.2, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "37.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2010; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 89463; Percentage of deaths 37.2 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 150708; Percentage of deaths 62.7 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 240253", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2010, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.0% in 2010).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2010-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2010, 89,463 deaths in Canada (37.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 150,708 (62.7%) in hospital, of 240,253 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2010-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2015-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2015, 101,891 deaths in Canada (38.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 162,555 (61.5%) in hospital, of 264,525 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 38.5, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "38.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2015; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 101891; Percentage of deaths 38.5 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 162555; Percentage of deaths 61.5 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 264525", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2015, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.0% in 2015).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2015-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2015, 101,891 deaths in Canada (38.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 162,555 (61.5%) in hospital, of 264,525 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2015-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2019-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2019, 117,510 deaths in Canada (41.1%) occurred outside hospital, versus 168,042 (58.8%) in hospital, of 285,611 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 41.1, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "41.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 117510; Percentage of deaths 41.1 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 168042; Percentage of deaths 58.8 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 285611", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2019, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.0% in 2019).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2019-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2019, 117,510 deaths in Canada (41.1%) occurred outside hospital, versus 168,042 (58.8%) in hospital, of 285,611 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2019-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2020-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2020, 139,447 deaths in Canada (45.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 169,034 (54.7%) in hospital, of 308,824 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 45.2, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "45.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2020; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 139447; Percentage of deaths 45.2 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 169034; Percentage of deaths 54.7 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 308824", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2020, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.1% in 2020).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2020, 139,447 deaths in Canada (45.2%) occurred outside hospital, versus 169,034 (54.7%) in hospital, of 308,824 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2020-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2021-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2021, 140,297 deaths in Canada (44.8%) occurred outside hospital, versus 172,665 (55.1%) in hospital, of 313,268 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 44.8, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "44.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 140297; Percentage of deaths 44.8 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 172665; Percentage of deaths 55.1 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 313268", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2021, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (0.1% in 2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2021-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2021, 140,297 deaths in Canada (44.8%) occurred outside hospital, versus 172,665 (55.1%) in hospital, of 313,268 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2021-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2022-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2022, 147,192 deaths in Canada (43.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 187,792 (55.5%) in hospital, of 338,217 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 43.5, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "43.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 147192; Percentage of deaths 43.5 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 187792; Percentage of deaths 55.5 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 338217", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2022, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (1.0% in 2022).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2022, 147,192 deaths in Canada (43.5%) occurred outside hospital, versus 187,792 (55.5%) in hospital, of 338,217 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2022-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2023-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2023, 141,693 deaths in Canada (43.3%) occurred outside hospital, versus 181,015 (55.3%) in hospital, of 327,546 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 43.3, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "43.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 141693; Percentage of deaths 43.3 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 181015; Percentage of deaths 55.3 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 327546", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2023, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (1.5% in 2023).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2023-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2023, 141,693 deaths in Canada (43.3%) occurred outside hospital, versus 181,015 (55.3%) in hospital, of 327,546 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2023-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2024-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 2024, 139,377 deaths in Canada (42.7%) occurred outside hospital, versus 181,350 (55.5%) in hospital, of 326,779 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026).", "value": 42.7, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "42.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of Canadian residents by place of death (hospital vs non-hospital; non-hospital includes homes, long-term care and other places)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024; Canada, place of residence; Place of death, non-hospital; Number of deaths 139377; Percentage of deaths 42.7 … Place of death, hospital; Number of deaths 181350; Percentage of deaths 55.5 … Total, place of death; Number of deaths 326779", "locator": "Table 13-10-0715-01, Canada, 2024, rows hospital / non-hospital / total (Number and Percentage of deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-statcan-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "history": [], "notes": "Downloaded as CSV through the StatCan Web Data Service (getFullTableDownloadCSV 13100715) on 2026-10-11; the quote reproduces the table's field values. Canada's national vital statistics do not separate home from other non-hospital places; the remainder is 'place of death unknown' (1.9% in 2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2024-deaths-outside-hospital-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 139,377 deaths in Canada (42.7%) occurred outside hospital, versus 181,350 (55.5%) in hospital, of 326,779 deaths in total (Statistics Canada, 2026). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 13-10-0715-01 Deaths, by place of death (hospital or non-hospital)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310071501). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2024-deaths-outside-hospital-share." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2019-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "438 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2019 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024).", "value": 438, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2019", "population": "Deceased persons in Ontario with no claimant (coroner and non-coroner cases)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-03-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A total of 1,183 bodies went unclaimed in 2023 compared to 983 in 2022 and 438 in 2019, the Office of the Chief Coroner says.", "locator": "Article, paragraph citing the Office of the Chief Coroner", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-on-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2019-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "438 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2019 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2019-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2022-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "983 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2022 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024).", "value": 983, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2022", "population": "Deceased persons in Ontario with no claimant (coroner and non-coroner cases)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-03-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A total of 1,183 bodies went unclaimed in 2023 compared to 983 in 2022 and 438 in 2019, the Office of the Chief Coroner says.", "locator": "Article, paragraph citing the Office of the Chief Coroner", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-on-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2022-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "983 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2022 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2022-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,183 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2023 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024).", "value": 1183, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2023", "population": "Deceased persons in Ontario with no claimant (coroner and non-coroner cases)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-03-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A total of 1,183 bodies went unclaimed in 2023 compared to 983 in 2022 and 438 in 2019, the Office of the Chief Coroner says.", "locator": "Article, paragraph citing the Office of the Chief Coroner", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-on-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "1,183 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2023 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2024). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2020-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "691 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2020, then a record (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2026).", "value": 691, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2020", "population": "Deceased persons in Ontario with no claimant", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Ontario's 'troubling' surge in unclaimed bodies is not letting up\" (3 Feb 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-s-disturbing-surge-in-unclaimed-bodies-is-not-letting-up-9.7068294", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "the annual number of unclaimed bodies in Ontario surged in 2020 to a then record high of 691", "locator": "Article, opening paragraphs", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-on-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2020-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "691 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2020, then a record (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2026). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Ontario's 'troubling' surge in unclaimed bodies is not letting up\" (3 Feb 2026)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-s-disturbing-surge-in-unclaimed-bodies-is-not-letting-up-9.7068294). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2020-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2025-unclaimed-bodies-1710", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,710 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2025, more than triple the 438 of 2019 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2026).", "value": 1710, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2025", "population": "Deceased persons in Ontario with no claimant", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Ontario's 'troubling' surge in unclaimed bodies is not letting up\" (3 Feb 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-s-disturbing-surge-in-unclaimed-bodies-is-not-letting-up-9.7068294", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Last year, 1,710 bodies went unclaimed in the province — more than triple the number recorded in 2019.", "locator": "Article, opening paragraphs (published 3 Feb 2026; \"last year\" = 2025)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-on-unclaimed-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026). The 2024 figure was not given in either article.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2025-unclaimed-bodies-1710", "citation_text": "1,710 bodies went unclaimed in Ontario in 2025, more than triple the 438 of 2019 (Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, via CBC News, 2026). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Ontario's 'troubling' surge in unclaimed bodies is not letting up\" (3 Feb 2026)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-s-disturbing-surge-in-unclaimed-bodies-is-not-letting-up-9.7068294). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2025-unclaimed-bodies-1710." }, { "id": "ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-no-next-of-kin-found-37pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 37% of Ontario's unclaimed-body cases in 2023 no next of kin could be found; in the rest, relatives were found but could not claim the body because of estrangement, health, travel or money (Office of the Chief Coroner, via CBC News, 2024).", "value": 37, "unit": "% of unclaimed bodies", "display_value": "37%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ontario, Canada", "period": "2023", "population": "Ontario's 1,183 unclaimed bodies in 2023", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News)", "source_title": "CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-03-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Not all unclaimed bodies are classified as such because next of kin can't be found, which happened in 37 per cent of cases in 2023.", "locator": "Article body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The Office of the Chief Coroner supplied these figures to CBC; no OCC publication with the series was found online. An unclaimed body is one for which no next of kin or other claimant takes responsibility after a reasonable search; the coroner then arranges a basic burial. 59% of searches are 'non-coroner cases' run by hospitals or long-term care homes (CBC 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-no-next-of-kin-found-37pct", "citation_text": "In 37% of Ontario's unclaimed-body cases in 2023 no next of kin could be found; in the rest, relatives were found but could not claim the body because of estrangement, health, travel or money (Office of the Chief Coroner, via CBC News, 2024). Source: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (figures reported by CBC News), \"CBC News: \"Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing\" (8 Mar 2024)\" (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-dead-bodies-numbers-increasing-1.7136677). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-on-occ-2023-unclaimed-no-next-of-kin-found-37pct." }, { "id": "ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-56pct-lived-alone", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "56% of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 (347) lived alone; 30% lived with a spouse or family (BC Coroners Service, 2022).", "value": 56.1, "unit": "% of heat deaths", "display_value": "56.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "British Columbia, Canada", "period": "Summer 2021 (mainly the June 25 - July 1 heat dome)", "population": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths in BC, summer 2021", "sample_n": 619, "publisher": "BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel)", "source_title": "Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)", "source_url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Lived Alone 347 56.1%", "locator": "Appendix 2, Table 8 (Living Situation); p. 17", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths (619). Release date: June 7, 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-56pct-lived-alone", "citation_text": "56% of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 (347) lived alone; 30% lived with a spouse or family (BC Coroners Service, 2022). Source: BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel), \"Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)\" (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-56pct-lived-alone." }, { "id": "ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-half-found-by-wellness-check", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "50% of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 (308) were found during a wellness check by family, friends, support or health workers or police; 32% were found during routine contact (BC Coroners Service, 2022).", "value": 50, "unit": "% of heat deaths", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "British Columbia, Canada", "period": "Summer 2021 (mainly the June 25 - July 1 heat dome)", "population": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths in BC, summer 2021", "sample_n": 619, "publisher": "BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel)", "source_title": "Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)", "source_url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Half of those who died were found during a wellness check.", "locator": "p. 17 'Reason Found'; Appendix 2, Table 9", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths (619). Release date: June 7, 2022. Full breakdown (Table 9, n=619): wellness check 308 (50%), routine contact 200 (32%), witnessed event 72 (12%), passerby 16 (3%), other 19 (3%), unknown 4 (1%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-half-found-by-wellness-check", "citation_text": "50% of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 (308) were found during a wellness check by family, friends, support or health workers or police; 32% were found during routine contact (BC Coroners Service, 2022). Source: BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel), \"Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)\" (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-half-found-by-wellness-check." }, { "id": "ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-98pct-indoors", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "In 98% of British Columbia's 619 heat deaths in summer 2021, the heat injury occurred indoors in a residence (BC Coroners Service, 2022).", "value": 98, "unit": "% of heat deaths", "display_value": "98%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "British Columbia, Canada", "period": "Summer 2021 (mainly the June 25 - July 1 heat dome)", "population": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths in BC, summer 2021", "sample_n": 619, "publisher": "BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel)", "source_title": "Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)", "source_url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In almost all (98%) of the deaths, the heat injury occurred indoors in a residence.", "locator": "p. 17 'Housing'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths (619). Release date: June 7, 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-98pct-indoors", "citation_text": "In 98% of British Columbia's 619 heat deaths in summer 2021, the heat injury occurred indoors in a residence (BC Coroners Service, 2022). Source: BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel), \"Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)\" (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-98pct-indoors." }, { "id": "ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-67pct-aged-70plus", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "67% (415) of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 were aged 70 or older (BC Coroners Service, 2022).", "value": 67, "unit": "% of heat deaths", "display_value": "67%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "British Columbia, Canada", "period": "Summer 2021 (mainly the June 25 - July 1 heat dome)", "population": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths in BC, summer 2021", "sample_n": 619, "publisher": "BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel)", "source_title": "Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)", "source_url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "67% (415) of decedents were 70 years of age or older;", "locator": "p. 5, key findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coroner-confirmed heat-related deaths (619). Release date: June 7, 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-67pct-aged-70plus", "citation_text": "67% (415) of the 619 people who died of heat in British Columbia in summer 2021 were aged 70 or older (BC Coroners Service, 2022). Source: BC Coroners Service (Death Review Panel), \"Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021 (Report to the Chief Coroner of British Columbia)\" (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/death-review-panel/extreme_heat_death_review_panel_report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-bccs-2022-heat-dome-deaths-67pct-aged-70plus." }, { "id": "ca-drsp-montreal-2019-heat-2018-deaths-69pct-lived-alone", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "69% of the people who died at home or in the community from probable heat-related causes in Montreal's 2018 heat wave (38 of 55) lived alone, and none had working air conditioning (Montreal Regional Public Health Department, 2019).", "value": 69, "unit": "% of community heat deaths", "display_value": "69%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "period": "June 30 - July 8, 2018", "population": "Confirmed and probable heat-related deaths in the community (outside hospital), Island of Montreal", "sample_n": 55, "publisher": "Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal (CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal)", "source_title": "Enquête épidémiologique : Vague de chaleur à l'été 2018 à Montréal (2019)", "source_url": "https://santepubliquemontreal.ca/sites/drsp/files/media/document/DRSP_Pub_2019_VagueChaleurMTL.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Personne habitant seule 38 69 %", "locator": "p. 11, Tableau 3 'Caractéristiques du milieu de vie des personnes décédées dans la communauté probablement en lien avec la chaleur'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "66 heat-related deaths in total (confirmed and probable). Same table: functional air conditioning 0 (0%); 71% lived in an apartment or private house.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-drsp-montreal-2019-heat-2018-deaths-69pct-lived-alone", "citation_text": "69% of the people who died at home or in the community from probable heat-related causes in Montreal's 2018 heat wave (38 of 55) lived alone, and none had working air conditioning (Montreal Regional Public Health Department, 2019). Source: Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal (CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal), \"Enquête épidémiologique : Vague de chaleur à l'été 2018 à Montréal (2019)\" (https://santepubliquemontreal.ca/sites/drsp/files/media/document/DRSP_Pub_2019_VagueChaleurMTL.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-drsp-montreal-2019-heat-2018-deaths-69pct-lived-alone." }, { "id": "ca-qc-coroner-2023-unclaimed-bodies-150", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "150 unclaimed bodies were taken in charge by Quebec's Bureau du coroner in 2023, up from 133 in 2020 (coroner data obtained by access-to-information request; Namian and Perreault, Revue du CREMIS, 2025).", "value": 150, "unit": "unclaimed bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Quebec, Canada", "period": "2023 (vs 2020)", "population": "Unclaimed bodies handled by the Bureau du coroner (coroner cases only; since 2016 funeral services handle unclaimed natural deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revue du CREMIS (CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal research centre), analysing Bureau du coroner du Québec data", "source_title": "Namian D, Perreault I. Mourir dans l'ombre : le sort des corps non réclamés au Québec. Revue du CREMIS 2025;16(1):30-38", "source_url": "https://cremis.ca/publications/articles-et-medias/mourir-dans-lombre-le-sort-des-corps-non-reclames-au-quebec/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Les données les plus récentes révèlent une hausse du nombre de corps non réclamés pris en charge par le Bureau du coroner du Québec entre 2020 et 2023, passant de 133 à 150.", "locator": "Section 'Qui sont les corps non réclamés?'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Authors analysed 904 coroner files on unclaimed bodies (2017-2024) obtained by access-to-information request. MSSS and the coroner found the number of unclaimed bodies had more than doubled between 2006 and 2015 (same article). Province-wide totals including non-coroner cases (725 in 2023, La Presse) were not verified.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-qc-coroner-2023-unclaimed-bodies-150", "citation_text": "150 unclaimed bodies were taken in charge by Quebec's Bureau du coroner in 2023, up from 133 in 2020 (coroner data obtained by access-to-information request; Namian and Perreault, Revue du CREMIS, 2025). Source: Revue du CREMIS (CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal research centre), analysing Bureau du coroner du Québec data, \"Namian D, Perreault I. Mourir dans l'ombre : le sort des corps non réclamés au Québec. Revue du CREMIS 2025;16(1):30-38\" (https://cremis.ca/publications/articles-et-medias/mourir-dans-lombre-le-sort-des-corps-non-reclames-au-quebec/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-qc-coroner-2023-unclaimed-bodies-150." }, { "id": "ca-statcan-2021-65plus-living-alone", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "1,698,970 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2021, 25.8% of the 6,586,870 people aged 65+ in private households (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, 2022).", "value": 1698970, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021 (Census day, 11 May 2021)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Persons living alone, Canada, 2021: 65 to 74 years 871350.0; 75 to 84 years 566925.0; 85 years and over 260695.0", "locator": "WDS coordinates 1.1.{9,10,11}.1.11.1 (living alone) and 1.1.{9,10,11}.1.1.1 (total), Canada, Total - Gender, 2021", "derived": true, "formula": "871,350 + 566,925 + 260,695 = 1,698,970; 3,991,995 + 1,971,345 + 623,530 = 6,586,870; 1,698,970 / 6,586,870 = 25.8%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Re-verified 2026-10-11 through the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134); quote lists the returned values. Also recorded on the seniors-living-alone page (ca-2021-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1698970). Private households only.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2021-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "1,698,970 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2021, 25.8% of the 6,586,870 people aged 65+ in private households (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, 2022). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ca-statcan-2021-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2000-2004", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "27 people aged 60 and over who died at home and were found with moderate to marked decomposition were autopsied by Forensic Science SA in 2000-2004, 1.6% of its 1,673 autopsies (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025).", "value": 27, "unit": "autopsied lonely deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia (Forensic Science SA, Adelaide)", "period": "2000-2004", "population": "Autopsies of people aged 60+ who died at home with moderate to marked decomposition", "sample_n": 1673, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There were 27 cases from 2000 to 2004, out of a total of 1673 autopsies (1.6 %)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-sa-lonely-deaths-autopsied", "history": [], "notes": "'Lonely death' operationalised as an autopsied person aged 60+ who died at home and showed moderate to marked decomposition (decomposition used as a surrogate marker of social isolation). The number of autopsies fell from 1,673 to 696 between the periods, so the rise in the share (1.6% to 9.6%) partly reflects fewer autopsies; the count itself rose 27 to 67 (p < 0.001). Note: a vendor page cites this study with a wrong journal and year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2000-2004", "citation_text": "27 people aged 60 and over who died at home and were found with moderate to marked decomposition were autopsied by Forensic Science SA in 2000-2004, 1.6% of its 1,673 autopsies (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2000-2004." }, { "id": "byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2019-2023", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "67 people aged 60 and over who died at home and were found with moderate to marked decomposition were autopsied by Forensic Science SA in 2019-2023, 9.6% of its 696 autopsies and up from 27 in 2000-2004 (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025).", "value": 67, "unit": "autopsied lonely deaths", "display_value": "67", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "South Australia: people 60+ found decomposed at home, autopsied (2019-2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia (Forensic Science SA, Adelaide)", "period": "2019-2023", "population": "Autopsies of people aged 60+ who died at home with moderate to marked decomposition", "sample_n": 696, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There were 67 cases between 2019 and 2023, out of a total of 696 autopsies (9.6 %)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-sa-lonely-deaths-autopsied", "history": [], "notes": "'Lonely death' operationalised as an autopsied person aged 60+ who died at home and showed moderate to marked decomposition (decomposition used as a surrogate marker of social isolation). The number of autopsies fell from 1,673 to 696 between the periods, so the rise in the share (1.6% to 9.6%) partly reflects fewer autopsies; the count itself rose 27 to 67 (p < 0.001). Note: a vendor page cites this study with a wrong journal and year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2019-2023", "citation_text": "67 people aged 60 and over who died at home and were found with moderate to marked decomposition were autopsied by Forensic Science SA in 2019-2023, 9.6% of its 696 autopsies and up from 27 in 2000-2004 (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-2019-2023." }, { "id": "byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-mean-time-to-discovery-21-days", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "21 days, on average, had passed between death and discovery for older South Australians found decomposed at home in 2019-2023, double the 10.7 days of 2000-2004; some were found up to 240 days after death (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025).", "value": 21, "unit": "days (mean post-mortem interval)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "South Australia, people 60+ found decomposed: mean time to discovery (2019-2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia (Forensic Science SA, Adelaide)", "period": "2019-2023 (vs 2000-2004)", "population": "Autopsied people aged 60+ who died at home with moderate to marked decomposition (67 cases)", "sample_n": 67, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "with an increase in the post mortem interval from 10.7 to 21 days", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'Lonely death' operationalised as an autopsied person aged 60+ who died at home and showed moderate to marked decomposition (decomposition used as a surrogate marker of social isolation). The number of autopsies fell from 1,673 to 696 between the periods, so the rise in the share (1.6% to 9.6%) partly reflects fewer autopsies; the count itself rose 27 to 67 (p < 0.001). Note: a vendor page cites this study with a wrong journal and year. 2000-2004 range 3-60 days; 2019-2023 range 3-240 days.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-mean-time-to-discovery-21-days", "citation_text": "21 days, on average, had passed between death and discovery for older South Australians found decomposed at home in 2019-2023, double the 10.7 days of 2000-2004; some were found up to 240 days after death (Byard, J Forensic Leg Med, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; Forensic Science SA / University of Adelaide), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-south-australia-lonely-deaths-mean-time-to-discovery-21-days." }, { "id": "au-aihw-2021-older-people-died-outside-hospital-or-aged-care-14pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "Only 14% of Australians aged 65 and over who died in Victoria and Queensland in 2016-17 died somewhere other than a hospital or residential aged care; 50% died in hospital and 36% in residential aged care (AIHW, 2021).", "value": 14, "unit": "% of deaths at 65+", "display_value": "14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Victoria and Queensland, Australia", "period": "2016-17", "population": "57,700 people aged 65+ who died in Victoria and Queensland (linked death, aged care and hospital data)", "sample_n": 57700, "publisher": "Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)", "source_title": "Interfaces between the aged care and health systems in Australia - where do older Australians die? (Cat. no. AGE 106, June 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/269ddea5-fa8d-4b78-9e1b-c8f41c999c2b/Interfaces-between-the-aged-care-and-health-systems-in-Australia-where-do-older-Australians-die.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Few older Australians (people aged 65 and over) die at home: Hospital is the most common place of death (50% of deaths), followed by residential aged care (36%).", "locator": "p. 1 key findings; p. 4 (setting at death)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Setting at death derived from service-use dates; the 14% includes 7% using other aged care (home care, home support, transition care) and 7% whose setting could not be determined. AIHW notes that \"no data source currently captures full information on where people die\" in Australia.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-aihw-2021-older-people-died-outside-hospital-or-aged-care-14pct", "citation_text": "Only 14% of Australians aged 65 and over who died in Victoria and Queensland in 2016-17 died somewhere other than a hospital or residential aged care; 50% died in hospital and 36% in residential aged care (AIHW, 2021). Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), \"Interfaces between the aged care and health systems in Australia - where do older Australians die? (Cat. no. AGE 106, June 2021)\" (https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/getmedia/269ddea5-fa8d-4b78-9e1b-c8f41c999c2b/Interfaces-between-the-aged-care-and-health-systems-in-Australia-where-do-older-Australians-die.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-aihw-2021-older-people-died-outside-hospital-or-aged-care-14pct." }, { "id": "au-ccnsw-2020-21-destitute-burials-and-cremations", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "333 people without means were buried (71) or cremated (262) through NSW Health's destitute-person program in New South Wales in 2020-21 (Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW, 2023).", "value": 333, "unit": "people (burials + cremations)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New South Wales, Australia", "period": "2020-21 (year to 30 June 2021)", "population": "Burials and cremations of destitute persons paid by NSW Health", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW, NSW Government)", "source_title": "NSW Annual Operator Activity Survey 2020/21 (CCNSW Activity Report 2020-21)", "source_url": "https://www.cemeteries.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/CCNSW-Activity-Report-2020-21.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "12625 4623 40 71 17359 100% 26.6% 1.37 … 41186 262 41448 100%", "locator": "Table 9 (Whole of NSW burials, total row: No. of destitute burials 71 of 17,359 interments); Table 11 (destitute cremations 262 of 41,448)", "derived": true, "formula": "71 destitute burials + 262 destitute cremations = 333", "headline": false, "series": "au-nsw-destitute-burials-cremations", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (CCNSW survey form): Public Health Units under NSW Health determine who is a destitute person and pay for their cremation or burial; 'a destitute person refers to a person cremated or buried through this program'. Ash interments of destitute persons are not added (they are interments of already-cremated remains).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-ccnsw-2020-21-destitute-burials-and-cremations", "citation_text": "333 people without means were buried (71) or cremated (262) through NSW Health's destitute-person program in New South Wales in 2020-21 (Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW, 2023). Source: Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW, NSW Government), \"NSW Annual Operator Activity Survey 2020/21 (CCNSW Activity Report 2020-21)\" (https://www.cemeteries.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/CCNSW-Activity-Report-2020-21.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-ccnsw-2020-21-destitute-burials-and-cremations." }, { "id": "au-ccnsw-2022-23-destitute-burials-and-cremations", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "276 people without means were buried (91) or cremated (185) through NSW Health's destitute-person program in New South Wales in 2022-23 (Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW, 2024).", "value": 276, "unit": "people (burials + cremations)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New South Wales, Australia", "period": "2022-23 (year to 30 June 2023)", "population": "Burials and cremations of persons without means paid by NSW Health", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW, NSW Government)", "source_title": "NSW Annual Cemetery and Crematoria Operator Activity Report 2022/23", "source_url": "https://www.cemeteries.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/CCNSW-Activity-Report-2022-23.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "No. burials (interments of bodily remains) of a person without means 20 69 0 1 1 91 … No. of cremations of a person without means 0 9 176 0 0 185", "locator": "'Persons without means' and 'Cremations for persons without means' rows; sixth column = NSW total", "derived": true, "formula": "91 burials + 185 cremations = 276", "headline": false, "series": "au-nsw-destitute-burials-cremations", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (CCNSW survey form): Public Health Units under NSW Health determine who is a destitute person and pay for their cremation or burial; 'a destitute person refers to a person cremated or buried through this program'. Ash interments of destitute persons are not added (they are interments of already-cremated remains). Change from 2021-22: burials -28.3%, cremations -41.5% (so 2021-22 was higher, about 127 and 316). No upward trend is evident in NSW.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-ccnsw-2022-23-destitute-burials-and-cremations", "citation_text": "276 people without means were buried (91) or cremated (185) through NSW Health's destitute-person program in New South Wales in 2022-23 (Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW, 2024). Source: Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW (CCNSW, NSW Government), \"NSW Annual Cemetery and Crematoria Operator Activity Report 2022/23\" (https://www.cemeteries.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/CCNSW-Activity-Report-2022-23.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-ccnsw-2022-23-destitute-burials-and-cremations." }, { "id": "au-abs-sdac-2022-65plus-living-alone-27-6pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "27.6% of Australians aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2022 (ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, 2024).", "value": 27.6, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ in households", "display_value": "27.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 65+ living in households (excludes cared accommodation)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 2022, of people aged 65 years and over living in households: … 27.6% lived in a lone person household.", "locator": "'Selected characteristics of older people'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same release: women aged 65+ in households were almost twice as likely to live alone (35.1%) as men (19.0%). Survey estimate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-65plus-living-alone-27-6pct", "citation_text": "27.6% of Australians aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2022 (ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, 2024). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-65plus-living-alone-27-6pct." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-25-3pct", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "25.3% of New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 28.8% in 2013 (Stats NZ, 2023 Census, 2024).", "value": 25.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+", "display_value": "25.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (Census, 7 March 2023)", "population": "People aged 65+ (census usually resident population in households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ (Tatauranga Aotearoa)", "source_title": "How we live - a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The percentage of people aged 65 years and over living alone has fallen slightly since 2013, from 28.8 to 25.3 percent of the population.", "locator": "Section 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Release date taken from page metadata (2023 Census household and family highlights, 7 November 2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-25-3pct", "citation_text": "25.3% of New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 28.8% in 2013 (Stats NZ, 2023 Census, 2024). Source: Stats NZ (Tatauranga Aotearoa), \"How we live - a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-25-3pct." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "About 192,200 New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, two-thirds of them women (127,536) (Stats NZ, 2023 Census, 2024).", "value": 192204, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (Census, 7 March 2023)", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ (Tatauranga Aotearoa)", "source_title": "How we live - a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Of all people aged 65 years or older and living alone, two-thirds were female (66.4 percent or 127,536 people). Comparatively, 33.5 percent (64,413 people) were male and 0.1 percent (255 people) were another gender.", "locator": "Section 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": true, "formula": "127,536 women + 64,413 men + 255 another gender = 192,204 (rounded to about 192,200)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "No New Zealand agency publishes a count of unattended deaths or of people found dead at home after a delay (searched Coronial Services, Stats NZ, Health NZ).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "About 192,200 New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, two-thirds of them women (127,536) (Stats NZ, 2023 Census, 2024). Source: Stats NZ (Tatauranga Aotearoa), \"How we live - a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-mexico-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "46.7% of adult deaths in Mexico in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 46.7, "unit": "% of adult deaths", "display_value": "46.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "Deaths of adults (18+; 20+ in Brazil) with place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE)", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2 Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) … Mexico 46.7 51.5 49.9 44.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Mexico' (first value = crude %)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "32-country study (100.7 million deaths); overall 30.8% of deaths at home, rising from 30.1% (2012-2013) to 32.2% during the pandemic (2020-2021). Home death is not the same as dying alone; included as context for the Americas.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-mexico-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "citation_text": "46.7% of adult deaths in Mexico in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE), \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-mexico-home-deaths-share-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-brazil-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "20.3% of adult deaths in Brazil in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 20.3, "unit": "% of adult deaths", "display_value": "20.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "Deaths of adults (18+; 20+ in Brazil) with place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE)", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2 Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) … Brazil 20.3 21.7 20.1 20.5", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Brazil' (first value = crude %)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "32-country study (100.7 million deaths); overall 30.8% of deaths at home, rising from 30.1% (2012-2013) to 32.2% during the pandemic (2020-2021). Home death is not the same as dying alone; included as context for the Americas.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-brazil-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "citation_text": "20.3% of adult deaths in Brazil in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE), \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-brazil-home-deaths-share-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-usa-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "family": "americas-anz", "statement": "31.1% of adult deaths in the United States in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 31.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths", "display_value": "31.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "Deaths of adults (18+; 20+ in Brazil) with place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE)", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2 Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) … United States of America 31.1 31.1 29.5 32.7", "locator": "Table 2, row 'United States of America' (first value = crude %)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "32-country study (100.7 million deaths); overall 30.8% of deaths at home, rising from 30.1% (2012-2013) to 32.2% during the pandemic (2020-2021). Home death is not the same as dying alone; included as context for the Americas.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-usa-home-deaths-share-2012-2021", "citation_text": "31.1% of adult deaths in the United States in 2012-2021 occurred at home (crude share, death certificate data) (Lopes et al., eClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: eClinicalMedicine (The Lancet; University of Coimbra / EOLinPLACE), \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMC10965402)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-usa-home-deaths-share-2012-2021." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1979", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "50 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1979 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 28 men and 22 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 50, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1979", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1979 22 28 50", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1979'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series. The same table also lists 1958-1978 counts under ICD-7/8 (59 in 1958, 200 in 1978), not comparable with ICD-9 (the count falls from 200 in 1978 to 50 in 1979 at the code change).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1979", "citation_text": "50 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1979 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 28 men and 22 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1979." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1980", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "56 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1980 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 32 men and 24 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 56, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1980", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1980 24 32 56", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1980'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1980", "citation_text": "56 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1980 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 32 men and 24 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1980." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1981", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "54 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1981 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 34 men and 20 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 54, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1981", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1981 20 34 54", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1981'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1981", "citation_text": "54 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1981 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 34 men and 20 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1981." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1982", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "53 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1982 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 34 men and 19 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 53, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1982", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1982 19 34 53", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1982'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1982", "citation_text": "53 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1982 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 34 men and 19 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1982." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1983", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "86 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1983 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 48 men and 38 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 86, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1983", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1983 38 48 86", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1983'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1983", "citation_text": "86 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1983 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 48 men and 38 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1983." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1984", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "86 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1984 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 46 men and 40 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 86, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1984", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1984 40 46 86", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1984'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1984", "citation_text": "86 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1984 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 46 men and 40 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1984." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1985", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "121 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1985 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 73 men and 48 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 121, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1985", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1985 48 73 121", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1985'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1985", "citation_text": "121 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1985 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 73 men and 48 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1985." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1986", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "135 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1986 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 92 men and 43 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 135, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1986", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1986 43 92 135", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1986'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1986", "citation_text": "135 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1986 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 92 men and 43 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1986." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1987", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "161 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1987 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 103 men and 58 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 161, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1987", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1987 58 103 161", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1987'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1987", "citation_text": "161 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1987 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 103 men and 58 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1987." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1988", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "167 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1988 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 112 men and 55 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 167, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1988", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1988 55 112 167", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1988'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1988", "citation_text": "167 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1988 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 112 men and 55 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1988." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1989", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "232 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1989 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 146 men and 86 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 232, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1989", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1989 86 146 232", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1989'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1989", "citation_text": "232 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1989 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 146 men and 86 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1989." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1990", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "222 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1990 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 156 men and 66 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 222, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1990", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1990 66 156 222", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1990'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1990", "citation_text": "222 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1990 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 156 men and 66 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1990." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1991", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "231 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1991 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 140 men and 91 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 231, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1991", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1991 91 140 231", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1991'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1991", "citation_text": "231 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1991 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 140 men and 91 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1991." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1992", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "231 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1992 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 148 men and 83 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 231, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1992", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1992 83 148 231", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1992'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1992", "citation_text": "231 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1992 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 148 men and 83 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1992." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1993", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "492 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1993 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 320 men and 172 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 492, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1993", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1993 172 320 492", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1993'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1993", "citation_text": "492 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1993 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 320 men and 172 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1993." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1994", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "514 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1994 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 340 men and 174 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 514, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1994", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1994 174 340 514", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1994'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1994", "citation_text": "514 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1994 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 340 men and 174 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1994." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1995", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "553 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1995 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 361 men and 192 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 553, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1995", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1995 192 361 553", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1995'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1995", "citation_text": "553 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1995 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 361 men and 192 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1995." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1996", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "586 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1996 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 379 men and 207 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 586, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1996", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1996 207 379 586", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1996'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1996", "citation_text": "586 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1996 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 379 men and 207 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1996." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1997", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "665 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1997 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 442 men and 223 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 665, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1997", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1997 223 442 665", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1997'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1997", "citation_text": "665 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1997 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 442 men and 223 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1997." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1998", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "786 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1998 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 515 men and 271 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 786, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1998", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1998 271 515 786", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1998'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1998", "citation_text": "786 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1998 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 515 men and 271 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1998." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1999", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "762 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1999 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 498 men and 264 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 762, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1999", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 1999 264 498 762", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '1999'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1999", "citation_text": "762 deaths registered in England and Wales in 1999 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 498 men and 264 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-1999." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "749 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2000 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 485 men and 264 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 749, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2000", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2000 264 485 749", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2000'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2000", "citation_text": "749 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2000 were coded to ICD-9 codes 798.9/799.9 (the pre-2001 equivalents of R98/R99), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 485 men and 264 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2000." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "798 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2001 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 517 men and 281 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 798, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2001", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2001 281 517 798", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2001'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001", "citation_text": "798 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2001 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 517 men and 281 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2002", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "817 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2002 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 558 men and 259 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 817, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2002", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2002 259 558 817", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2002'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2002", "citation_text": "817 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2002 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 558 men and 259 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2002." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2003", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "882 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2003 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 591 men and 291 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 882, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2003", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2003 291 591 882", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2003'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2003", "citation_text": "882 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2003 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 591 men and 291 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2003." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2004", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "988 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2004 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 656 men and 332 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 988, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2004", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2004 332 656 988", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2004'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2004", "citation_text": "988 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2004 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 656 men and 332 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2004." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2005", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "946 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2005 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 657 men and 289 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 946, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2005", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2005 289 657 946", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2005'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2005", "citation_text": "946 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2005 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 657 men and 289 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2005." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2006", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,045 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2006 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 702 men and 343 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1045, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2006", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2006 343 702 1045", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2006'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2006", "citation_text": "1,045 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2006 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 702 men and 343 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2006." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2007", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,071 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2007 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 730 men and 341 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1071, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2007", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2007 341 730 1071", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2007'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2007", "citation_text": "1,071 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2007 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 730 men and 341 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2007." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2008", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,054 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2008 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 706 men and 348 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1054, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2008", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2008 348 706 1054", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2008'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2008", "citation_text": "1,054 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2008 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 706 men and 348 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2008." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,069 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2009 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 754 men and 315 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1069, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2009", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2009 315 754 1069", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2009'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2009", "citation_text": "1,069 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2009 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 754 men and 315 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2009." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,035 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2010 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 694 men and 341 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1035, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2010", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2010 341 694 1035", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2010'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2010", "citation_text": "1,035 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2010 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 694 men and 341 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2010." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,018 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2011 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 681 men and 337 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1018, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2011", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2011 337 681 1018", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2011'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2011", "citation_text": "1,018 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2011 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 681 men and 337 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2011." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2012", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,014 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2012 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 699 men and 315 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1014, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2012", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2012 315 699 1014", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2012'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2012", "citation_text": "1,014 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2012 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 699 men and 315 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2012." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2013", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,016 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2013 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 677 men and 339 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1016, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2013", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2013 339 677 1016", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2013'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2013", "citation_text": "1,016 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2013 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 677 men and 339 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2013." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,080 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2014 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 769 men and 311 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1080, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2014", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2014 311 769 1080", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2014'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2014", "citation_text": "1,080 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2014 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 769 men and 311 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2014." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,030 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2015 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 709 men and 321 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1030, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2015", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2015 321 709 1030", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2015'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2015", "citation_text": "1,030 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2015 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 709 men and 321 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2015." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,065 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2016 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 709 men and 356 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1065, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2016", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2016 356 709 1065", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2016'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2016", "citation_text": "1,065 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2016 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 709 men and 356 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2016." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2017", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,114 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2017 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 785 men and 329 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1114, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2017 329 785 1114", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2017'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2017", "citation_text": "1,114 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2017 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 785 men and 329 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2017." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2018", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,241 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2018 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 879 men and 362 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1241, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2018 362 879 1241", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2018'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2018", "citation_text": "1,241 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2018 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 879 men and 362 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2018." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2019", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,164 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2019 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 838 men and 326 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1164, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2019 326 838 1164", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2019'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2019", "citation_text": "1,164 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2019 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 838 men and 326 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2019." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,159 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 769 men and 390 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1159, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2020 390 769 1159", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2020'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2020", "citation_text": "1,159 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 769 men and 390 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2020." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,042 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2021 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 733 men and 309 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 1042, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with an underlying cause coded R98/R99 (ICD-10) or 798.9/799.9 (ICD-9), as tabulated by the authors from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 1: Absolute number of \"undefined\" deaths in England and Wales, 1958-2021, by sex Year Female Male Total ... 2021 309 733 1042", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, pp. 4-5, Table 1, row '2021'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-undefined-deaths-r98-r99-hiam", "history": [], "notes": "Series breaks: ICD-9 from 1979 (start of the paper's analysis), a one-year jump from 231 (1992) to 492 (1993) that the paper does not explain and that coincides with changes in coding practice, ICD-10 from 2001. ONS told the authors that causes certified as 'decomposed' or 'unascertained' can only be coded R99 (Appendix I). The table gives counts; the paper's age-standardised rates exclude deaths under 20. These counts run below ONS's published all-age R99 totals for the same years (e.g. 2013: 1,016 here vs 1,086 in ONS/Nomis), so do not mix the two series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2021", "citation_text": "1,042 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2021 were coded to ICD-10 codes R98/R99 ('unattended death' and other ill-defined or unknown causes), the proxy Hiam et al. use for bodies too decomposed for a cause of death to be found: 733 men and 309 women (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2021." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001-to-2018-rise", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "56% more deaths in England and Wales were coded R98/R99 (a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to establish a cause) in 2018 than in 2001, 1,241 versus 798, within the same ICD-10 coding period (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 56, "unit": "% increase 2001-2018", "display_value": "56%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2001-2018", "population": "Deaths registered in England and Wales with underlying cause R98/R99 (ICD-10), as tabulated by Hiam et al. from ONS data", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Year Female Male Total ... 2001 281 517 798 ... 2018 362 879 1241", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix II, p. 5, Table 1, rows '2001' and '2018'", "derived": true, "formula": "(1241 - 798) / 798 * 100 = 55.5", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2018 is the series peak; 2021: 1,042. ONS also updated its automatic coding software during this period (ICD-10 updates in 2011 and 2014; MUSE in 2020), so small steps cannot be ruled out. The paper's own headline is the age-standardised rise from 1979 to 2020 while all other mortality fell (seeded record uk-jrsm-2024-undefined-deaths-rising-1979-2020).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001-to-2018-rise", "citation_text": "56% more deaths in England and Wales were coded R98/R99 (a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to establish a cause) in 2018 than in 2001, 1,241 versus 798, within the same ICD-10 coding period (Hiam et al., J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix II, Table 1\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-2-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-2001-to-2018-rise." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2023-r98-unattended-death-never-certified", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "0 death certificates naming 'unattended death' (ICD-10 R98) reached ONS coders in the two years to October 2023; causes certified as 'decomposed', 'unascertained' or 'skeleton found' are coded R99 instead, so R99 is the only code that captures bodies too decomposed to diagnose in England and Wales (ONS correspondence published by Hiam et al., 2024).", "value": 0, "unit": "death certificates specifying 'unattended death' (2 years)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021-2023", "population": "Death certificates received for cause coding by the Office for National Statistics", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data; email from the Office for National Statistics, 26 October 2023", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix I (ONS correspondence)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-1-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the last 2 years we have never received a death certificate with the term 'Unattended death' specified.", "locator": "Supplementary Appendix I, p. 2 (ONS email of 26 October 2023)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition record. The same email lists the causes that end up in R99: not known/unknown, unascertained, skeleton found, undetermined, decomposed/body decomposed, and causes with no applicable ICD code. ONS/Nomis tables show 0 R98 deaths every year 2013-2025 (see uk-ons-*-r99 records).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-r98-unattended-death-never-certified", "citation_text": "0 death certificates naming 'unattended death' (ICD-10 R98) reached ONS coders in the two years to October 2023; causes certified as 'decomposed', 'unascertained' or 'skeleton found' are coded R99 instead, so R99 is the only code that captures bodies too decomposed to diagnose in England and Wales (ONS correspondence published by Hiam et al., 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data; email from the Office for National Statistics, 26 October 2023, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181, Supplementary Appendix I (ONS correspondence)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/instance/11284264/bin/sj-pdf-1-jrs-10.1177_01410768231209001.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-r98-unattended-death-never-certified." }, { "id": "estrin-serlui-2023-decomposed-home-deaths-all-lived-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "100% of the markedly decomposed bodies of people who died at home in a central London coronial autopsy series had lived alone, as reported by Estrin-Serlui and Osborn and quoted by Hiam et al. (J R Soc Med, 2024).", "value": 100, "unit": "% of markedly decomposed at-home deaths who lived alone", "display_value": "100%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Central London, UK", "period": "23 Mar 2019 - 22 Mar 2021", "population": "Markedly decomposed bodies at coronial autopsy (one pathologist, one central London mortuary) of people who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181 (quoting Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the analysis of postmortem reports ‘every markedly decomposed case that died at home lived alone’", "locator": "Discussion, p. 177 (reference 7)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original: Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. Putrefaction in the pandemic, J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125 (PMID 34535567). Its full text is paywalled and the free PMC copy (PMC8453593) was withdrawn when the COVID-19 licence expired, so the sentence was verified only through Hiam et al. The series had 263 autopsies, 55 of them decomposed (seed record uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase); the number of decomposed at-home cases is not given in the quote.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2023-decomposed-home-deaths-all-lived-alone", "citation_text": "100% of the markedly decomposed bodies of people who died at home in a central London coronial autopsy series had lived alone, as reported by Estrin-Serlui and Osborn and quoted by Hiam et al. (J R Soc Med, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (peer-reviewed; Hiam et al.) using ONS mortality data, \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5):172-181 (quoting Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2023-decomposed-home-deaths-all-lived-alone." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2013-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,086 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2013 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 718 men and 368 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1086, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2013", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2013\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1086", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2013, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2013. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2013-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,086 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2013 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 718 men and 368 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2013-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2014-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,160 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2014 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 812 men and 348 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1160, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2014", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2014\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1160", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2014, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2014. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2014-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,160 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2014 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 812 men and 348 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2014-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2015-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,117 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2015 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 759 men and 358 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1117, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2015", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2015\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1117", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2015, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2015. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2015-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,117 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2015 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 759 men and 358 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2015-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2016-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,146 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2016 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 758 men and 388 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1146, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2016", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2016\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1146", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2016, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2016. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,146 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2016 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 758 men and 388 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2017-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,196 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2017 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 823 men and 373 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1196, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2017\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1196", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2017, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2017. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2017-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,196 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2017 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 823 men and 373 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2017-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2018-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,309 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2018 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 916 men and 393 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1309, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2018\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1309", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2018, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2018. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2018-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,309 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2018 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 916 men and 393 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2018-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2019-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,235 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2019 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 891 men and 344 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1235, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2019\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1235", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2019, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2019. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2019-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,235 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2019 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 891 men and 344 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2019-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2020-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,237 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2020 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 806 men and 431 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1237, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2020\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1237", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2020, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2020. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,237 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2020 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 806 men and 431 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2021-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,119 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2021 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 779 men and 340 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1119, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2021\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1119", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2021, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2021. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2021-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,119 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2021 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 779 men and 340 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2021-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2022-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,296 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2022 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 895 men and 401 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1296, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2022\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1296", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2022, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2022. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2022-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,296 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2022 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 895 men and 401 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2022-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2023-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,417 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2023 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 970 men and 447 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1417, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2023\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1417", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2023, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2023. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,417 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2023 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 970 men and 447 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2024-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,288 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2024 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 863 men and 425 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1288, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2024\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1288", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2024, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2024. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2024-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,288 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2024 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 863 men and 425 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2024-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,231 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2025 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 848 men and 383 women (Office for National Statistics).", "value": 1231, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "England and Wales: deaths coded R99, cause ill-defined or unknown (2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in the year, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"2025\",\"England and Wales\",\"R99 Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality\",\"Total\",\"total (all ages)\",\"Deaths\",1231", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, row date=2025, cause=R99, gender=Total, age=total (all ages)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-r99-deaths-ons", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death': 0 in 2025. R99 also includes unknown causes unrelated to decomposition (e.g. causes with no applicable code), so it is a proxy, not a count of bodies found late. Residents only (excludes non-residents); all ages. Nomis dataset page shows 'Latest data: 2025'; its release date for the 2025 refresh is not displayed (the ONS 2025 annual bulletin was published 25 September 2026). Different from Hiam et al.'s series (see hiam-2024-undefined-deaths-ew-*).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-ew", "citation_text": "1,231 deaths of England and Wales residents registered in 2025 had 'other ill-defined and unspecified causes' (ICD-10 R99) as the underlying cause, the code used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unknown causes: 848 men and 383 women (Office for National Statistics). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1, 'mortsa'), England and Wales, causes R98 and R99\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11898,11899,0&gender=0,1,2&age=0&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-age-profile", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "553 of the 1,231 R99 deaths of England and Wales residents in 2025 (44.9%) were people aged 40-64, more than the 470 (38.2%) aged 65 or over, so this closest official proxy for bodies found too decomposed to diagnose is concentrated in middle age rather than among the oldest (Office for National Statistics, derived from Nomis).", "value": 44.9, "unit": "% of R99 deaths aged 40-64", "display_value": "44.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales (usual residents)", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths of usual residents of England and Wales registered in 2025, underlying cause ICD-10 R99, by age", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1)", "source_title": "Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1), England and Wales, cause R99 by five-year age band", "source_url": "https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11899&gender=0,1,2&age=0,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025, R99, Total: total (all ages) 1231; 40-44 65; 45-49 80; 50-54 138; 55-59 120; 60-64 150; 65-69 110; 70-74 137; 75-79 121; 80-84 51; 85-89 36; 90 and over 15", "locator": "Nomis API CSV, date=2025, cause=R99, gender=Total, age bands 40-44 to 90 and over", "derived": true, "formula": "40-64: 65+80+138+120+150 = 553; 65+: 110+137+121+51+36+15 = 470; shares of 1231", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men: 848 of 1,231 (68.9%). Same pattern in earlier years (2023: 617 aged 40-64, 572 aged 65+ of 1,417). Contrast with Japan, where 76% of solitary at-home deaths are 65+. Under-40s make up the rest (208 in 2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-age-profile", "citation_text": "553 of the 1,231 R99 deaths of England and Wales residents in 2025 (44.9%) were people aged 40-64, more than the 470 (38.2%) aged 65 or over, so this closest official proxy for bodies found too decomposed to diagnose is concentrated in middle age rather than among the oldest (Office for National Statistics, derived from Nomis). Source: Office for National Statistics (Nomis dataset NM_161_1), \"Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (Nomis NM_161_1), England and Wales, cause R99 by five-year age band\" (https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_161_1.data.csv?geography=2092957703&cause_of_death=11899&gender=0,1,2&age=0,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20&measure=1&measures=20100&time=2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025&select=date_name,geography_name,cause_of_death_name,gender_name,age_name,measure_name,obs_value). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-r99-deaths-age-profile." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2001-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "99,314 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2001 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 99314, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2001", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2001\",\"99314\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2001', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 109,138. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2001-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "99,314 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2001 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2001-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2002-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "97,815 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2002 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 97815, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2002", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2002\",\"97815\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2002', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 105,898. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2002-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "97,815 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2002 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2002-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2003-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "97,238 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2003 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 97238, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2003", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2003\",\"97238\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2003', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 103,107. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2003-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "97,238 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2003 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2003-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2004-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "94,182 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2004 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 94182, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2004", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2004\",\"94182\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2004', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 100,848. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2004-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "94,182 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2004 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2004-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2005-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "94,245 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2005 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 94245, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2005", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2005\",\"94245\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2005', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 98,205. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2005-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "94,245 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2005 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2005-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2006-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "95,439 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2006 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 95439, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2006", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2006\",\"95439\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2006', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 96,559. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2006-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "95,439 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2006 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2006-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2007-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "98,271 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2007 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 98271, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2007", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2007\",\"98271\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2007', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 95,784. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2007-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "98,271 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2007 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2007-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2008-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "101,090 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2008 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 101090, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2008", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2008\",\"101090\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2008', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 95,875. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2008-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "101,090 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2008 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2008-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2009-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "99,592 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2009 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 99592, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2009", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2009\",\"99592\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2009', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 96,645. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2009-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "99,592 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2009 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2009-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2010-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "102,416 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2010 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 102416, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2010", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2010\",\"102416\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2010', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 97,727. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2010-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "102,416 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2010 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2010-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2011-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "105,354 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2011 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 105354, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2011", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2011\",\"105354\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2011', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 99,362. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2011-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "105,354 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2011 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2011-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2012-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "110,111 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2012 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 110111, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2012", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2012\",\"110111\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2012', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 101,345. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2012-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "110,111 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2012 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2012-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2013-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "113,071 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2013 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 113071, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2013", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2013\",\"113071\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2013', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 103,713. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2013-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "113,071 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2013 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2013-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2014-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "114,589 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2014 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 114589, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2014", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2014\",\"114589\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2014', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 106,109. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2014-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "114,589 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2014 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2014-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2015-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "120,630 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2015 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 120630, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2015", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes (the deceased's own residence), any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "\"Year\",\"Annual\",\"Annual five-year average\" ... \"2015\",\"120630\"", "locator": "Figure 1 data download (CSV), row '2015', column 'Annual'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average for comparison: 109,108. Private homes = the deceased's own residence (may have shared facilities); registrations, not occurrences. Values for 2016-2020 in this file match the 2025 annual tables exactly. Deaths at home include expected deaths with family present; this is not a count of people dying alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2015-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "120,630 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2015 (deaths registered, any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional (Figure 1 data)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/2020finalandjanuarytojune2021provisional/10b1ad72&format=csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2015-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2016-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "122,714 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2016, 23.4% of all 525,048 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 122714, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2016", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2016, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 525048 ... Private homes, 122714", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2016, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 122714 / 525048 * 100 = 23.4", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "122,714 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2016, 23.4% of all 525,048 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2017-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "125,623 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2017, 23.6% of all 533,253 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 125623, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2017, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 533253 ... Private homes, 125623", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2017, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 125623 / 533253 * 100 = 23.6", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2017-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "125,623 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2017, 23.6% of all 533,253 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2017-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2018-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "128,388 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2018, 23.7% of all 541,589 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 128388, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2018, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 541589 ... Private homes, 128388", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2018, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 128388 / 541589 * 100 = 23.7", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2018-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "128,388 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2018, 23.7% of all 541,589 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2018-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2019-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "128,918 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2019, 24.3% of all 530,841 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 128918, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2019, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 530841 ... Private homes, 128918", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2019, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 128918 / 530841 * 100 = 24.3", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2019-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "128,918 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2019, 24.3% of all 530,841 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2019-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2020-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "166,576 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2020, 27.4% of all 607,922 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 166576, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2020, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 607922 ... Private homes, 166576", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2020, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 166576 / 607922 * 100 = 27.4", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "166,576 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2020, 27.4% of all 607,922 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2021-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "168,280 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2021, 28.7% of all 586,334 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 168280, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2021, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 586334 ... Private homes, 168280", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2021, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 168280 / 586334 * 100 = 28.7", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2021-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "168,280 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2021, 28.7% of all 586,334 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2021-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2022-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "165,232 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2022, 28.6% of all 577,160 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 165232, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2022, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 577160 ... Private homes, 165232", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2022, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 165232 / 577160 * 100 = 28.6", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2022-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "165,232 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2022, 28.6% of all 577,160 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2022-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2023-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "164,854 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2023, 28.4% of all 581,363 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 164854, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2023, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 581363 ... Private homes, 164854", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2023, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 164854 / 581363 * 100 = 28.4", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "164,854 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2023, 28.4% of all 581,363 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2024-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "159,543 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2024, 28.1% of all 568,613 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 159543, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2024, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 568613 ... Private homes, 159543", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2024, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 159543 / 568613 * 100 = 28.1", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2024-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "159,543 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2024, 28.1% of all 568,613 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2024-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "160,502 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2025, 28.1% of all 570,988 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 160502, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5: 2025, All people, All ages, A00 to R99, U00 to Y89, All causes, All places, 570988 ... Private homes, 160502", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, rows year=2025, sex='All people', age='All ages', cause='All causes', place='All places' and 'Private homes'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 160502 / 570988 * 100 = 28.1", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Private homes = usual residence of the deceased that is not a communal establishment (ONS note 20). Registrations, not occurrences; includes non-residents. Not a count of people dying alone: most home deaths are expected deaths. Lowest point of the series: 94,182 in 2004; 2025 is 70% higher. Peak: 168,280 in 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "160,502 people died in private homes in England and Wales in 2025, 28.1% of all 570,988 registered deaths (any cause, all ages; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2016-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "95,665 people aged 65 and over died in private homes in England and Wales in 2016, 21.6% of the 443,525 deaths at that age (any cause; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 95665, "unit": "deaths aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2016", "population": "Deaths registered at ages 65+ in private homes, any cause, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5, 2016, All people, All causes, Private homes: 65 to 74 26484; 75 to 84 35336; 85 years and over 33845. All places: 87556; 148655; 207314", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, year=2016, sex='All people', cause='All causes', age groups 65 to 74, 75 to 84, 85 years and over", "derived": true, "formula": "home = 26484+35336+33845 = 95665; all = 87556+148655+207314 = 443525; share = 21.6%", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Comparison year for uk-ons-2025-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "95,665 people aged 65 and over died in private homes in England and Wales in 2016, 21.6% of the 443,525 deaths at that age (any cause; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2016-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "129,087 people aged 65 and over died in private homes in England and Wales in 2025, 26.7% of the 483,509 deaths at that age (any cause; Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 129087, "unit": "deaths aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths registered at ages 65+ in private homes, any cause, including non-residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5, 2025, All people, All causes, Private homes: 65 to 74 28654; 75 to 84 48285; 85 years and over 52148. All places: 86009; 170411; 227089", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, year=2025, sex='All people', cause='All causes', age groups 65 to 74, 75 to 84, 85 years and over", "derived": true, "formula": "home = 28654+48285+52148 = 129087; all = 86009+170411+227089 = 483509; share = 26.7%", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ew-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes", "history": [], "notes": "Up from 95,665 (21.6%) in 2016 to 129,087 (26.7%) in 2025: +35% in nine years.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew", "citation_text": "129,087 people aged 65 and over died in private homes in England and Wales in 2025, 26.7% of the 483,509 deaths at that age (any cause; Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-deaths-in-private-homes-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-home-deaths-share-by-sex-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30.6% of men who died in England and Wales in 2025 died in a private home (89,172 of 291,364), against 25.5% of women (71,330 of 279,624) (Office for National Statistics, 2026).", "value": 30.6, "unit": "% of male deaths occurring in private homes", "display_value": "30.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths registered in 2025, any cause, all ages, by gender", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table_5, 2025, All ages, All causes: Male, All places 291364; Male, Private homes 89172; Female, All places 279624; Female, Private homes 71330", "locator": "Sheet Table_5, year=2025, age='All ages', cause='All causes', sex Male/Female, place All places/Private homes", "derived": true, "formula": "men 89172/291364; women 71330/279624", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men have had the higher home-death share every year 2016-2025 (2016: 26.4% vs 20.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-home-deaths-share-by-sex-ew", "citation_text": "30.6% of men who died in England and Wales in 2025 died in a private home (89,172 of 291,364), against 25.5% of women (71,330 of 279,624) (Office for National Statistics, 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2025 (annual reference tables), Table 5: deaths by place of occurrence, ICD-10 chapter, sex and age group, 2016 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2025/annualdeathregistrations2025.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2025-home-deaths-share-by-sex-ew." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2020-private-home-deaths-excess", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "41,321 more deaths than the 2015-2019 average were registered in private homes in England and Wales in 2020 (166,576 in total, 33% above average); private homes were the only place where deaths stayed above average in every month from January 2020 to June 2021 (Office for National Statistics, 2021).", "value": 41321, "unit": "excess deaths in private homes", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes, any cause, all ages, compared with the 2015-2019 average", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/latest", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The number of deaths in private homes registered in 2020 was 166,576, which was 41,321 deaths above the five-year average (2015 to 2019)", "locator": "Section 1, Main points", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Most of the excess was not COVID-19: heart disease, dementia and cancers dominated (same release).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-private-home-deaths-excess", "citation_text": "41,321 more deaths than the 2015-2019 average were registered in private homes in England and Wales in 2020 (166,576 in total, 33% above average); private homes were the only place where deaths stayed above average in every month from January 2020 to June 2021 (Office for National Statistics, 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Deaths registered in private homes, England and Wales: 2020 final and January to June 2021 provisional\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/deathsinprivatehomesenglandandwales/latest). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2020-private-home-deaths-excess." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2023-private-homes-excess-non-covid-2020-2022", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "105,211 more deaths from causes other than COVID-19 than expected occurred in private homes in England and Wales from March 2020 to December 2022, 29.1% above the five-year average, while hospitals recorded 77,718 fewer (Office for National Statistics, 2023).", "value": 105211, "unit": "excess non-COVID deaths in private homes", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "Mar 2020 - Dec 2022", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes with an underlying cause other than COVID-19, compared with the five-year average", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2022", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/excessdeathsinenglandandwalesmarch2020todecember2022/2023-03-09", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The place of occurrence with the most excess deaths due to causes other than COVID-19 was private homes, with a 105,211 excess (29.1% above average).", "locator": "Section 1, Main points; Section 7", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Five-year average: 2015-2019 for 2020-2021; 2016-2019 plus 2021 for 2022. 2022 figures provisional.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-private-homes-excess-non-covid-2020-2022", "citation_text": "105,211 more deaths from causes other than COVID-19 than expected occurred in private homes in England and Wales from March 2020 to December 2022, 29.1% above the five-year average, while hospitals recorded 77,718 fewer (Office for National Statistics, 2023). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2022\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/excessdeathsinenglandandwalesmarch2020todecember2022/2023-03-09). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-private-homes-excess-non-covid-2020-2022." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2023-private-homes-ill-defined-excess-2020-2022", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "5,813 more deaths than expected from 'symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions' occurred in private homes in England and Wales from March 2020 to December 2022, 50.1% above the five-year average (Office for National Statistics, 2023).", "value": 5813, "unit": "excess deaths in private homes, ICD-10 chapter XVIII", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "Mar 2020 - Dec 2022", "population": "Deaths registered in private homes with an underlying cause in ICD-10 chapter XVIII (R00-R99), compared with the five-year average", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2022", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/excessdeathsinenglandandwalesmarch2020todecember2022/2023-03-09", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (5,813 excess deaths, 50.1% increase)", "locator": "Section 7, Excess deaths by place of occurrence", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Chapter XVIII includes R99 (unknown cause, used for decomposed bodies) but also R54 'old age/senility', which dominates the chapter, so this is only a loose signal of bodies found too late to diagnose.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-private-homes-ill-defined-excess-2020-2022", "citation_text": "5,813 more deaths than expected from 'symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions' occurred in private homes in England and Wales from March 2020 to December 2022, 50.1% above the five-year average (Office for National Statistics, 2023). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Excess deaths in England and Wales: March 2020 to December 2022\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/excessdeathsinenglandandwalesmarch2020todecember2022/2023-03-09). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2023-private-homes-ill-defined-excess-2020-2022." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2000-home-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "14,080 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2000, 24.4% of all 57,799 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 14080, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2000", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland whose place of death has a home / non-institution code, any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024 ... 2000, All deaths 57799, Home / Non-institution Number 14080, Home / Non-institution Percentage 0.2436", "locator": "Sheet table_5.09, row '2000'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Home / non-institution' = place-of-death codes ending in N (note 10), so it also includes deaths outside institutions that are not at home. Hospice deaths cannot be separated. 2024 is the latest edition (2025 tables not yet published on 2026-10-11).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2000-home-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "14,080 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2000, 24.4% of all 57,799 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2000-home-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2019-home-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "16,153 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2019, 27.8% of all 58,108 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 16153, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland whose place of death has a home / non-institution code, any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024 ... 2019, All deaths 58108, Home / Non-institution Number 16153, Home / Non-institution Percentage 0.278", "locator": "Sheet table_5.09, row '2019'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Home / non-institution' = place-of-death codes ending in N (note 10), so it also includes deaths outside institutions that are not at home. Hospice deaths cannot be separated. 2024 is the latest edition (2025 tables not yet published on 2026-10-11).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2019-home-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "16,153 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2019, 27.8% of all 58,108 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2019-home-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2024-home-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "20,013 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2024, 32.1% of all 62,291 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 20013, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland whose place of death has a home / non-institution code, any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024 ... 2024, All deaths 62291, Home / Non-institution Number 20013, Home / Non-institution Percentage 0.3213", "locator": "Sheet table_5.09, row '2024'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Home / non-institution' = place-of-death codes ending in N (note 10), so it also includes deaths outside institutions that are not at home. Hospice deaths cannot be separated. 2024 is the latest edition (2025 tables not yet published on 2026-10-11). Peak share: 33.3% in 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2024-home-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "20,013 people in Scotland died at home or in another non-institutional place in 2024, 32.1% of all 62,291 deaths (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 5, Table 5.09: Deaths by location of death, 2000 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/03dnnqzy/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-5.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2024-home-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nisra-2014-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3,888 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2014, 26.5% of all 14,678 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025).", "value": 3888, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2014", "population": "Deaths registered in Northern Ireland with place of death 'Home' (excludes 'other house (not home)'), any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024)", "source_title": "Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.11 Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024 ... 2014: All Places 14678; Home 3888", "locator": "Sheet 5.11, rows 'All Places' and 'Home', column '2014'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 3888 / 14678 * 100 = 26.5", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ni-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "A further 'Other house (not home)' category (e.g. 331 in 2024) is excluded. 2024 is the latest edition available on 2026-10-11.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2014-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "citation_text": "3,888 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2014, 26.5% of all 14,678 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025). Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024), \"Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024\" (https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2014-home-deaths-northern-ireland." }, { "id": "uk-nisra-2019-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4,367 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2019, 27.7% of all 15,758 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025).", "value": 4367, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths registered in Northern Ireland with place of death 'Home' (excludes 'other house (not home)'), any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024)", "source_title": "Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.11 Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024 ... 2019: All Places 15758; Home 4367", "locator": "Sheet 5.11, rows 'All Places' and 'Home', column '2019'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 4367 / 15758 * 100 = 27.7", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ni-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "A further 'Other house (not home)' category (e.g. 331 in 2024) is excluded. 2024 is the latest edition available on 2026-10-11.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2019-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "citation_text": "4,367 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2019, 27.7% of all 15,758 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025). Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024), \"Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024\" (https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2019-home-deaths-northern-ireland." }, { "id": "uk-nisra-2024-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "5,661 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2024, 31.4% of all 18,050 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025).", "value": 5661, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths registered in Northern Ireland with place of death 'Home' (excludes 'other house (not home)'), any cause, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024)", "source_title": "Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 5.11 Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024 ... 2024: All Places 18050; Home 5661", "locator": "Sheet 5.11, rows 'All Places' and 'Home', column '2024'", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 5661 / 18050 * 100 = 31.4", "headline": false, "series": "uk-ni-home-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "A further 'Other house (not home)' category (e.g. 331 in 2024) is excluded. 2024 is the latest edition available on 2026-10-11.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2024-home-deaths-northern-ireland", "citation_text": "5,661 people in Northern Ireland died at home in 2024, 31.4% of all 18,050 registered deaths (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, 2025). Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Registrar General Annual Report 2024), \"Registrar General Annual Report 2024, Section 5 Death Tables, Table 5.11: Deaths by place of death, 2014 to 2024\" (https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/2025-11/Section%205%20-%20Death_Tables_2024.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nisra-2024-home-deaths-northern-ireland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2011-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "135 deaths registered in Scotland in 2011 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 77 men and 58 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 135, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2011", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2011: Males 77; Females 58", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2011'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages. Oldest year in this table; 2024 count (203) is 50% higher.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2011-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "135 deaths registered in Scotland in 2011 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 77 men and 58 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2011-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2012-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "136 deaths registered in Scotland in 2012 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 89 men and 47 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 136, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2012", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2012: Males 89; Females 47", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2012'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2012-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "136 deaths registered in Scotland in 2012 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 89 men and 47 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2012-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2013-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "115 deaths registered in Scotland in 2013 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 70 men and 45 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 115, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2013", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2013: Males 70; Females 45", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2013'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2013-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "115 deaths registered in Scotland in 2013 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 70 men and 45 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2013-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2014-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "180 deaths registered in Scotland in 2014 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 116 men and 64 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 180, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2014", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2014: Males 116; Females 64", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2014'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2014-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "180 deaths registered in Scotland in 2014 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 116 men and 64 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2014-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2015-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "202 deaths registered in Scotland in 2015 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 124 men and 78 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 202, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2015", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2015: Males 124; Females 78", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2015'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2015-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "202 deaths registered in Scotland in 2015 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 124 men and 78 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2015-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2016-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "182 deaths registered in Scotland in 2016 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 129 men and 53 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 182, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2016", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2016: Males 129; Females 53", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2016'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2016-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "182 deaths registered in Scotland in 2016 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 129 men and 53 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2016-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2017-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "190 deaths registered in Scotland in 2017 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 131 men and 59 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 190, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2017: Males 131; Females 59", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2017'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2017-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "190 deaths registered in Scotland in 2017 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 131 men and 59 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2017-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2018-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "236 deaths registered in Scotland in 2018 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 154 men and 82 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 236, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2018: Males 154; Females 82", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2018'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2018-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "236 deaths registered in Scotland in 2018 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 154 men and 82 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2018-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2019-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "191 deaths registered in Scotland in 2019 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 105 men and 86 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 191, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2019: Males 105; Females 86", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2019'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2019-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "191 deaths registered in Scotland in 2019 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 105 men and 86 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2019-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2020-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "202 deaths registered in Scotland in 2020 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 132 men and 70 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 202, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2020: Males 132; Females 70", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2020'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2020-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "202 deaths registered in Scotland in 2020 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 132 men and 70 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2020-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2021-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "198 deaths registered in Scotland in 2021 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 133 men and 65 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 198, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2021: Males 133; Females 65", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2021'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2021-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "198 deaths registered in Scotland in 2021 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 133 men and 65 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2021-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2022-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "214 deaths registered in Scotland in 2022 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 140 men and 74 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 214, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2022: Males 140; Females 74", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2022'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2022-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "214 deaths registered in Scotland in 2022 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 140 men and 74 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2022-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2023-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "235 deaths registered in Scotland in 2023 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 143 men and 92 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 235, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2023: Males 143; Females 92", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2023'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2023-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "235 deaths registered in Scotland in 2023 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 143 men and 92 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2023-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-nrs-2024-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "203 deaths registered in Scotland in 2024 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 138 men and 65 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025).", "value": 203, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": "203", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Scotland: deaths coded R96-R99, cause ill-defined or unknown (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths registered in Scotland with underlying cause ICD-10 R96-R99, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland", "source_title": "Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024 ... R96-99, Other ill-defined and unknown causes, 2024: Males 138; Females 65", "locator": "Sheet table_6.01, rows 'R96-99' Males and Females, column '2024'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-scotland-r96-r99-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NRS groups R96-R99 (other sudden death of unknown cause, unattended death, other ill-defined and unknown causes). Unlike England and Wales, Scotland still assigns R98 'unattended death' occasionally. Registrations; all ages. 2024 detail (Table 6.04): R98 'unattended death' 10 (7 men, 3 women); R99 193 (131 men, 62 women); R96/R97 none.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2024-r96-r99-deaths-scotland", "citation_text": "203 deaths registered in Scotland in 2024 had an ill-defined or unknown underlying cause (ICD-10 R96-R99, including 'unattended death'), the codes used for bodies too decomposed to diagnose as well as other unexplained deaths: 138 men and 65 women (National Records of Scotland, 2025). Source: National Records of Scotland, \"Vital events reference tables 2024, chapter 6, Table 6.01: Deaths by sex and cause, Scotland, 2011 to 2024\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/media/vejpbzvg/vital-events-reference-tables-chapter-6.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-nrs-2024-r96-r99-deaths-scotland." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 3,800 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2019/20, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 3800, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2019/20", "population": "Funerals arranged by English district and single-tier councils under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984", "sample_n": 109, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 3: How many public health funerals did your local authority carry out over the last four financial years? (all councils) 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Estimated England Total 3800 4200 3900 4400", "locator": "Section 'Public Health Funerals 2024', Table 3, row 'Estimated England Total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 3,800 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2019/20, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 4,200 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2020/21, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 4200, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Funerals arranged by English district and single-tier councils under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984", "sample_n": 109, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 3: How many public health funerals did your local authority carry out over the last four financial years? (all councils) 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Estimated England Total 3800 4200 3900 4400", "locator": "Section 'Public Health Funerals 2024', Table 3, row 'Estimated England Total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 4,200 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2020/21, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 3,900 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2021/22, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 3900, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2021/22", "population": "Funerals arranged by English district and single-tier councils under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984", "sample_n": 109, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 3: How many public health funerals did your local authority carry out over the last four financial years? (all councils) 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Estimated England Total 3800 4200 3900 4400", "locator": "Section 'Public Health Funerals 2024', Table 3, row 'Estimated England Total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 3,900 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2021/22, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 4,400 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2022/23, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 4400, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": "4,400", "display_label": "in 2022/23 for people with no one able or willing to; 62% of councils cite no family or friends", "display_hook": "funerals arranged by English councils", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Local Government Association", "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "Funerals arranged by English district and single-tier councils under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984", "sample_n": 109, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 3: How many public health funerals did your local authority carry out over the last four financial years? (all councils) 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Estimated England Total 3800 4200 3900 4400", "locator": "Section 'Public Health Funerals 2024', Table 3, row 'Estimated England Total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay). 2022/23 is equivalent to more than 12 a day; average 15 per council.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 4,400 public health funerals were carried out by councils in England in financial year 2022/23, for people who died with no one able or willing to arrange or pay for a funeral (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2,600 of the estimated 4,400 public health funerals held by councils in England in 2022/23 (about 59%) were for people aged 65 and over; 1,700 were for people aged 16-64 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 2600, "unit": "public health funerals for people aged 65+ (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "Council public health funerals in England, deceased aged 65+", "sample_n": 109, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "This was broken down into an estimated 1,700 public health funerals carried out for those aged between 16 to 64 years old, and 2,600 for those aged 65 and over.", "locator": "Section 'Public health funeral provision', text above Table 3", "derived": true, "formula": "2600 / 4400 * 100 = 59.1 (rounded estimates)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay). 65+ series: 2019/20 2,200; 2020/21 2,600; 2021/22 2,300; 2022/23 2,600.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-65plus", "citation_text": "2,600 of the estimated 4,400 public health funerals held by councils in England in 2022/23 (about 59%) were for people aged 65 and over; 1,700 were for people aged 16-64 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-public-health-funerals-65plus." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-phf-reason-no-family-or-friends", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "62% of English councils said 'lack of family or friends to provide a funeral' was the most commonly cited reason for the public health funerals they arranged in 2022/23, up from 58% in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 62, "unit": "% of councils", "display_value": "62%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "English district and single-tier councils responding to the LGA survey (unweighted base 104)", "sample_n": 104, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "the most commonly cited reason in 2022/23, at 62 per cent, was a lack of family or friends to provide a funeral.", "locator": "Table 6 and text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay). Next reasons: people dying without assets or income and with no family or friends (59%); family or friends unable to contribute (52%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-reason-no-family-or-friends", "citation_text": "62% of English councils said 'lack of family or friends to provide a funeral' was the most commonly cited reason for the public health funerals they arranged in 2022/23, up from 58% in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-reason-no-family-or-friends." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-phf-average-cost", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "GBP 1,600 was the average cost to an English council of a public health funeral in 2022/23, up from GBP 1,200 in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 1600, "unit": "GBP per funeral (average)", "display_value": "£1,600", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "Council public health funerals in England", "sample_n": 93, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The average cost per funeral in 2022/23 was £1,600, an increase of £100 from 2021/22.", "locator": "Table 19 and text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay). Total estimated council spend: GBP 5,955,000 in 2022/23 (GBP 4,503,000 in 2019/20). 2009/10 comparison: GBP 959 (uk-lga-2009-10-phf-average-cost).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-average-cost", "citation_text": "GBP 1,600 was the average cost to an English council of a public health funeral in 2022/23, up from GBP 1,200 in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-average-cost." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-phf-total-spend", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "GBP 5.96 million was spent by councils in England on public health funerals in 2022/23, up from GBP 4.50 million in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 5955000, "unit": "GBP (estimated total)", "display_value": "£5,955,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "Council spending on public health funerals in England (grossed-up estimate)", "sample_n": 93, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 18: Estimated total amount spent on public health funerals in the past four years 2019/20 2020/21 2021/2 2022/23 Estimated England -total £4,503,000 £5,096,000 £5,631,000 £5,955,000", "locator": "Table 18, row 'Estimated England - total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-total-spend", "citation_text": "GBP 5.96 million was spent by councils in England on public health funerals in 2022/23, up from GBP 4.50 million in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-total-spend." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2022-23-phf-family-breakdown-reason", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "73% of English councils said a breakdown of family or friendship was the most common reason relatives gave for refusing to pay for a public health funeral in 2022/23 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 73, "unit": "% of councils", "display_value": "73%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2022/23", "population": "English district and single-tier councils responding to the LGA survey (unweighted base 107)", "sample_n": 107, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of respondents said that family and/or friendship breaking down was the most common reason why family and friends were unwilling to pay for a funeral in 2022/23", "locator": "Table 9 and text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Read from the Internet Archive copy of the official LGA page (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403 to scripted requests. Estimates are grossed up from 109 responding councils (37%) by imputation and rounded to the nearest hundred; LGA warns respondents may not be representative. Public health funeral = a council funeral under s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable arrangements are being made (no traceable kin, or kin unable or unwilling to pay). Next: relatives not eligible for a Social Fund funeral payment (62%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-family-breakdown-reason", "citation_text": "73% of English councils said a breakdown of family or friendship was the most common reason relatives gave for refusing to pay for a public health funeral in 2022/23 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Public health funerals 2024 research report (survey of English district and single-tier councils, March-April 2024)\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2022-23-phf-family-breakdown-reason." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2009-10-public-health-funerals-ew", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 2,200 public health funerals were conducted by local authorities in England and Wales in 2009/10, broadly the same as in the two previous years (Local Government Association, 2010).", "value": 2200, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2009/10", "population": "Funerals arranged by local authorities in England and Wales under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984", "sample_n": 208, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2010", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The estimated total number of public health funerals conducted in England Wales in 2009/10 was 2,200. This is broadly similar to the two previous financial years.", "locator": "Executive summary, key findings (p. 3)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funerals-2009-10-baseline", "history": [], "notes": "PDF read from the Internet Archive copy (web.archive.org/web/20250420220020/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403. Survey of 348 heads of environmental health, May-June 2010, 208 responses (60%). The LGA's 2024 report calls this 'a similar survey we conducted in 2011'. Geography is England and Wales, unlike the 2024 survey (England only).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-public-health-funerals-ew", "citation_text": "An estimated 2,200 public health funerals were conducted by local authorities in England and Wales in 2009/10, broadly the same as in the two previous years (Local Government Association, 2010). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-public-health-funerals-ew." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2009-10-phf-men-to-women-ratio", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3 public health funerals for men were held for every 1 for a woman, on average, by local authorities in England and Wales in 2007/08-2009/10 (Local Government Association, 2010).", "value": 3, "unit": "ratio of male to female public health funerals", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2007/08-2009/10", "population": "Public health funerals reported by responding local authorities in England and Wales", "sample_n": 208, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2010", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The majority of those funerals are for men with, on average, a proportion of three male public health funerals to one female public health funeral.", "locator": "Executive summary, key findings (p. 3)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF read from the Internet Archive copy (web.archive.org/web/20250420220020/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403. Survey of 348 heads of environmental health, May-June 2010, 208 responses (60%). The LGA's 2024 report calls this 'a similar survey we conducted in 2011'. Geography is England and Wales, unlike the 2024 survey (England only). The same summary says over-65s accounted for over half of all public health funerals.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-phf-men-to-women-ratio", "citation_text": "3 public health funerals for men were held for every 1 for a woman, on average, by local authorities in England and Wales in 2007/08-2009/10 (Local Government Association, 2010). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-phf-men-to-women-ratio." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2009-10-phf-average-cost", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "GBP 959 was the calculated average cost of a public health funeral to local authorities in England and Wales in 2009/10 (Local Government Association, 2010).", "value": 959, "unit": "GBP per funeral (average)", "display_value": "£959", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2009/10", "population": "Public health funerals reported by responding local authorities in England and Wales", "sample_n": 208, "publisher": "Local Government Association", "source_title": "Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2010", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A calculated cost per public health funeral revealed that, on average, funerals cost £959.", "locator": "Executive summary, key findings (p. 4)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF read from the Internet Archive copy (web.archive.org/web/20250420220020/...) because local.gov.uk returns HTTP 403. Survey of 348 heads of environmental health, May-June 2010, 208 responses (60%). The LGA's 2024 report calls this 'a similar survey we conducted in 2011'. Geography is England and Wales, unlike the 2024 survey (England only). Total estimated spend 2009/10: GBP 1.56 million.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-phf-average-cost", "citation_text": "GBP 959 was the calculated average cost of a public health funeral to local authorities in England and Wales in 2009/10 (Local Government Association, 2010). Source: Local Government Association, \"Local Government Association. Research: Public health funerals. A survey of authorities in England and Wales, 2010\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/public-health-funerals-20-dca.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2009-10-phf-average-cost." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2014-15-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 4,760 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2014/15, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 4760, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2014/15", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2014-15-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 4,760 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2014/15, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2014-15-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2015-16-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 5,120 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2015/16, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 5120, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2015/16", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2015-16-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 5,120 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2015/16, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2015-16-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2016-17-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 5,859 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2016/17, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 5859, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2016/17", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2016-17-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 5,859 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2016/17, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2016-17-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2017-18-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 6,145 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2017/18, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 6145, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2017/18", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2017-18-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 6,145 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2017/18, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2017-18-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2018-19-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 5,904 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2018/19, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 5904, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2018/19", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2018-19-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 5,904 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2018/19, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2018-19-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 5,552 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2019/20, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 5552, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2019/20", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 5,552 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2019/20, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2019-20-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "An estimated 7,020 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2020/21, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 7020, "unit": "public health funerals (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English councils (s.46 Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984) and NHS trusts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 4,760 5,120 5,859 6,145 5,904 5,552 7,020", "locator": "Section 3.1, Table 4 (p. 7), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-cpc-public-health-funerals-england", "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. Rise 2014/15 to 2020/21: +47%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england", "citation_text": "An estimated 7,020 public health funerals were held in England in financial year 2020/21, arranged by councils and NHS hospital trusts for people with no one able or willing to pay (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2020-21-public-health-funerals-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-trusts-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,379 public health funerals a year were arranged by NHS hospital trusts in England on average in 2014/15-2020/21, almost a quarter of all reported, alongside 5,766 a year by councils (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 1379, "unit": "public health funerals per year by NHS trusts (average)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2014/15-2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals reported by English NHS trusts (FOI returns)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Our estimates suggest that during this period, on average, Councils provided 5,766 public health funerals per annum, while NHS Trusts provided 1,379.", "locator": "Section 3.1 (p. 7)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. The authors say the NHS share had gone unreported before.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-trusts-share", "citation_text": "1,379 public health funerals a year were arranged by NHS hospital trusts in England on average in 2014/15-2020/21, almost a quarter of all reported, alongside 5,766 a year by councils (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-trusts-share." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-male-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "65.9% of the 41,121 public health funerals reported in England in 2014/15-2020/21 were for men (27,115), against 23.0% for women; gender was not recorded for 11.0% (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 65.9, "unit": "% of reported public health funerals", "display_value": "65.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2014/15-2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals reported by English councils and NHS trusts with gender as recorded by the provider", "sample_n": 41121, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Male 2,083 2,341 4,958 1,288 4,055 3,250 2,535 3,916 2,689 27,115 65.34% 70.90% 62.70% 65.71% 72.55% 63.46% 67.56% 70.88% 56.30% 65.94%", "locator": "Table 5 (p. 9), row 'Male', column 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. Among funerals where gender was recorded, men are 74% (27,115 of 36,592). Age 60+: 22,739 (55.3%); age not reported: 24.5%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-male-share", "citation_text": "65.9% of the 41,121 public health funerals reported in England in 2014/15-2020/21 were for men (27,115), against 23.0% for women; gender was not recorded for 11.0% (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-male-share." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-per-1000-deaths-england", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "12.6 public health funerals were held for every 1,000 deaths in England in 2020/21, up from 11.8 in 2014/15 (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 12.6, "unit": "public health funerals per 1,000 deaths", "display_value": "12.6 per 1,000 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "England: public health funerals (2020/21)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals (councils and NHS trusts) per 1,000 deaths, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Region 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ... England 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.5 12.0 11.5 12.6", "locator": "Section 3.2, Table 6 (p. 10), row 'England'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. Roughly 1 death in 80.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-per-1000-deaths-england", "citation_text": "12.6 public health funerals were held for every 1,000 deaths in England in 2020/21, up from 11.8 in 2014/15 (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-per-1000-deaths-england." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-london", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30.4 public health funerals per 1,000 deaths were held in London in 2020/21, up from 19.2 in 2014/15 and the highest of any English region (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 30.4, "unit": "public health funerals per 1,000 deaths", "display_value": "30.4 per 1,000 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "London: public health funerals (2020/21)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "London, England", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals (councils and NHS trusts) per 1,000 deaths, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "London is set apart from the rest with the highest rate of public health funerals over the whole period at 19 .2 per 1,000 deaths per annum in 2014 /15, rising to 30 .4 per 1,000 deaths in 2020/21.", "locator": "Section 3.2 (p. 10) and Table 6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. The authors note the London rise pre-dates the pandemic. Quote reproduces stray spaces from the PDF text layer.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-london", "citation_text": "30.4 public health funerals per 1,000 deaths were held in London in 2020/21, up from 19.2 in 2014/15 and the highest of any English region (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-rate-london." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-camden-rate", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "99.5 public health funerals per 1,000 deaths were held in the London borough of Camden over 2014/15-2020/21, about 1 in 10 deaths and the highest rate in England (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 99.5, "unit": "public health funerals per 1,000 deaths (7-year rate)", "display_value": "99.5 per 1,000 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Camden, London: public health funerals (2014/15-2020/21)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Camden, London", "period": "2014/15-2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals per 1,000 deaths, all ages, local authority district", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "we see that Camden tops the list at 99.5 (Table 7). On average, around 10% of the 1,100 deaths occurring there per year, are given a public health funeral.", "locator": "Section 3.3, Table 7 (p. 13)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. Next: Lambeth 75.4, Hastings 59.7. Authors link high rates to homelessness, deprivation and density; ranking reflects reported data only.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-camden-rate", "citation_text": "99.5 public health funerals per 1,000 deaths were held in the London borough of Camden over 2014/15-2020/21, about 1 in 10 deaths and the highest rate in England (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-camden-rate." }, { "id": "uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-cost-per-funeral", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "GBP 983 was the estimated average cost to the NHS of each public health funeral arranged by a hospital trust in England in 2014/15-2020/21, about GBP 1.36 million a year (Centre for Population Change, 2025).", "value": 983, "unit": "GBP per funeral (estimated average, NHS trusts)", "display_value": "£983", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2014/15-2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by English NHS trusts (cost reported by 57% of trusts)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts", "source_title": "Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025", "source_url": "https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "leads us to estimate the actual cost to the NHS during this period at between £8.92 million and £10.06 million, or £983 per funeral / £1.36 million per annum.", "locator": "Executive summary (p. ii) and section 4.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Research report (not a journal article) from an ESRC-funded university centre, based on Freedom of Information returns from councils and NHS trusts collected in 2019 and 2021; includes funerals arranged by NHS hospital trusts, so totals exceed the LGA's council-only estimates (the report itself makes this comparison). Year = financial year of the funeral. Authors advise caution because of the low response rate on costs.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-cost-per-funeral", "citation_text": "GBP 983 was the estimated average cost to the NHS of each public health funeral arranged by a hospital trust in England in 2014/15-2020/21, about GBP 1.36 million a year (Centre for Population Change, 2025). Source: ESRC Centre for Population Change (University of Southampton), FOI study of all councils and NHS trusts, \"Thiehoff S, McGowan T, Falkingham J. Public health funerals in England 2014/15 - 2020/21. ESRC Centre for Population Change report, July 2025\" (https://www.cpc.ac.uk/res/docs/2025_Public_Health_Funerals_in_England_201415-202021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-cpc-2025-phf-nhs-cost-per-funeral." }, { "id": "uk-moj-2025-deaths-reported-to-coroners", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "147,814 deaths were reported to coroners in England and Wales in 2025, 26% of all registered deaths and the lowest number since the series began in 1995 (Ministry of Justice, 2026).", "value": 147814, "unit": "deaths reported to coroners", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths reported to coroners (unknown cause, violent or unnatural deaths, deaths in state detention)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Justice", "source_title": "Ministry of Justice. Coroners statistics 2025: England and Wales (accredited official statistics)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2025/coroners-statistics-2025-england-and-wales", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "147,814 deaths were reported to coroners in 2025, the lowest level since the start of the annual time series in 1995.", "locator": "Section 3, Deaths reported to coroners", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "MoJ coroner statistics do not record decomposition, time to discovery or living arrangements. The fall in 2025 coincides with the statutory medical examiner system introduced on 9 September 2024, which routes more deaths through medical examiners instead of coroners. 2024: 174,900.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-moj-2025-deaths-reported-to-coroners", "citation_text": "147,814 deaths were reported to coroners in England and Wales in 2025, 26% of all registered deaths and the lowest number since the series began in 1995 (Ministry of Justice, 2026). Source: Ministry of Justice, \"Ministry of Justice. Coroners statistics 2025: England and Wales (accredited official statistics)\" (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2025/coroners-statistics-2025-england-and-wales). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-moj-2025-deaths-reported-to-coroners." }, { "id": "uk-moj-2025-coroner-post-mortems", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "75,852 post-mortem examinations were ordered by coroners in England and Wales in 2025, in 51% of the deaths reported to them (Ministry of Justice, 2026).", "value": 75852, "unit": "post-mortem examinations", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths reported to coroners that had a post-mortem (invasive or less invasive)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Justice", "source_title": "Ministry of Justice. Coroners statistics 2025: England and Wales (accredited official statistics)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2025/coroners-statistics-2025-england-and-wales", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Post-mortem examinations (including invasive and less-invasive forms) were held in 75,852 deaths reported to coroners in 2025, down 5,333 (7%) from 2024.", "locator": "Section 5, Post-mortem examinations held", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "MoJ coroner statistics do not record decomposition, time to discovery or living arrangements. The fall in 2025 coincides with the statutory medical examiner system introduced on 9 September 2024, which routes more deaths through medical examiners instead of coroners.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-moj-2025-coroner-post-mortems", "citation_text": "75,852 post-mortem examinations were ordered by coroners in England and Wales in 2025, in 51% of the deaths reported to them (Ministry of Justice, 2026). Source: Ministry of Justice, \"Ministry of Justice. Coroners statistics 2025: England and Wales (accredited official statistics)\" (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2025/coroners-statistics-2025-england-and-wales). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-moj-2025-coroner-post-mortems." }, { "id": "estrin-serlui-2024-london-913-autopsies-decomposed", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "8.7% of 913 routine adult coronial autopsies at a London hospital mortuary in 2019 and April 2022-March 2023 were on decomposed bodies (79 cases) (Estrin-Serlui et al., J Clin Pathol, 2024).", "value": 8.7, "unit": "% of coronial autopsies", "display_value": "8.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "London, UK", "period": "2019 and Apr 2022 - Mar 2023", "population": "Routine adult coronial autopsies done or supervised by three consultant pathologists (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)", "sample_n": 913, "publisher": "Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table", "source_title": "Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table", "source_url": "https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Total cases ... 2023 New data 913 ... Number of severely decomposed Number of unascertained Decomp and unascertaine d ... 79 14 12", "locator": "Supplementary table, row 'New data' (p. 1 total cases; p. 2 counts)", "derived": true, "formula": "79 / 913 * 100 = 8.65", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The letter's text is paywalled; its methods (visible on the journal page) define 'decomposed' as moderate, marked, severe or advanced decomposition with a qualifier, excluding early change. Figures come from the author-supplied supplementary table, which BMJ says has not been vetted and may not have been peer reviewed. Table columns: total cases; number severely decomposed; number unascertained; decomposed and unascertained; % decomposed of the unascertained; % unascertained of the decomposed. Methods sentence: 'We reviewed the reports of all 913 routine, adult, coronial postmortems ...' (journal page).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-london-913-autopsies-decomposed", "citation_text": "8.7% of 913 routine adult coronial autopsies at a London hospital mortuary in 2019 and April 2022-March 2023 were on decomposed bodies (79 cases) (Estrin-Serlui et al., J Clin Pathol, 2024). Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table, \"Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table\" (https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-london-913-autopsies-decomposed." }, { "id": "estrin-serlui-2024-decomposed-bodies-unascertained-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "12% of decomposed bodies at autopsy ended with no ascertainable cause of death (98 of 813) in the published autopsy series pooled by Estrin-Serlui et al., so a count of 'unknown cause' deaths captures only a minority of bodies found decomposed (J Clin Pathol, 2024).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of decomposed bodies with cause unascertained", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Pooled autopsy series (London studies plus published international series)", "period": "studies published 2007-2023", "population": "Autopsies in studies reporting both decomposition and unascertained cause (decomposed bodies as denominator)", "sample_n": 813, "publisher": "Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table", "source_title": "Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table", "source_url": "https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "% unascertained of decomp 2385 ... 813 104 98 ... N/A 0.12", "locator": "Supplementary table, summary row '% unascertained of decomp' (pp. 1-3)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The letter's text is paywalled; its methods (visible on the journal page) define 'decomposed' as moderate, marked, severe or advanced decomposition with a qualifier, excluding early change. Figures come from the author-supplied supplementary table, which BMJ says has not been vetted and may not have been peer reviewed. Table columns: total cases; number severely decomposed; number unascertained; decomposed and unascertained; % decomposed of the unascertained; % unascertained of the decomposed. Underlying series in this row: Byard et al. 2007 (0.11), Estrin-Serlui & Osborn 2021 (0.16), Bates 2023 (0.18), new London data (0.15). Implication for UK statistics: R99 counts (about 1,200-1,400 a year) cover only the most decomposed cases; do not multiply them up into a published estimate, the sources do not.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-decomposed-bodies-unascertained-share", "citation_text": "12% of decomposed bodies at autopsy ended with no ascertainable cause of death (98 of 813) in the published autopsy series pooled by Estrin-Serlui et al., so a count of 'unknown cause' deaths captures only a minority of bodies found decomposed (J Clin Pathol, 2024). Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table, \"Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table\" (https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-decomposed-bodies-unascertained-share." }, { "id": "estrin-serlui-2024-unascertained-deaths-mostly-decomposed", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "88% of autopsies that ended with an unascertained cause of death were on decomposed bodies (398 of 450) in the published series pooled by Estrin-Serlui et al. (J Clin Pathol, 2024).", "value": 88, "unit": "% of unascertained autopsies that were decomposed", "display_value": "88%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Pooled autopsy series (London studies plus published international series)", "period": "studies published 2007-2023", "population": "Autopsies with cause of death unascertained (or undetermined) in studies reporting decomposition", "sample_n": 450, "publisher": "Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table", "source_title": "Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table", "source_url": "https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "% decomp of unascertained 2743 ... 552 450 398 ... 0.88 N/A", "locator": "Supplementary table, summary row '% decomp of unascertained' (pp. 1-3)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The letter's text is paywalled; its methods (visible on the journal page) define 'decomposed' as moderate, marked, severe or advanced decomposition with a qualifier, excluding early change. Figures come from the author-supplied supplementary table, which BMJ says has not been vetted and may not have been peer reviewed. Table columns: total cases; number severely decomposed; number unascertained; decomposed and unascertained; % decomposed of the unascertained; % unascertained of the decomposed. New London data alone: 12 of 14 unascertained autopsies (86%) were decomposed; Estrin-Serlui & Osborn 2021: 9 of 10 (90%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-unascertained-deaths-mostly-decomposed", "citation_text": "88% of autopsies that ended with an unascertained cause of death were on decomposed bodies (398 of 450) in the published series pooled by Estrin-Serlui et al. (J Clin Pathol, 2024). Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology (BMJ; peer-reviewed letter), author-supplied supplementary table, \"Estrin-Serlui T, Yoon J, Osborn M. Investigating the relative frequencies of unascertained causes of death and advanced decomposition at autopsy. J Clin Pathol 2024;77(5):304-305 (PMID 38286612), online supplementary table\" (https://jcp.bmj.com/content/jclinpath/77/5/304/DC1/embed/inline-supplementary-material-1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#estrin-serlui-2024-unascertained-deaths-mostly-decomposed." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-at-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "26.6% of adult deaths in Austria in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 26.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 26.6, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "26.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Austria 26.6 26.9", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Austria', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 24.9%, men 28.5%, aged 80+ 26.8%, cancer 24.6%, dementia 27.1%, COVID-19 5.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-at-2012-2021", "citation_text": "26.6% of adult deaths in Austria in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 26.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-at-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-be-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.8% of adult deaths in Belgium in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 22.8, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "22.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Belgium 22.8 25.3", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Belgium', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 18.8%, men 26.9%, aged 80+ 16.7%, cancer 29.1%, dementia 10.1%, COVID-19 4.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-be-2012-2021", "citation_text": "22.8% of adult deaths in Belgium in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-be-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-bg-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "61.5% of adult deaths in Bulgaria in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 61.0% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 61.5, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "61.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bulgaria", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Bulgaria 61.5 61.0", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Bulgaria', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 63.9%, men 59.3%, aged 80+ 71.2%, cancer 70.8%, dementia 73.9%, COVID-19 5.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-bg-2012-2021", "citation_text": "61.5% of adult deaths in Bulgaria in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 61.0% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-bg-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-hr-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.4% of adult deaths in Croatia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 31.6% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 31.4, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "31.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Croatia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Croatia 31.4 31.6", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Croatia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 30.4%, men 32.4%, aged 80+ 31.9%, cancer 33.9%, dementia 28.6%, COVID-19 3.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-hr-2012-2021", "citation_text": "31.4% of adult deaths in Croatia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 31.6% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-hr-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-cy-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "19.1% of adult deaths in Cyprus in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 18.6% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 19.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "19.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cyprus", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Cyprus 19.1 18.6", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Cyprus', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 19.8%, men 18.4%, aged 80+ 21.2%, cancer 16.6%, dementia 20.2%, COVID-19 2.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-cy-2012-2021", "citation_text": "19.1% of adult deaths in Cyprus in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 18.6% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-cy-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-cz-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21.8% of adult deaths in Czechia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 21.8, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "21.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Czechia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Czechia 21.8 22.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Czechia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 19.8%, men 23.7%, aged 80+ 18.4%, cancer 24.5%, dementia 10.3%, COVID-19 4.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-cz-2012-2021", "citation_text": "21.8% of adult deaths in Czechia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-cz-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-dk-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "24.2% of adult deaths in Denmark in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 24.2, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "24.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Denmark 24.2 25.3", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Denmark', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 21.4%, men 26.9%, aged 80+ 20.4%, cancer 26.0%, dementia 10.6%, COVID-19 6.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-dk-2012-2021", "citation_text": "24.2% of adult deaths in Denmark in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-dk-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-ee-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "29.9% of adult deaths in Estonia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 30.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 29.9, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "29.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Estonia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Estonia 29.9 30.4", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Estonia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 26.4%, men 33.8%, aged 80+ 25.3%, cancer 27.2%, dementia 15.0%, COVID-19 4.5%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-ee-2012-2021", "citation_text": "29.9% of adult deaths in Estonia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 30.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-ee-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-fi-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "18.0% of adult deaths in Finland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 21.0% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 18, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "18%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Finland 18.0 21.0", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Finland', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 13.5%, men 22.5%, aged 80+ 10.4%, cancer 10.7%, dementia 7.1%, COVID-19 3.3%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-fi-2012-2021", "citation_text": "18.0% of adult deaths in Finland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 21.0% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-fi-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-fr-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21.1% of adult deaths in France in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.5% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 21.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "21.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... France 21.1 22.5", "locator": "Table 2, row 'France', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 18.7%, men 23.4%, aged 80+ 18.1%, cancer –%, dementia –%, COVID-19 –%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-fr-2012-2021", "citation_text": "21.1% of adult deaths in France in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.5% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-fr-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-gr-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "42.7% of adult deaths in Greece in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 39.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 42.7, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "42.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Greece", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Greece 42.7 39.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Greece', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 45.3%, men 40.2%, aged 80+ 49.7%, cancer 38.6%, dementia 59.1%, COVID-19 4.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-gr-2012-2021", "citation_text": "42.7% of adult deaths in Greece in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 39.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-gr-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-it-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "38.0% of adult deaths in Italy in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 36.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 38, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Italy 38.0 36.9", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Italy', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 38.7%, men 37.3%, aged 80+ 39.9%, cancer 41.9%, dementia 38.9%, COVID-19 4.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-it-2012-2021", "citation_text": "38.0% of adult deaths in Italy in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 36.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-it-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-lv-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "41.8% of adult deaths in Latvia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 41.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Latvia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Latvia 41.8 41.8", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Latvia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 40.7%, men 43.0%, aged 80+ 43.0%, cancer 44.3%, dementia 31.7%, COVID-19 4.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lv-2012-2021", "citation_text": "41.8% of adult deaths in Latvia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 41.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lv-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-lt-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "33.6% of adult deaths in Lithuania in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 33.7% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 33.6, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "33.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Lithuania 33.6 33.7", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Lithuania', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 32.7%, men 34.6%, aged 80+ 33.7%, cancer 30.7%, dementia 33.9%, COVID-19 3.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lt-2012-2021", "citation_text": "33.6% of adult deaths in Lithuania in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 33.7% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lt-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-lu-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "18.1% of adult deaths in Luxembourg in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 19.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 18.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "18.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Luxembourg", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Luxembourg 18.1 19.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Luxembourg', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 15.8%, men 20.3%, aged 80+ 14.8%, cancer 11.0%, dementia 8.9%, COVID-19 4.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lu-2012-2021", "citation_text": "18.1% of adult deaths in Luxembourg in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 19.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-lu-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-mt-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "13.1% of adult deaths in Malta in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 13.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 13.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "13.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Malta", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Malta 13.1 13.8", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Malta', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 12.0%, men 14.2%, aged 80+ 11.0%, cancer 9.9%, dementia 5.2%, COVID-19 2.0%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-mt-2012-2021", "citation_text": "13.1% of adult deaths in Malta in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 13.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-mt-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-nl-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.7% of adult deaths in Netherlands in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 35.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 32.7, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "32.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Netherlands 32.7 35.4", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Netherlands', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 28.2%, men 37.5%, aged 80+ 24.2%, cancer 54.5%, dementia 7.1%, COVID-19 8.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-nl-2012-2021", "citation_text": "32.7% of adult deaths in Netherlands in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 35.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-nl-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-pl-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "36.5% of adult deaths in Poland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 36.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 36.5, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "36.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Poland 36.5 36.4", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Poland', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 36.5%, men 36.5%, aged 80+ 39.0%, cancer 38.8%, dementia 43.4%, COVID-19 6.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-pl-2012-2021", "citation_text": "36.5% of adult deaths in Poland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 36.4% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-pl-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-pt-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "25.2% of adult deaths in Portugal in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 24.1% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 25.2, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "25.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Portugal 25.2 24.1", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Portugal', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 27.3%, men 23.2%, aged 80+ 28.1%, cancer 17.0%, dementia 28.7%, COVID-19 5.3%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-pt-2012-2021", "citation_text": "25.2% of adult deaths in Portugal in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 24.1% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-pt-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-ro-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "58.4% of adult deaths in Romania in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 58.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 58.4, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "58.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Romania", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Romania 58.4 58.3", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Romania', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 60.6%, men 56.4%, aged 80+ 69.2%, cancer 59.7%, dementia 62.0%, COVID-19 7.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-ro-2012-2021", "citation_text": "58.4% of adult deaths in Romania in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 58.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-ro-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-sk-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "28.4% of adult deaths in Slovakia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 28.5% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 28.4, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "28.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovakia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Slovakia 28.4 28.5", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Slovakia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 27.2%, men 29.5%, aged 80+ 29.5%, cancer 28.8%, dementia 28.9%, COVID-19 5.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-sk-2012-2021", "citation_text": "28.4% of adult deaths in Slovakia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 28.5% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-sk-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-si-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "44.1% of adult deaths in Slovenia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 42.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 44.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "44.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovenia", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Slovenia 44.1 42.8", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Slovenia', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 47.4%, men 40.7%, aged 80+ 49.8%, cancer 42.0%, dementia 73.7%, COVID-19 22.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-si-2012-2021", "citation_text": "44.1% of adult deaths in Slovenia in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 42.8% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-si-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-es-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "26.3% of adult deaths in Spain in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 26.3, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "26.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Spain 26.3 25.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Spain', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 27.2%, men 25.5%, aged 80+ 28.5%, cancer 27.1%, dementia 29.4%, COVID-19 5.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-es-2012-2021", "citation_text": "26.3% of adult deaths in Spain in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 25.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-es-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-se-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "18.7% of adult deaths in Sweden in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 18.7, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "18.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... Sweden 18.7 22.2", "locator": "Table 2, row 'Sweden', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 15.7%, men 21.9%, aged 80+ 12.8%, cancer 24.1%, dementia 3.2%, COVID-19 4.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-se-2012-2021", "citation_text": "18.7% of adult deaths in Sweden in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 22.2% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-se-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ew-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "24.3% of adult deaths in England and Wales in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 26.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 24.3, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "24.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... UK–England and Wales 24.3 26.3", "locator": "Table 2, row 'UK–England and Wales', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 21.3%, men 27.4%, aged 80+ 19.0%, cancer 33.0%, dementia 10.2%, COVID-19 5.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ew-2012-2021", "citation_text": "24.3% of adult deaths in England and Wales in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 26.3% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ew-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ni-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "28.4% of adult deaths in Northern Ireland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 29.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 28.4, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "28.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... UK–Northern Ireland 28.4 29.9", "locator": "Table 2, row 'UK–Northern Ireland', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 25.5%, men 31.5%, aged 80+ 22.2%, cancer 38.1%, dementia 14.4%, COVID-19 6.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ni-2012-2021", "citation_text": "28.4% of adult deaths in Northern Ireland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 29.9% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-ni-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-sco-2012-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "27.6% of adult deaths in Scotland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 29.7% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 27.6, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home (crude)", "display_value": "27.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ registered on death certificates, 2012-2021 pooled", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Table 2. Percentage of home deaths, per country (crude and age-standardised) ... UK–Scotland 27.6 29.7", "locator": "Table 2, row 'UK–Scotland', columns Crude and Age-standardised", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same row: women 23.3%, men 32.1%, aged 80+ 18.7%, cancer 32.5%, dementia 9.3%, COVID-19 6.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-sco-2012-2021", "citation_text": "27.6% of adult deaths in Scotland in 2012-2021 took place at home (crude share; 29.7% age-standardised) (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-uk-sco-2012-2021." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-32-countries-overall", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30.8% of the 100.7 million adult deaths recorded in 32 countries in 2012-2021 took place at home, ranging in Europe from 13.1% in Malta to 61.5% in Bulgaria (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 30.8, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home", "display_value": "30.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "32 countries (27 European entries plus Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, Uganda, USA)", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ on death certificates, pooled", "sample_n": 100733693, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The study included 100.7 million people (51.5% male, 68.0% with ≥70 years), 20.4% died from cancer and 5.8% from dementia; 30.8% of deaths took place at home.", "locator": "Summary (Findings); Table 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Overall range: Malta 13.1% to Uganda 65.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-32-countries-overall", "citation_text": "30.8% of the 100.7 million adult deaths recorded in 32 countries in 2012-2021 took place at home, ranging in Europe from 13.1% in Malta to 61.5% in Bulgaria (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-32-countries-overall." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-share-rise-pandemic", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.2% of adult deaths in the 32 countries took place at home in 2020-2021, up from 30.9% in 2018-2019 and 30.1% in 2012-2013; home deaths rose during the pandemic in 23 of 29 countries (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "32 countries", "period": "2020-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ on death certificates", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The percentage of home deaths rose from 30.1% in 2012–2013 to 30.9% in 2018–2019 and further to 32.2% in the pandemic (2020–2021).", "locator": "Summary (Findings); Table 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-rise-pandemic", "citation_text": "32.2% of adult deaths in the 32 countries took place at home in 2020-2021, up from 30.9% in 2018-2019 and 30.1% in 2012-2013; home deaths rose during the pandemic in 23 of 29 countries (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-share-rise-pandemic." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-rise-northern-ireland-largest", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "33.1% of adult deaths in Northern Ireland took place at home in 2020-2021, up from 27.5% in 2018-2019, the largest pandemic increase of the 29 countries with trend data (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 33.1, "unit": "% of adult deaths at home", "display_value": "33.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2020-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ on death certificates", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The increase was highest in the Northern Ireland (27.5% in 2018–2019 and 33.1% in 2020–2021) and lowest in Belgium (22.5% and 22.8%).", "locator": "Results; Table 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone. Same table: England and Wales 24.1% to 28.1%; Scotland 27.5% to 32.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-rise-northern-ireland-largest", "citation_text": "33.1% of adult deaths in Northern Ireland took place at home in 2020-2021, up from 27.5% in 2018-2019, the largest pandemic increase of the 29 countries with trend data (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-rise-northern-ireland-largest." }, { "id": "lopes-2024-home-death-men-vs-women", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.9% of men who died in the 32 countries in 2012-2021 died at home, against 30.5% of women; men were more likely to die at home in 19 of 29 countries (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024).", "value": 31.9, "unit": "% of adult male deaths at home", "display_value": "31.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "32 countries", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "All deaths of adults aged 18+ on death certificates, by gender", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project", "source_title": "Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Considering all countries together, a home death was more frequent among men than women (31.9% vs. 30.5%, respectively). At country level, this difference was observed in 19/29 countries.", "locator": "Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adults 18+, death-certificate data requested from national statistics offices; 'home' categories differ between countries and some include other private homes. Germany and Hungary excluded (no home category). Home deaths include expected deaths with family present; they are not deaths alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-men-vs-women", "citation_text": "31.9% of men who died in the 32 countries in 2012-2021 died at home, against 30.5% of women; men were more likely to die at home in 19 of 29 countries (Lopes et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2024). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science; peer-reviewed, open access), EOLinPLACE project, \"Lopes S, Bruno de Sousa A, Delalibera M, Namukwaya E, Cohen J, Gomes B. The rise of home death in the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study of death certificate data for adults from 32 countries, 2012-2021. EClinicalMedicine 2024;68:102399 (PMID 38545089)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10965402/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#lopes-2024-home-death-men-vs-women." }, { "id": "smith-2001-copenhagen-found-dead-cause-unknown", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "46% of people found dead in the City of Copenhagen had an unknown cause of death on their death certificate (58% in rural Storstrom County), in a three-month study of 1994 certificates that found higher found-dead rates in the city and most bodies in the person's own home (Smith et al., Ugeskrift for Laeger, 2001).", "value": 46, "unit": "% of found-dead persons with unknown cause (Copenhagen)", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Copenhagen and Storstrom County, Denmark", "period": "3 months of 1994", "population": "Persons recorded as found dead on death certificates (Copenhagen vs Storstrom County)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ugeskrift for Laeger (Danish Medical Journal; peer-reviewed; Statens Serum Institut authors)", "source_title": "Smith E, Larsen DF, Rosdahl N. [To die alone, a big city problem?] Ugeskr Laeger 2001;163(22):3069-73 (PMID 11449832; article in Danish, English abstract)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11449832/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2001-05-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The cause of death was unknown in 46% of deaths in Copenhagen where 16% had died from external causes, proportions that were 58% and 21%, respectively, in Storstrøm.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Old and small (death certificates from one quarter of 1994), but the only Danish study found. Same abstract: uncertain manner of death 32% (Copenhagen) vs 9% (Storstrom); found-dead rates rose with age; authors conclude being found dead is related to big-city living.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#smith-2001-copenhagen-found-dead-cause-unknown", "citation_text": "46% of people found dead in the City of Copenhagen had an unknown cause of death on their death certificate (58% in rural Storstrom County), in a three-month study of 1994 certificates that found higher found-dead rates in the city and most bodies in the person's own home (Smith et al., Ugeskrift for Laeger, 2001). Source: Ugeskrift for Laeger (Danish Medical Journal; peer-reviewed; Statens Serum Institut authors), \"Smith E, Larsen DF, Rosdahl N. [To die alone, a big city problem?] Ugeskr Laeger 2001;163(22):3069-73 (PMID 11449832; article in Danish, English abstract)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11449832/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#smith-2001-copenhagen-found-dead-cause-unknown." }, { "id": "loke-2023-undiscovered-deaths-two-german-cities-2006-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3,434 adults in two German cities died alone at home and were not found until the next day or later over 2006-2016 (Aachen 1,423; Gelsenkirchen 2,011), identified in a full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Loke, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum dissertation, 2023).", "value": 3434, "unit": "undiscovered deaths (2006-2016, two cities)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": 70913, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Die Datenerhebung umfasst insgesamt 3.434 Todesfälle, die nach eigener Definition als unentdeckt bestimmt werden können: In Aachen sind dies 1.423 und in Gelsenkirchen 2.011 Todesfälle.", "locator": "p. 181, ch. 8 introduction (PDF p. 182)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Germany has no official statistic of undiscovered deaths; the author calls this the first longitudinal full survey in German cities.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-undiscovered-deaths-two-german-cities-2006-2016", "citation_text": "3,434 adults in two German cities died alone at home and were not found until the next day or later over 2006-2016 (Aachen 1,423; Gelsenkirchen 2,011), identified in a full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Loke, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum dissertation, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-undiscovered-deaths-two-german-cities-2006-2016." }, { "id": "loke-2023-undiscovered-share-of-all-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 1 in 20 of all deaths in two German cities was an undiscovered death at home: 4.3% in Aachen and 5.3% in Gelsenkirchen on average over 2006-2016, peaking at 7.4% in Gelsenkirchen in 2016 (Loke, 2023).", "value": 5.3, "unit": "% of all registered deaths (Gelsenkirchen, 2006-2016 average)", "display_value": "about 1 in 20 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Germany, two cities: died alone at home, found the next day or later (2006-2016)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide; denominator: all deaths registered by the city registry office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "so liegt der durchschnittliche Anteil für die Jahre 2006 bis 2016 in Aachen bei ca. 4,3 und in Gelsenkirchen bei ca. 5,3 Prozent. Der höchste Anteil von 7,4 Prozent wird in Gelsenkirchen im Jahr 2016 erreicht.", "locator": "p. 184, section 8.1 (PDF p. 185)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-undiscovered-share-of-all-deaths", "citation_text": "About 1 in 20 of all deaths in two German cities was an undiscovered death at home: 4.3% in Aachen and 5.3% in Gelsenkirchen on average over 2006-2016, peaking at 7.4% in Gelsenkirchen in 2016 (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-undiscovered-share-of-all-deaths." }, { "id": "loke-2023-one-in-five-home-deaths-undiscovered", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "At least 1 in 5 people who died at home in two German cities had died alone and was found only the next day or later: 18.7% of home deaths in Aachen and 23.2% in Gelsenkirchen on average over 2006-2016 (Loke, 2023).", "value": 23.2, "unit": "% of deaths in private homes (Gelsenkirchen, 2006-2016 average; Aachen 18.7%)", "display_value": "23.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide; denominator: estimated home deaths (23% of all deaths, after Dasch et al. 2015)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dies bedeutet, dass mindestens jede fünfte Person, die im privaten Kontext verstirbt, betroffen ist.", "locator": "p. 232, section 8.11; Tab. 8.1.1 (PDF pp. 186, 233)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. The home-death denominator is the author's estimate: she applies the 23% home-death share from Dasch et al. (2015, Westphalia death certificates) to each city's registered deaths, so the shares are estimates.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-one-in-five-home-deaths-undiscovered", "citation_text": "At least 1 in 5 people who died at home in two German cities had died alone and was found only the next day or later: 18.7% of home deaths in Aachen and 23.2% in Gelsenkirchen on average over 2006-2016 (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-one-in-five-home-deaths-undiscovered." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2006", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2006, 129 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 16.9% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 129, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2006 (n=108) 18,6% (n=129) 16,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2006, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2006." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2006", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2006, 108 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 18.6% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 108, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2006 (n=108) 18,6% (n=129) 16,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2006, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2006." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2007", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2007, 137 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.1% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 137, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2007", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2007 (n=119) 17,7% (n=137) 17,1%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2007, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Share of home deaths uses the author's 23% home-death assumption.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2007", "citation_text": "In 2007, 137 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.1% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2007." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2007", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2007, 119 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.7% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 119, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2007", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2007 (n=119) 17,7% (n=137) 17,1%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2007, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2007." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2008", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2008, 157 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 19.3% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 157, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2008", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2008 (n=142) 20,0% (n=157) 19,3%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2008, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Share of home deaths uses the author's 23% home-death assumption.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2008", "citation_text": "In 2008, 157 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 19.3% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2008." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2008", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2008, 142 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 20.0% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 142, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2008", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2008 (n=142) 20,0% (n=157) 19,3%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2008, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2008." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2009, 168 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 20.9% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 168, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2009", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2009 (n=123) 18,2% (n=168) 20,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2009, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Share of home deaths uses the author's 23% home-death assumption.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2009", "citation_text": "In 2009, 168 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 20.9% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2009." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2009, 123 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 18.2% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 123, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2009", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2009 (n=123) 18,2% (n=168) 20,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2009, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2009." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 199 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 24.9% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 199, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2010", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2010 (n=113) 17,2% (n=199) 24,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2010, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2010." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 113 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.2% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 113, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2010", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2010 (n=113) 17,2% (n=199) 24,9%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2010, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2010." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 196 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 24.7% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 196, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2011", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2011 (n=124) 18,5% (n=196) 24,7%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2011, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2011." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 124 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 18.5% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 124, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2011", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2011 (n=124) 18,5% (n=196) 24,7%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2011, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2011." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2012", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2012, 195 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 25.0% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 195, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2012", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2012 (n=142) 20,4% (n=195) 25,0%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2012, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2012." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2012", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2012, 142 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 20.4% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 142, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2012", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2012 (n=142) 20,4% (n=195) 25,0%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2012, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2012." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2013", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2013, 202 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 25.3% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 202, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2013", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2013 (n=121) 17,0% (n=202) 25,3%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2013, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Share of home deaths uses the author's 23% home-death assumption.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2013", "citation_text": "In 2013, 202 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 25.3% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2013." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2013", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2013, 121 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.0% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 121, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2013", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2013 (n=121) 17,0% (n=202) 25,3%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2013, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2013." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2014, 184 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 24.4% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 184, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2014", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2014 (n=152) 21,2% (n=184) 24,4%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2014, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2014." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2014, 152 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 21.2% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 152, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2014", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2014 (n=152) 21,2% (n=184) 24,4%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2014, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2014." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 197 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 24.7% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 197, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2015", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2015 (n=139) 17,8% (n=197) 24,7%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2015, column Gelsenkirchen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2015." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 139 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 17.8% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 139, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2015", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2015 (n=139) 17,8% (n=197) 24,7%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2015, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2015." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2016, 249 adults in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 32.2% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 249, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-2016." }, { "id": "loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2016, 147 adults in Aachen (Germany) died alone at home and were found the next day or later, an estimated 19.2% of the city's home deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 147, "unit": "undiscovered deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tab. 8.1.1 … 2016 (n=147) 19,2% (n=249) 32,2%", "locator": "Tab. 8.1.1, row 2016, column Aachen (PDF p. 186)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-aachen-undiscovered-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. 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Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-aachen-undiscovered-deaths-2016." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-up-93pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "A 93% rise in undiscovered deaths at home was recorded in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) between 2006 and 2016 (129 to 249 a year) while total deaths in the city stayed nearly flat; in Aachen they rose about 36%, in line with total deaths (Loke, 2023).", "value": 93, "unit": "% increase 2006-2016 (Gelsenkirchen)", "display_value": "93%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. 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Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-up-93pct", "citation_text": "A 93% rise in undiscovered deaths at home was recorded in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) between 2006 and 2016 (129 to 249 a year) while total deaths in the city stayed nearly flat; in Aachen they rose about 36%, in line with total deaths (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-undiscovered-deaths-up-93pct." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-found-8plus-days-tripled", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "59 people in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) who died alone at home were found 8 or more days after they were last seen alive in 2016, almost three times the 21 of 2006 (Loke, 2023).", "value": 59, "unit": "undiscovered deaths found after 8+ days (2016)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide; subgroup with a lying time of 8 days or more", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In Gelsenkirchen hat sich die Anzahl von 21 im Jahr 2006 auf 59 Todesfälle im Jahr 2016 fast verdreifacht.", "locator": "p. 185, section 8.1; Tab. 8.1.2 (PDF pp. 186-187)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-found-8plus-days-tripled", "citation_text": "59 people in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) who died alone at home were found 8 or more days after they were last seen alive in 2016, almost three times the 21 of 2006 (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-found-8plus-days-tripled." }, { "id": "loke-2023-share-found-8plus-days", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 1 in 5 people who died alone at home in two German cities lay undiscovered for 8 days or more: 18.8% in Aachen (267 of 1,423) and 17.9% in Gelsenkirchen (360 of 2,011), 2006-2016; their median lying time was 15 and 16 days (Loke, 2023).", "value": 18.8, "unit": "% found 8+ days after last sign of life (Aachen)", "display_value": "18.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Aachen, Germany: undiscovered for 8 days or more (2006-2016)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": 1423, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Für die Jahre 2006 bis 2016 sind in Aachen insgesamt 1.423 Tode mit einer Liegezeit von mindestens einem Tag erfasst. 18,8 Prozent (n=267) dieser Fälle weisen eine Liegezeit … von ≥8 Tage auf.", "locator": "pp. 187-188, section 8.2 (PDF pp. 188-189)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Subgroup (8+ days): mean lying time 27.8 days in both cities; median 15 days (Aachen) and 16 days (Gelsenkirchen); maximum 365 days (Aachen) and 225 days (Gelsenkirchen).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-share-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "About 1 in 5 people who died alone at home in two German cities lay undiscovered for 8 days or more: 18.8% in Aachen (267 of 1,423) and 17.9% in Gelsenkirchen (360 of 2,011), 2006-2016; their median lying time was 15 and 16 days (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-share-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "loke-2023-time-to-discovery-distribution", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "47.4% of 1,423 people in Aachen (Germany) who died alone at home over 2006-2016 were found on day 1, 67.2% within 3 days, 81.2% within a week, 90.0% within 2 weeks, 96.1% within 4 weeks and 99.2% within 100 days; Gelsenkirchen's distribution was almost identical (Loke, 2023).", "value": 81.2, "unit": "% found within 7 days (Aachen; Gelsenkirchen 82.1%)", "display_value": "81.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": 1423, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "fast die Hälfte aller Verstorbenen bereits am ersten Tag nach Todeseintritt und etwa zwei Drittel nach drei Tagen entdeckt sind. Am Ende der ersten Woche sind mehr als vier Fünftel der Toten aufgefunden.", "locator": "p. 188, Tab. 8.2.1-8.2.4 (PDF pp. 189-190)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Gelsenkirchen (n=2,011): day 1 48.0%; 3 days 68.7%; 7 days 82.1%; 14 days 89.8%; 28 days 95.2%; 100 days 99.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-time-to-discovery-distribution", "citation_text": "47.4% of 1,423 people in Aachen (Germany) who died alone at home over 2006-2016 were found on day 1, 67.2% within 3 days, 81.2% within a week, 90.0% within 2 weeks, 96.1% within 4 weeks and 99.2% within 100 days; Gelsenkirchen's distribution was almost identical (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-time-to-discovery-distribution." }, { "id": "loke-2023-men-share-undiscovered", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About two thirds of people who died alone at home and were found late in two German cities were men (63.0% in Aachen, 64.7% in Gelsenkirchen, 2006-2016), and about three quarters (75.8%) of those found after 8+ days in Gelsenkirchen (Loke, 2023).", "value": 64.7, "unit": "% men (Gelsenkirchen, all undiscovered deaths)", "display_value": "64.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": 2011, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Für den Untersuchungszeitraum ist eine eindeutige Dominanz der männlichen Verstorbenen mit mittleren Anteilen von 63 bzw. fast 65 Prozent für die Gesamtgruppen der beiden Städte festzuhalten.", "locator": "p. 193, section 8.3; Tab. 8.3.1 (PDF pp. 194-195)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. In the general population of Germany slightly more women than men die each year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-men-share-undiscovered", "citation_text": "About two thirds of people who died alone at home and were found late in two German cities were men (63.0% in Aachen, 64.7% in Gelsenkirchen, 2006-2016), and about three quarters (75.8%) of those found after 8+ days in Gelsenkirchen (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-men-share-undiscovered." }, { "id": "loke-2023-half-died-aged-65-or-younger", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "49.2% of people in Gelsenkirchen and 46% in Aachen (Germany) who died alone at home and were found late were aged 65 or younger (median age 66 and 67), far younger than the general dying population (Loke, 2023).", "value": 49.2, "unit": "% aged 65 or younger at death (Gelsenkirchen)", "display_value": "49.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": 2011, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In der eigenen Erhebung sind diese durchschnittlichen Anteile in den Gesamtgruppen mit 46 Prozent (Aachen) und mit ca. 49 Prozent (Gelsenkirchen) deutlich höher.", "locator": "pp. 199-200, section 8.4; Tab. 8.4.1-8.4.2 (PDF pp. 200-201)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. The sentence compares with SOEP data on deaths before age 65 (13% of women and 27% of men in the lowest income group). Among those found after 8+ days the share aged 65 or younger was about 56% (Aachen) and 62% (Gelsenkirchen).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-half-died-aged-65-or-younger", "citation_text": "49.2% of people in Gelsenkirchen and 46% in Aachen (Germany) who died alone at home and were found late were aged 65 or younger (median age 66 and 67), far younger than the general dying population (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-half-died-aged-65-or-younger." }, { "id": "loke-2023-suicide-share-undiscovered", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "8% of undiscovered deaths at home in Aachen and 6% in Gelsenkirchen (2006-2016) were recorded suicides, up to ten times the share among all deaths in Germany (under 1%) (Loke, 2023).", "value": 8, "unit": "% suicides (Aachen; Gelsenkirchen 6%)", "display_value": "8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen and Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "zeigt sich für die Todesart »Suizid« in der Gruppe der unentdeckt Verstorbenen ein bis zu 10-mal höheres Auftreten als in der Allgemeinbevölkerung.", "locator": "p. 227, section 8.8; Tab. 8.8.1-8.8.2 (PDF p. 228)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Suicide is only recorded when an autopsy finding was noted, so the author treats these shares as minimums; classification of 'natural' vs 'unexplained' deaths differs between the two cities.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-suicide-share-undiscovered", "citation_text": "8% of undiscovered deaths at home in Aachen and 6% in Gelsenkirchen (2006-2016) were recorded suicides, up to ten times the share among all deaths in Germany (under 1%) (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-suicide-share-undiscovered." }, { "id": "loke-2023-childless-share-aachen", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 60% of men and 40% of women who died alone at home and were found late in Aachen (Germany) had no children, far above general-population childlessness (Loke, 2023).", "value": 60, "unit": "% of men without children (Aachen)", "display_value": "60%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide; Aachen cases with known offspring status", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In der eigenen Untersuchung sind in der Aachener Gesamtgruppe ca. 40 Prozent der Frauen (N=211) und ca. 60 Prozent der Männer (N=547) ohne Nachkommen.", "locator": "p. 222, section 8.7 (PDF p. 223)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. Among all Aachen cases about 47% had children; among those found after 8+ days only about 35%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-childless-share-aachen", "citation_text": "About 60% of men and 40% of women who died alone at home and were found late in Aachen (Germany) had no children, far above general-population childlessness (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-childless-share-aachen." }, { "id": "loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-men-8plus-days-single-divorced", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "83% of men in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) found 8 or more days after dying alone at home were single (50%) or divorced/separated (33%); only 8% were widowed and 7% married (Loke, 2023).", "value": 83, "unit": "% single or divorced/separated (men found after 8+ days, Gelsenkirchen)", "display_value": "83%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2006-2016", "population": "Adults (18+) who died alone in their own home or its immediate surroundings (cellar, garage, garden) and were found the next day or later, with at least 12 hours between last sighting and discovery ('unentdeckte Tode'); all causes including suicide; men found after 8+ days", "sample_n": 273, "publisher": "Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag)", "source_title": "Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483", "source_url": "https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ledig geschieden/ getrennt verwitwet verheiratet … Teilgruppe Gelsenkirchen Männer 50% 33% 8% 7%", "locator": "Tab. 8.6.1, row 'Teilgruppe Gelsenkirchen Männer' (PDF pp. 220-221)", "derived": true, "formula": "50 + 33 = 83", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "pypdf drops inter-word spaces in this PDF; quote re-spaced, wording unchanged. 'Liegezeit' here is the interval from the last proven sign of life to discovery as entered on the death notification, so it is an upper bound of the time since death. Full survey of about 71,000 death notifications (Aachen 33,203; Gelsenkirchen 37,710) for 2006-2016. By contrast 54% of women in the full Gelsenkirchen group were widowed; the author identifies widowed women aged 70+ and single men with below-average lifespans as the two largest groups.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-men-8plus-days-single-divorced", "citation_text": "83% of men in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) found 8 or more days after dying alone at home were single (50%) or divorced/separated (33%); only 8% were widowed and 7% married (Loke, 2023). Source: Susanne Loke, doctoral dissertation, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (open access, transcript Verlag), \"Loke S. Einsames Sterben und unentdeckte Tode in der Stadt. Ueber ein verborgenes gesellschaftliches Problem. Bielefeld: transcript, 2023 (Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft 9). doi:10.14361/9783839466483\" (https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6648-9/einsames-sterben-und-unentdeckte-tode-in-der-stadt/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#loke-2023-gelsenkirchen-men-8plus-days-single-divorced." }, { "id": "geser-2014-gelsenkirchen-municipal-burials-median-8-5-days", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "8.5 days was the median time that people buried by the Gelsenkirchen (Germany) authorities after dying undiscovered at home had lain dead (58 cases with known lying time, March 2011 to January 2014; range 2-131 days); 78% were men and their mean age was 59.8 (Geser, Henke and Loke, 2014).", "value": 8.5, "unit": "days (median lying time)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "March 2011 - January 2014", "population": "People buried by the municipal order office (ordnungsamtlich bestattet) in Gelsenkirchen who had died 'undiscovered' at home (lying time known for 58 of 59)", "sample_n": 58, "publisher": "Ev. Fachhochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe, Bochum (master's teaching-research project)", "source_title": "Geser L, Henke N, Loke S. Lehrforschungsprojekt 'Unentdeckte Tode'. Forschungsbericht, Master-Studiengang Soziale Inklusion, Ev. Fachhochschule RWL, Bochum, 31 August 2014", "source_url": "https://ruhesteine-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bericht-Lehrforschungsprojekt-Unentdeckte-Tode-November-2014.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2014-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Bei der Liegezeit beträgt der Range 2 -131 Tage, der daraus ermittelte Median beträgt 8,5 Tage.", "locator": "p. 21, section 4.1.2; p. 22, section 4.1.4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "This is the 'Unentdeckte Tode' project the brief names (authors Geser, Henke, Loke). Median lying time: men 8.0 days, women 13.0 days; median age men 57.5, women 66. Only 10 of 58 were found within 5 days and 6 after 50 days or more. Small sample; superseded by Loke 2023.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#geser-2014-gelsenkirchen-municipal-burials-median-8-5-days", "citation_text": "8.5 days was the median time that people buried by the Gelsenkirchen (Germany) authorities after dying undiscovered at home had lain dead (58 cases with known lying time, March 2011 to January 2014; range 2-131 days); 78% were men and their mean age was 59.8 (Geser, Henke and Loke, 2014). Source: Ev. Fachhochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe, Bochum (master's teaching-research project), \"Geser L, Henke N, Loke S. Lehrforschungsprojekt 'Unentdeckte Tode'. Forschungsbericht, Master-Studiengang Soziale Inklusion, Ev. Fachhochschule RWL, Bochum, 31 August 2014\" (https://ruhesteine-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bericht-Lehrforschungsprojekt-Unentdeckte-Tode-November-2014.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#geser-2014-gelsenkirchen-municipal-burials-median-8-5-days." }, { "id": "merz-2012-giessen-domestic-setting-corpses-men-3-to-1", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About three times as many men as women were among 211 people found dead in private homes at least 24 hours after death and autopsied in Giessen (Germany) in 2005-2011; mean age at death was 50.1 for men and 57.8 for women (Merz et al., 2012).", "value": 3, "unit": "ratio men:women (approx.)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Giessen forensic catchment (Hesse), Germany", "period": "2005 - February 2011", "population": "Autopsied bodies found in a private home with a post-mortem interval of more than 24 hours ('domestic-setting corpses')", "sample_n": 211, "publisher": "Archiv fuer Kriminologie (peer-reviewed; Institute of Forensic Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen)", "source_title": "Merz M, Heidorn F, Birngruber CG, et al. [Definition of a 'domestic-setting corpse': a retrospective study of 211 discoveries]. Arch Kriminol 2012;230(3-4):115-27 (PMID 23136701)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23136701/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2012-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The proportion of male \"domestic-setting corpses\" was distinctly higher than that of females (approx. 3:1). The average age-at-death was 50.1 years for men, and 57.8 years for women", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Article in German; English abstract. The authors propose a minimum post-mortem interval of 24 hours for the term 'Wohnungsleiche' (domestic-setting corpse). Almost half showed signs of substance abuse. Autopsy samples over-represent unclear and unnatural deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#merz-2012-giessen-domestic-setting-corpses-men-3-to-1", "citation_text": "About three times as many men as women were among 211 people found dead in private homes at least 24 hours after death and autopsied in Giessen (Germany) in 2005-2011; mean age at death was 50.1 for men and 57.8 for women (Merz et al., 2012). Source: Archiv fuer Kriminologie (peer-reviewed; Institute of Forensic Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen), \"Merz M, Heidorn F, Birngruber CG, et al. [Definition of a 'domestic-setting corpse': a retrospective study of 211 discoveries]. Arch Kriminol 2012;230(3-4):115-27 (PMID 23136701)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23136701/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#merz-2012-giessen-domestic-setting-corpses-men-3-to-1." }, { "id": "umstaetter-2025-homburg-home-deaths-46pct-of-autopsies", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "46% of all forensic autopsies at the Homburg Institute of Legal Medicine (Germany) in 2014-2018 were of people found dead in their homes (491 of 1,057); their mean age was 52, about 25 years below the average age at death in Germany, and 69% were men (Umstaetter, 2025).", "value": 46, "unit": "% of forensic autopsies", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Homburg forensic catchment (Saarland and neighbouring areas), Germany", "period": "2014-2018", "population": "Court-ordered autopsies of people found dead in private living spaces whose death no one witnessed ('Wohnungstote'), any post-mortem interval, any manner of death", "sample_n": 1057, "publisher": "Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation)", "source_title": "Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)", "source_url": "https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Im untersuchten Zeitraum 2014-2018 wurden im Institut für Rechtsmedizin in Homburg 491 Wohnungstote obduziert. Dies sind bei insgesamt 1057 Sektionen 46 %.", "locator": "p. 27, section 5.1.1 (PDF p. 31); pp. 28-30", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mean age 52.24 years (men 50.47, women 56.26) versus 78.55 for all deaths in Germany over the period; 341 of 491 were men.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-home-deaths-46pct-of-autopsies", "citation_text": "46% of all forensic autopsies at the Homburg Institute of Legal Medicine (Germany) in 2014-2018 were of people found dead in their homes (491 of 1,057); their mean age was 52, about 25 years below the average age at death in Germany, and 69% were men (Umstaetter, 2025). Source: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation), \"Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)\" (https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-home-deaths-46pct-of-autopsies." }, { "id": "umstaetter-2025-homburg-time-to-discovery", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Just under half (245 of 491) of people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found within 24 hours, just under 90% within two weeks, and 3 more than a year after death (Umstaetter, 2025).", "value": 49.9, "unit": "% found within 24 hours", "display_value": "49.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Homburg forensic catchment (Saarland and neighbouring areas), Germany", "period": "2014-2018", "population": "Court-ordered autopsies of people found dead in private living spaces whose death no one witnessed ('Wohnungstote'), any post-mortem interval, any manner of death", "sample_n": 491, "publisher": "Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation)", "source_title": "Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)", "source_url": "https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Die Auswertung des postmortalen Intervalls zeigt, dass 245 aller Wohnungstoten innerhalb von 24 Stunden nach ihrem Tod aufgefunden wurden. … knapp 50 % binnen 24 Stunden und knapp 90 % innerhalb von 2 Wochen gefunden wurden.", "locator": "p. 33, section 5.1.2, Abb. 14-15 (PDF p. 37)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Percentages from Abb. 15 (49.90% within 24 h). Post-mortem interval not documented in 33 cases (6.7%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-time-to-discovery", "citation_text": "Just under half (245 of 491) of people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found within 24 hours, just under 90% within two weeks, and 3 more than a year after death (Umstaetter, 2025). Source: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation), \"Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)\" (https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-time-to-discovery." }, { "id": "umstaetter-2025-homburg-how-deaths-were-noticed", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "135 of 491 people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found because they were missed or could not be reached; 52 were noticed because of a smell, 19 because of an overflowing mailbox and 3 because shutters did not move (Umstaetter, 2025).", "value": 135, "unit": "cases noticed because the person was missed or unreachable", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Homburg forensic catchment (Saarland and neighbouring areas), Germany", "period": "2014-2018", "population": "Court-ordered autopsies of people found dead in private living spaces whose death no one witnessed ('Wohnungstote'), any post-mortem interval, any manner of death", "sample_n": 491, "publisher": "Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation)", "source_title": "Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)", "source_url": "https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 135 Fällen wurde man auf die Wohnungstoten aufmerksam, da die Person vermisst wurde oder eine Kontaktaufnahme vergeblich war. Auf 52 Wohnungstote wurde man durch unangenehmen Geruch und auf 19 durch einen übervollen oder nicht geleerten Briefkasten aufmerksam.", "locator": "p. 64, section 5.1.5, Abb. 75 (PDF pp. 68-69)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other events in 205 cases; no information in 119.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-how-deaths-were-noticed", "citation_text": "135 of 491 people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found because they were missed or could not be reached; 52 were noticed because of a smell, 19 because of an overflowing mailbox and 3 because shutters did not move (Umstaetter, 2025). Source: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation), \"Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)\" (https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-how-deaths-were-noticed." }, { "id": "umstaetter-2025-homburg-who-found-the-body", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "195 of 491 people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found by a family member or partner; police found 91 and the fire brigade 82, with friends, colleagues, carers, caretakers and landlords finding fewer (Umstaetter, 2025).", "value": 195, "unit": "cases found by family or partner", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Homburg forensic catchment (Saarland and neighbouring areas), Germany", "period": "2014-2018", "population": "Court-ordered autopsies of people found dead in private living spaces whose death no one witnessed ('Wohnungstote'), any post-mortem interval, any manner of death", "sample_n": 491, "publisher": "Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation)", "source_title": "Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)", "source_url": "https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Die Auswertung der Finder der Wohnungstoten zeigt, dass in 195 Fällen ein Familienmitglied oder der Partner die Person gefunden hat. In 91 Fällen wurden sie von der Polizei und in 82 Fällen von der Feuerwehr aufgefunden.", "locator": "p. 63, section 5.1.5, Abb. 73 (PDF p. 67)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other persons found 80; no attribution possible in 31. In 206 cases the police were alerted by a family member or partner and in 69 by a neighbour.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-who-found-the-body", "citation_text": "195 of 491 people found dead at home and autopsied in Homburg (Germany) in 2014-2018 were found by a family member or partner; police found 91 and the fire brigade 82, with friends, colleagues, carers, caretakers and landlords finding fewer (Umstaetter, 2025). Source: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Institute of Legal Medicine Homburg (medical doctoral dissertation), \"Umstaetter E. Auswertung der Obduktionsfaelle von Wohnungstoten im Einzugsgebiet der Rechtsmedizin Homburg 2014-2018. Dissertation, Universitaet des Saarlandes, 2024 (Promotion 12.03.2025)\" (https://publikationen.sulb.uni-saarland.de/handle/20.500.11880/39843). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#umstaetter-2025-homburg-who-found-the-body." }, { "id": "de-bfarm-icd10-r98-definition", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In the ICD-10 used for German death statistics, code R98 'Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen' (unattended death) covers a body that was found and a person found dead whose cause of death could not be established (BfArM / WHO ICD-10).", "value": null, "unit": "definition", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany (ICD-10-WHO German edition)", "period": "ICD-10 (2019 edition; ICD-10-GM 2025 identical)", "population": "Deaths coded R98 in the cause-of-death statistics", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Bundesinstitut fuer Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) / WHO", "source_title": "ICD-10-WHO Version 2019, Block R95-R99 Ungenau bezeichnete und unbekannte Todesursachen", "source_url": "https://klassifikationen.bfarm.de/icd-10-who/kode-suche/htmlamtl2019/block-r95-r99.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-08-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98 Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen Inkl.: Aufgefundene Leiche Aufgefundener Toter, dessen Todesursache nicht festgestellt werden konnte", "locator": "Block R95-R99, code R98", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same code family (R98/R99) that Hiam et al. (JRSM 2024) use as a proxy for decomposed bodies in England and Wales. R99 'Sonstige ungenau oder nicht naeher bezeichnete Todesursachen' (unknown cause) is broader and is not counted here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-bfarm-icd10-r98-definition", "citation_text": "In the ICD-10 used for German death statistics, code R98 'Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen' (unattended death) covers a body that was found and a person found dead whose cause of death could not be established (BfArM / WHO ICD-10). Source: Bundesinstitut fuer Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) / WHO, \"ICD-10-WHO Version 2019, Block R95-R99 Ungenau bezeichnete und unbekannte Todesursachen\" (https://klassifikationen.bfarm.de/icd-10-who/kode-suche/htmlamtl2019/block-r95-r99.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-bfarm-icd10-r98-definition." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1998", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1998, 2,590 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,541 men, 1,049 women), 0.30% of all 852,382 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2590, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "1998", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,1998,104,R98,1,00,01,1541 / 4085,,,1998,104,R98,2,00,01,1049", "locator": "Morticd10_part1 file, Country=4085, Year=1998, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1541 + women 1049 = 2590; share = 2590/852382 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.30%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1998", "citation_text": "In 1998, 2,590 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,541 men, 1,049 women), 0.30% of all 852,382 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1998." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1999", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1999, 2,802 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,737 men, 1,065 women), 0.33% of all 846,330 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2802, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "1999", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,1999,104,R98,1,00,01,1737 / 4085,,,1999,104,R98,2,00,01,1065", "locator": "Morticd10_part1 file, Country=4085, Year=1999, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1737 + women 1065 = 2802; share = 2802/846330 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.33%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1999", "citation_text": "In 1999, 2,802 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,737 men, 1,065 women), 0.33% of all 846,330 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-1999." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2000, 3,354 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,908 men, 1,446 women), 0.40% of all 838,797 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 3354, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2000,104,R98,1,00,01,1908 / 4085,,,2000,104,R98,2,00,01,1446", "locator": "Morticd10_part1 file, Country=4085, Year=2000, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1908 + women 1446 = 3354; share = 3354/838797 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.40%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2000", "citation_text": "In 2000, 3,354 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,908 men, 1,446 women), 0.40% of all 838,797 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2000." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2001", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2001, 2,325 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,394 men, 931 women), 0.28% of all 828,541 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2325, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2001", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2001,104,R98,1,00,01,1394 / 4085,,,2001,104,R98,2,00,01,931", "locator": "Morticd10_part1 file, Country=4085, Year=2001, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1394 + women 931 = 2325; share = 2325/828541 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.28%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2001", "citation_text": "In 2001, 2,325 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,394 men, 931 women), 0.28% of all 828,541 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2001." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2002", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2002, 2,538 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,524 men, 1,014 women), 0.30% of all 841,686 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2538, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2002", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2002,104,R98,1,00,01,1524 / 4085,,,2002,104,R98,2,00,01,1014", "locator": "Morticd10_part1 file, Country=4085, Year=2002, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1524 + women 1014 = 2538; share = 2538/841686 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.30%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2002", "citation_text": "In 2002, 2,538 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,524 men, 1,014 women), 0.30% of all 841,686 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2002." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2003", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2003, 2,813 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,671 men, 1,142 women), 0.33% of all 853,946 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2813, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2003", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2003,104,R98,1,00,01,1671 / 4085,,,2003,104,R98,2,00,01,1142", "locator": "Morticd10_part2 file, Country=4085, Year=2003, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1671 + women 1142 = 2813; share = 2813/853946 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.33%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2003", "citation_text": "In 2003, 2,813 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,671 men, 1,142 women), 0.33% of all 853,946 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2003." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2004", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2004, 2,970 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,777 men, 1,193 women), 0.36% of all 818,271 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 2970, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2004", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2004,104,R98,1,00,01,1777 / 4085,,,2004,104,R98,2,00,01,1193", "locator": "Morticd10_part2 file, Country=4085, Year=2004, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 1777 + women 1193 = 2970; share = 2970/818271 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.36%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2004", "citation_text": "In 2004, 2,970 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (1,777 men, 1,193 women), 0.36% of all 818,271 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2004." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2005", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2005, 3,312 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,053 men, 1,259 women), 0.40% of all 830,227 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 3312, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2005", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2005,104,R98,1,00,01,2053 / 4085,,,2005,104,R98,2,00,01,1259", "locator": "Morticd10_part2 file, Country=4085, Year=2005, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 2053 + women 1259 = 3312; share = 3312/830227 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.40%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2005", "citation_text": "In 2005, 3,312 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,053 men, 1,259 women), 0.40% of all 830,227 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2005." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2006", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2006, 3,325 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,104 men, 1,221 women), 0.40% of all 821,627 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 3325, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2006", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2006,104,R98,1,00,01,2104 / 4085,,,2006,104,R98,2,00,01,1221", "locator": "Morticd10_part2 file, Country=4085, Year=2006, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 2104 + women 1221 = 3325; share = 3325/821627 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.40%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2006", "citation_text": "In 2006, 3,325 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,104 men, 1,221 women), 0.40% of all 821,627 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2006." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2007", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2007, 3,585 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,225 men, 1,360 women), 0.43% of all 827,155 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 3585, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2007", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2007,104,R98,1,00,01,2225 / 4085,,,2007,104,R98,2,00,01,1360", "locator": "Morticd10_part2 file, Country=4085, Year=2007, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 2225 + women 1360 = 3585; share = 3585/827155 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.43%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2007", "citation_text": "In 2007, 3,585 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,225 men, 1,360 women), 0.43% of all 827,155 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2007." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2008", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2008, 4,403 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,674 men, 1,729 women), 0.52% of all 844,439 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 4403, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2008", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2008,104,R98,1,00,01,2674 / 4085,,,2008,104,R98,2,00,01,1729", "locator": "Morticd10_part3 file, Country=4085, Year=2008, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 2674 + women 1729 = 4403; share = 4403/844439 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.52%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2008", "citation_text": "In 2008, 4,403 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,674 men, 1,729 women), 0.52% of all 844,439 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2008." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2009, 4,855 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,992 men, 1,863 women), 0.57% of all 854,544 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 4855, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2009", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2009,104,R98,1,00,01,2992 / 4085,,,2009,104,R98,2,00,01,1863", "locator": "Morticd10_part3 file, Country=4085, Year=2009, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 2992 + women 1863 = 4855; share = 4855/854544 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.57%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2009", "citation_text": "In 2009, 4,855 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (2,992 men, 1,863 women), 0.57% of all 854,544 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2009." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 5,784 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,633 men, 2,151 women), 0.67% of all 858,768 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 5784, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2010,104,R98,1,00,01,3633 / 4085,,,2010,104,R98,2,00,01,2151", "locator": "Morticd10_part3 file, Country=4085, Year=2010, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3633 + women 2151 = 5784; share = 5784/858768 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.67%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2010", "citation_text": "In 2010, 5,784 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,633 men, 2,151 women), 0.67% of all 858,768 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2010." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 4,962 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,115 men, 1,847 women), 0.58% of all 852,328 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 4962, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2011", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2011,104,R98,1,00,01,3115 / 4085,,,2011,104,R98,2,00,01,1847", "locator": "Morticd10_part3 file, Country=4085, Year=2011, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3115 + women 1847 = 4962; share = 4962/852328 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.58%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2011", "citation_text": "In 2011, 4,962 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,115 men, 1,847 women), 0.58% of all 852,328 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2011." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2012", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2012, 5,382 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,397 men, 1,985 women), 0.62% of all 869,582 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 5382, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2012", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2012,104,R98,1,00,01,3397 / 4085,,,2012,104,R98,2,00,01,1985", "locator": "Morticd10_part3 file, Country=4085, Year=2012, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3397 + women 1985 = 5382; share = 5382/869582 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.62%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2012", "citation_text": "In 2012, 5,382 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,397 men, 1,985 women), 0.62% of all 869,582 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2012." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2013", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2013, 5,694 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,605 men, 2,089 women), 0.64% of all 893,825 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 5694, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2013", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2013,104,R98,1,00,01,3605 / 4085,,,2013,104,R98,2,00,01,2089", "locator": "Morticd10_part4 file, Country=4085, Year=2013, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3605 + women 2089 = 5694; share = 5694/893825 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.64%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2013", "citation_text": "In 2013, 5,694 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,605 men, 2,089 women), 0.64% of all 893,825 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2013." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2014, 5,923 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,771 men, 2,152 women), 0.68% of all 868,356 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 5923, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2014", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2014,104,R98,1,00,01,3771 / 4085,,,2014,104,R98,2,00,01,2152", "locator": "Morticd10_part4 file, Country=4085, Year=2014, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3771 + women 2152 = 5923; share = 5923/868356 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.68%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2014", "citation_text": "In 2014, 5,923 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (3,771 men, 2,152 women), 0.68% of all 868,356 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2014." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 6,489 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,229 men, 2,260 women), 0.70% of all 925,200 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 6489, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2015,104,R98,1,00,01,4229 / 4085,,,2015,104,R98,2,00,01,2260", "locator": "Morticd10_part4 file, Country=4085, Year=2015, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 4229 + women 2260 = 6489; share = 6489/925200 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.70%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2015", "citation_text": "In 2015, 6,489 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,229 men, 2,260 women), 0.70% of all 925,200 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2015." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2016, 6,624 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,300 men, 2,324 women), 0.73% of all 910,899 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 6624, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2016", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2016,104,R98,1,00,01,4300 / 4085,,,2016,104,R98,2,00,01,2324", "locator": "Morticd10_part4 file, Country=4085, Year=2016, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 4300 + women 2324 = 6624; share = 6624/910899 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.73%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2016", "citation_text": "In 2016, 6,624 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,300 men, 2,324 women), 0.73% of all 910,899 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2016." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2017", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2017, 6,921 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,355 men, 2,566 women), 0.74% of all 932,272 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 6921, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2017,104,R98,1,01,01,4355 / 4085,,,2017,104,R98,2,01,01,2566", "locator": "Morticd10_part5 file, Country=4085, Year=2017, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 4355 + women 2566 = 6921; share = 6921/932272 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.74%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2017", "citation_text": "In 2017, 6,921 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (4,355 men, 2,566 women), 0.74% of all 932,272 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2017." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2018", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2018, 7,905 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,020 men, 2,885 women), 0.83% of all 954,874 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 7905, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2018", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2018,104,R98,1,01,01,5020 / 4085,,,2018,104,R98,2,01,01,2885", "locator": "Morticd10_part5 file, Country=4085, Year=2018, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 5020 + women 2885 = 7905; share = 7905/954874 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.83%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2018", "citation_text": "In 2018, 7,905 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,020 men, 2,885 women), 0.83% of all 954,874 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2018." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2019", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 8,819 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,698 men, 3,121 women), 0.94% of all 939,520 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 8819, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2019,104,R98,1,01,01,5698 / 4085,,,2019,104,R98,2,01,01,3121", "locator": "Morticd10_part5 file, Country=4085, Year=2019, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 5698 + women 3121 = 8819; share = 8819/939520 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.94%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2019", "citation_text": "In 2019, 8,819 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,698 men, 3,121 women), 0.94% of all 939,520 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2019." }, { "id": "de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 8,331 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,418 men, 2,913 women), 0.85% of all 985,572 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database).", "value": 8331, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of residents registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis)", "source_title": "WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4085,,,2020,104,R98,1,01,01,5418 / 4085,,,2020,104,R98,2,01,01,2913", "locator": "Morticd10_part5 file, Country=4085, Year=2020, List=104, Cause=R98, Sex=1 and 2, column Deaths1 (all ages)", "derived": true, "formula": "men 5418 + women 2913 = 8331; share = 8331/985572 (Cause AAA, all causes, men and women summed) = 0.85%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Checked against Destatis Fachserie 12 Reihe 4 (2015 edition): R98 2015 = 6,489 (m 4,229, w 2,260), identical. R98 counts tripled from 1998 to 2019 while total deaths rose about 10%; the 2023-2025 Destatis values (about 6,000) are lower, which may reflect a coding change (2021-2022 not available in WHO files; a 2021 figure of 8,232 circulates in media and is not verified here). R98 is a coding category, not a count of people found late; usage varies by certifying doctor and over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2020", "citation_text": "In 2020, 8,331 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined' (5,418 men, 2,913 women), 0.85% of all 985,572 deaths (Destatis data in the WHO Mortality Database). Source: World Health Organization, WHO Mortality Database (data supplied by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis), \"WHO Mortality Database, raw data files Morticd10 (ICD-10 detailed list 104), country 4085 Germany\" (https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-who-mdb-r98-unattended-deaths-2020." }, { "id": "de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2023", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 6,137 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.60% of all 1,028,206 deaths (Destatis, 2024).", "value": 6137, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2023 (table 23211-04)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/Downloads-Todesursachen/statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400237005.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98 | Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen | … zusammen | 6137", "locator": "xlsx sheet 23211-04, row R98, column Insgesamt / Gestorbene insgesamt", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 6137/1028206 (row A00-U85 Insgesamt) = 0.60%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Continues the WHO Mortality Database series (1998-2020, same Destatis source). The 2025 report was published on 9 October 2026 (file statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400257005.xlsx).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2023", "citation_text": "In 2023, 6,137 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.60% of all 1,028,206 deaths (Destatis, 2024). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2023 (table 23211-04)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/Downloads-Todesursachen/statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400237005.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2023." }, { "id": "de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 5,874 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.58% of all 1,007,758 deaths (Destatis, 2025).", "value": 5874, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2024 (table 23211-b09)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/Downloads-Todesursachen/statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400247005.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98: Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen | 5874", "locator": "xlsx sheet 23211-b09, row R98, column Insgesamt / Gestorbene insgesamt", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 5874/1007758 (row A00-U85 Insgesamt) = 0.58%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Continues the WHO Mortality Database series (1998-2020, same Destatis source). The 2025 report was published on 9 October 2026 (file statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400257005.xlsx).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2024", "citation_text": "In 2024, 5,874 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.58% of all 1,007,758 deaths (Destatis, 2025). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2024 (table 23211-b09)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/Downloads-Todesursachen/statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400247005.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2024." }, { "id": "de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2025", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 6,013 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.60% of all 1,006,588 deaths (Destatis, 2026).", "value": 6013, "unit": "deaths coded R98", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Germany: deaths coded R98, found dead with the cause undetermined (2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death: body found, cause not established)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2025 (table 23211-b11)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/_publikationen-innen-todesursachen-deutschland.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98: Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen | 6013", "locator": "xlsx sheet 23211-b11, row R98, column Insgesamt / Gestorbene insgesamt", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 6013/1006588 (row A00-U85 Insgesamt) = 0.60%", "headline": false, "series": "de-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Continues the WHO Mortality Database series (1998-2020, same Destatis source). The 2025 report was published on 9 October 2026 (file statistischer-bericht-todesursachen-2120400257005.xlsx).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2025", "citation_text": "In 2025, 6,013 deaths in Germany were coded R98, 'found dead, cause of death undetermined', 0.60% of all 1,006,588 deaths (Destatis, 2026). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2025 (table 23211-b11)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/_publikationen-innen-todesursachen-deutschland.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-r98-unattended-deaths-2025." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-r98-men-and-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Men were 66.1% (3,975) of the 6,013 deaths in Germany coded R98 'found dead, cause undetermined' in 2025, and people aged 65+ were 63.5% (3,817) (Destatis, 2026).", "value": 66.1, "unit": "% men among R98 deaths", "display_value": "66.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths registered in Germany with underlying cause ICD-10 R98", "sample_n": 6013, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2025 (tables 23211-b11, b12)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/_publikationen-innen-todesursachen-deutschland.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98: Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen | 6013 … (männlich) R98: Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen | 3975", "locator": "xlsx sheets 23211-b11 (insgesamt) and 23211-b12 (maennlich), row R98; age columns 65-70 to 90+", "derived": true, "formula": "men 3975/6013; 65+ = sum of age columns 65-70..90+ (845, 807, 605, 629, 566, 365) = 3817", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Largest single age band: 65-70 (845). Women 2,037 (b13).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-2025-r98-men-and-65plus", "citation_text": "Men were 66.1% (3,975) of the 6,013 deaths in Germany coded R98 'found dead, cause undetermined' in 2025, and people aged 65+ were 63.5% (3,817) (Destatis, 2026). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Statistischer Bericht - Todesursachen in Deutschland - 2025 (tables 23211-b11, b12)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/Publikationen/_publikationen-innen-todesursachen-deutschland.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-destatis-2025-r98-men-and-65plus." }, { "id": "dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2001", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2001, 27.8% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021).", "value": 27.8, "unit": "% of deaths at home (age-standardised)", "display_value": "27.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bochum, Muenster, Borken and Coesfeld (Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2001", "population": "All deaths in the study areas (death certificates; 38,954 analysed for 2001, 2011 and 2017)", "sample_n": 38954, "publisher": "Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The distribution of place of death was as follows: (2001, 2011, 2017; age standardized; %): own residence 27.8; 23.3; 21.3;", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-westphalia-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Germany publishes no national place-of-death statistic: place of death is on death certificates but Destatis does not analyse it (Dasch et al. 2015). This regional study is the largest available. Hospital 55.8/51.8/51.8%; nursing home 13.1/18.6/20.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2001", "citation_text": "In 2001, 27.8% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021). Source: Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed), \"Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2001." }, { "id": "dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 23.3% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021).", "value": 23.3, "unit": "% of deaths at home (age-standardised)", "display_value": "23.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bochum, Muenster, Borken and Coesfeld (Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2011", "population": "All deaths in the study areas (death certificates; 38,954 analysed for 2001, 2011 and 2017)", "sample_n": 38954, "publisher": "Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The distribution of place of death was as follows: (2001, 2011, 2017; age standardized; %): own residence 27.8; 23.3; 21.3;", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-westphalia-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Germany publishes no national place-of-death statistic: place of death is on death certificates but Destatis does not analyse it (Dasch et al. 2015). This regional study is the largest available. Hospital 55.8/51.8/51.8%; nursing home 13.1/18.6/20.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2011", "citation_text": "In 2011, 23.3% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021). Source: Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed), \"Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2011." }, { "id": "dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2017", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2017, 21.3% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021).", "value": 21.3, "unit": "% of deaths at home (age-standardised)", "display_value": "21.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bochum, Muenster, Borken and Coesfeld (Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths in the study areas (death certificates; 38,954 analysed for 2001, 2011 and 2017)", "sample_n": 38954, "publisher": "Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The distribution of place of death was as follows: (2001, 2011, 2017; age standardized; %): own residence 27.8; 23.3; 21.3;", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-westphalia-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Germany publishes no national place-of-death statistic: place of death is on death certificates but Destatis does not analyse it (Dasch et al. 2015). This regional study is the largest available. Hospital 55.8/51.8/51.8%; nursing home 13.1/18.6/20.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2017", "citation_text": "In 2017, 21.3% of deaths in selected areas of Westphalia (Germany) occurred in the deceased's own home, from death certificates (age-standardised; Dasch and Zahn, 2021). Source: Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (peer-reviewed), \"Dasch B, Zahn PK. Place of death trends and utilization of outpatient palliative care at the end of life: analysis of death certificates (2001, 2011, 2017) in Westphalia, Germany. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:331-338 (PMID 34180794)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8336643/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2021-westphalia-home-death-share-2017." }, { "id": "dasch-2024-muenster-home-deaths-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Only 14.6% of deaths in the city of Muenster (Germany) occurred at home in 2021, down from 24.0% in 2001, according to all death certificates issued in the city (Dasch, 2024).", "value": 14.6, "unit": "% of deaths at home", "display_value": "14.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Muenster (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany", "period": "2021 (vs 2001)", "population": "All deaths certified in Muenster (14,240 certificates for 2001, 2011, 2017, 2021)", "sample_n": 14240, "publisher": "Das Gesundheitswesen (Thieme; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Dasch B. [The trend in places of death over two decades in the city of Muenster: an observational study based on evaluated death certificates]. Gesundheitswesen 2024;86(4):322-329 (PMID 37816382)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37816382/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-10-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "For the general population, the distribution of places of death was as follows (2001/2021; %): HO (24.0/14.6)", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hospital 60.2% (2021), of which ICU deaths rose from 13.3% to 24.6%; nursing homes 19.5%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2024-muenster-home-deaths-2021", "citation_text": "Only 14.6% of deaths in the city of Muenster (Germany) occurred at home in 2021, down from 24.0% in 2001, according to all death certificates issued in the city (Dasch, 2024). Source: Das Gesundheitswesen (Thieme; peer-reviewed), \"Dasch B. [The trend in places of death over two decades in the city of Muenster: an observational study based on evaluated death certificates]. Gesundheitswesen 2024;86(4):322-329 (PMID 37816382)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37816382/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2024-muenster-home-deaths-2021." }, { "id": "de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, Berlin's 12 district offices arranged 2,614 municipal burials (ordnungsbehoerdliche Bestattungen) for people whose relatives could not be found in time or did not arrange a burial (Senate of Berlin, 2022).", "value": 2614, "unit": "municipal burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Berlin, Germany", "period": "2020", "population": "Deceased for whom no person obliged to bury arranged a burial in time, so the district office ordered it (BestattG Berlin s. 16); includes people whose relatives were traced later", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus)", "source_title": "Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706: Schriftliche Anfrage 'Armutsbegraebnisse in 2020 und 2021 in Lichtenberg und im Bezirksvergleich' and answer of 6 May 2022", "source_url": "https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-05-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Anzahl ordnungsbehördliche Bestattungen nach Bezirk und Jahr 2020 2021 Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 264 247 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg 188 188 Lichtenberg 115 145 … Treptow-Köpenick 171 175", "locator": "p. 3, answer to question 2, table by district", "derived": true, "formula": "264 + 188 + 115 + 90 + 315 + 275 + 203 + 214 + 338 + 197 + 244 + 171 = 2614 (12 districts: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Mitte, Neukölln, Pankow, Reinickendorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Treptow-Köpenick)", "headline": false, "series": "de-berlin-municipal-burials", "history": [], "notes": "Municipal (order-office) burials are a different thing from 'Sozialbestattungen' (social-assistance funerals where relatives exist but cannot pay). Relatives were traced afterwards in many cases (e.g. Spandau 156 of 338 in 2020; Mitte estimates about 70%), so these are not all people without kin. Berlin had about 39,000-40,000 deaths a year in this period (not from this source).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2020", "citation_text": "In 2020, Berlin's 12 district offices arranged 2,614 municipal burials (ordnungsbehoerdliche Bestattungen) for people whose relatives could not be found in time or did not arrange a burial (Senate of Berlin, 2022). Source: Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus), \"Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706: Schriftliche Anfrage 'Armutsbegraebnisse in 2020 und 2021 in Lichtenberg und im Bezirksvergleich' and answer of 6 May 2022\" (https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2020." }, { "id": "de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, Berlin's 12 district offices arranged 2,733 municipal burials (ordnungsbehoerdliche Bestattungen) for people whose relatives could not be found in time or did not arrange a burial (Senate of Berlin, 2022).", "value": 2733, "unit": "municipal burials", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Berlin, Germany", "period": "2021", "population": "Deceased for whom no person obliged to bury arranged a burial in time, so the district office ordered it (BestattG Berlin s. 16); includes people whose relatives were traced later", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus)", "source_title": "Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706: Schriftliche Anfrage 'Armutsbegraebnisse in 2020 und 2021 in Lichtenberg und im Bezirksvergleich' and answer of 6 May 2022", "source_url": "https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-05-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Anzahl ordnungsbehördliche Bestattungen nach Bezirk und Jahr 2020 2021 Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 264 247 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg 188 188 Lichtenberg 115 145 … Treptow-Köpenick 171 175", "locator": "p. 3, answer to question 2, table by district", "derived": true, "formula": "247 + 188 + 145 + 142 + 293 + 300 + 219 + 226 + 357 + 191 + 250 + 175 = 2733 (12 districts: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Mitte, Neukölln, Pankow, Reinickendorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Treptow-Köpenick)", "headline": false, "series": "de-berlin-municipal-burials", "history": [], "notes": "Municipal (order-office) burials are a different thing from 'Sozialbestattungen' (social-assistance funerals where relatives exist but cannot pay). Relatives were traced afterwards in many cases (e.g. Spandau 156 of 338 in 2020; Mitte estimates about 70%), so these are not all people without kin. Berlin had about 39,000-40,000 deaths a year in this period (not from this source).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, Berlin's 12 district offices arranged 2,733 municipal burials (ordnungsbehoerdliche Bestattungen) for people whose relatives could not be found in time or did not arrange a burial (Senate of Berlin, 2022). Source: Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus), \"Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706: Schriftliche Anfrage 'Armutsbegraebnisse in 2020 und 2021 in Lichtenberg und im Bezirksvergleich' and answer of 6 May 2022\" (https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-ordnungsbehoerdliche-bestattungen-2021." }, { "id": "de-berlin-2021-municipal-burials-cost", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2.31 million euros in cash costs were reported by Berlin's district offices for 2,733 municipal burials in 2021, about 846 euros per burial before any recovery from relatives (Senate of Berlin, 2022).", "value": 2312289.51, "unit": "EUR (cash costs, 2021)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Berlin, Germany", "period": "2021", "population": "Municipal (order-office) burials in Berlin's 12 districts", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus)", "source_title": "Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706 (answer of 6 May 2022), table 'Kosten für ordnungsbehördliche Bestattungen in €'", "source_url": "https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-05-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Kosten für ordnungsbehördliche Bestattungen in € 2020 2021 Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 228.418,46 247.044,97 … Treptow-Köpenick 136.102,48 182.219,66", "locator": "p. 4, answer to question 4", "derived": true, "formula": "247044.97 + 89124.39 + 115279.97 + 123858.22 + 261115.31 + 307817.00 + 214266.32 + 221694.65 + 88449.24 + 201767.83 + 259651.95 + 182219.66 = 2312289.51; / 2,733 burials = 846 EUR", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "District accounting differs (Spandau reports far lower costs per case than other districts), so the average is indicative only. 2020: 1.87 million euros for 2,614 burials.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-2021-municipal-burials-cost", "citation_text": "2.31 million euros in cash costs were reported by Berlin's district offices for 2,733 municipal burials in 2021, about 846 euros per burial before any recovery from relatives (Senate of Berlin, 2022). Source: Senatsverwaltung fuer Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung Berlin (answer to written question, Abgeordnetenhaus), \"Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Drucksache 19/11706 (answer of 6 May 2022), table 'Kosten für ordnungsbehördliche Bestattungen in €'\" (https://pardok.parlament-berlin.de/starweb/adis/citat/VT/19/SchrAnfr/S19-11706.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-2021-municipal-burials-cost." }, { "id": "de-berlin-2025-about-2700-municipal-burials-a-year", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 2,700 people a year in Berlin are buried by the district offices because no relatives could be found, according to the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, which alone buried more than 155 such people in 2025 (Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf, 2025).", "value": 2700, "unit": "people per year (approx.)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Berlin, Germany", "period": "2025 (annual, approximate)", "population": "People buried by Berlin district offices (ordnungsbehoerdlich) when no relatives could be traced", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf von Berlin (press release)", "source_title": "Zentrale Trauerfeier gedenkt einsam Verstorbener in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Pressemitteilung vom 06.11.2025", "source_url": "https://www.berlin.de/ba-marzahn-hellersdorf/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2025/pressemitteilung.1613903.php", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Allein in Marzahn-Hellersdorf hat das Bezirksamt in diesem Jahr mehr als 155 Menschen beerdigt, bei denen keine Angehörigen ermittelt werden konnten. Berlinweit betrifft das jährlich rund 2.700 Menschen.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Consistent with the Senate's district counts (2,614 in 2020; 2,733 in 2021). Neukoelln reported more than 200 such deaths in 2025 (press release of 08.01.2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-2025-about-2700-municipal-burials-a-year", "citation_text": "About 2,700 people a year in Berlin are buried by the district offices because no relatives could be found, according to the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office, which alone buried more than 155 such people in 2025 (Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf, 2025). Source: Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf von Berlin (press release), \"Zentrale Trauerfeier gedenkt einsam Verstorbener in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Pressemitteilung vom 06.11.2025\" (https://www.berlin.de/ba-marzahn-hellersdorf/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2025/pressemitteilung.1613903.php). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-2025-about-2700-municipal-burials-a-year." }, { "id": "de-berlin-mitte-2024-died-alone-46", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "46 people in Berlin-Mitte were counted as having died alone ('einsam verstorben') in 2024, aged 38 to 91; with no relatives or means, they were buried by the district without a funeral service (Bezirksamt Mitte, 2024).", "value": 46, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Berlin-Mitte, Germany", "period": "2024", "population": "Residents of Berlin-Mitte buried by the district (ordnungsbehoerdlich) who had no relatives or were destitute, read out at the annual memorial", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin (press release)", "source_title": "Trauerfeier fuer einsam verstorbene Menschen aus Mitte, Pressemitteilung Nr. 277/2024 vom 18.11.2024", "source_url": "https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2024/pressemitteilung.1504098.php", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Die Jüngste wurde gerade einmal 38 Jahre alt, der Älteste 91: Zwei von insgesamt 46 Menschen, die in diesem Jahr im Bezirk Mitte einsam verstorben sind.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The next year's release counts 66 people for May 2024 to July 2025 (Pressemitteilung Nr. 282/2025). Mitte arranged 315 and 293 municipal burials in 2020 and 2021, so the 'died alone' list is a small subset (relatives are later traced for most).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-mitte-2024-died-alone-46", "citation_text": "46 people in Berlin-Mitte were counted as having died alone ('einsam verstorben') in 2024, aged 38 to 91; with no relatives or means, they were buried by the district without a funeral service (Bezirksamt Mitte, 2024). Source: Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin (press release), \"Trauerfeier fuer einsam verstorbene Menschen aus Mitte, Pressemitteilung Nr. 277/2024 vom 18.11.2024\" (https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2024/pressemitteilung.1504098.php). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-berlin-mitte-2024-died-alone-46." }, { "id": "de-hamburg-2024-about-1700-burials-without-relatives", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 1,700 people a year die in Hamburg without relatives or with relatives who cannot be traced, and are buried 'von Amts wegen' (by the authorities) at Oejendorf cemetery (Hamburg Parliament, 2024).", "value": 1700, "unit": "people per year (approx.)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hamburg, Germany", "period": "2024 (annual, approximate)", "population": "Deceased in Hamburg buried by the authorities under s. 10 of the Hamburg Burial Act because no relatives were found or acted", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Hamburgische Buergerschaft (Hamburg State Parliament), news release", "source_title": "Einweihung neuer Anlage auf dem Friedhof Oejendorf (20 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/friedhof-oejendorf-992212", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-20", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In Hamburg versterben jährlich rund 1.700 Menschen ohne Angehörige oder ihre Angehörigen können nicht ermittelt werden. Sie werden auf dem Öjendorfer Friedhof „von Amts wegen“ beigesetzt.", "locator": "Section 'Jaehrlich 1.700 Verstorbene ohne Angehoerige'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hamburg had about 19,000-20,000 deaths a year (2021: 18,845; 2022: 19,899, Destatis via trauer-now), so roughly 1 in 12 deaths ends in a burial by the authorities.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2024-about-1700-burials-without-relatives", "citation_text": "About 1,700 people a year die in Hamburg without relatives or with relatives who cannot be traced, and are buried 'von Amts wegen' (by the authorities) at Oejendorf cemetery (Hamburg Parliament, 2024). Source: Hamburgische Buergerschaft (Hamburg State Parliament), news release, \"Einweihung neuer Anlage auf dem Friedhof Oejendorf (20 November 2024)\" (https://www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/friedhof-oejendorf-992212). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2024-about-1700-burials-without-relatives." }, { "id": "de-hamburg-2015-burial-by-authorities-average-cost", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1,876.29 euros was the average cost in 2015 of a burial arranged by the Hamburg (Germany) authorities under s. 10 of the Burial Act (Senate of Hamburg, 2016).", "value": 1876.29, "unit": "EUR per burial (average expenditure)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hamburg, Germany", "period": "2015", "population": "Burials ordered by the authorities under s. 10 Hamburg Burial Act (no application by relatives within 14 days)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (answer to written question, Buergerschaft)", "source_title": "Buergerschaft Hamburg, Drucksache 21/4906, Schriftliche Kleine Anfrage 'Randthema: Sozialbestattungen in Hamburg?' and Senate answer, 24.06.16", "source_url": "https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/ParlDok/dokument/53337/randthema-%E2%80%9Esozialbestattungen%E2%80%9C-in-hamburg-.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-06-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Für ordnungsrechtliche Bestattungen gemäß § 10 Hamburgisches Bestattungsgesetz sind im Jahr 2015 (jüngstes vollständiges Berichtsjahr) durchschnittliche Ausgaben von 1.876,29 Euro angefallen.", "locator": "p. 2, answer to question 5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Social-assistance funerals (s. 74 SGB XII, relatives exist but cannot pay) averaged 2,462.74 euros in 2015 (same answer, question 3).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2015-burial-by-authorities-average-cost", "citation_text": "1,876.29 euros was the average cost in 2015 of a burial arranged by the Hamburg (Germany) authorities under s. 10 of the Burial Act (Senate of Hamburg, 2016). Source: Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (answer to written question, Buergerschaft), \"Buergerschaft Hamburg, Drucksache 21/4906, Schriftliche Kleine Anfrage 'Randthema: Sozialbestattungen in Hamburg?' and Senate answer, 24.06.16\" (https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/ParlDok/dokument/53337/randthema-%E2%80%9Esozialbestattungen%E2%80%9C-in-hamburg-.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2015-burial-by-authorities-average-cost." }, { "id": "de-hamburg-2015-2017-burials-by-authorities", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "More than 2,635 burials were arranged by the Hamburg authorities under s. 10 of the Burial Act in 2015-2017, about 880 a year (Senate of Hamburg, 2018).", "value": 2635, "unit": "burials (2015-2017, minimum)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hamburg, Germany", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Burials ordered by the authorities under s. 10 Hamburg Burial Act", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (answer to written question, Buergerschaft)", "source_title": "Buergerschaft Hamburg, Drucksache 21/14371, Schriftliche Kleine Anfrage 'Sozialbestattung in Hamburg' and Senate answer, 21.09.18", "source_url": "https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/parldok/dokument/63785/sozialbestattung_in_hamburg.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Erforderlich wäre eine händische Auswertung von insgesamt mehr als 2.635 Vorgängen (Bestattungen nach § 10 Hamburgisches Bestattungsgesetz im Zeitraum 2015 – 2017).", "locator": "p. 2, answer to question 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mentioned in passing as the number of case files that would have to be checked by hand. Annual average 878 is our division (2,635/3).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2015-2017-burials-by-authorities", "citation_text": "More than 2,635 burials were arranged by the Hamburg authorities under s. 10 of the Burial Act in 2015-2017, about 880 a year (Senate of Hamburg, 2018). Source: Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (answer to written question, Buergerschaft), \"Buergerschaft Hamburg, Drucksache 21/14371, Schriftliche Kleine Anfrage 'Sozialbestattung in Hamburg' and Senate answer, 21.09.18\" (https://www.buergerschaft-hh.de/parldok/dokument/63785/sozialbestattung_in_hamburg.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-2015-2017-burials-by-authorities." }, { "id": "de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 1,427 people were buried by the authorities ('von Amts wegen') in Hamburg, up from 600-800 a year in the 2000s (Hamburger Friedhoefe, via trauer-now.de, 2023).", "value": 1427, "unit": "burials by the authorities", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hamburg, Germany", "period": "2021", "population": "Burials ordered by the authorities under s. 10 Hamburg Burial Act (no relatives known, none responded, or none exist)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (figures), reported by trauer-now.de (online magazine of the trade initiative 'Raum fuer Trauer')", "source_title": "Wenn das Amt bestatten laesst, trauer-now.de, 11 October 2023", "source_url": "https://trauer-now.de/magazin/wenn-das-amt-bestatten-laesst/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-10-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Laut Hamburger Friedhöfen gab es in den 2000ern jährlich zwischen 600 und 800 „Bestattungen von Amts wegen“. Im Jahr 2021 waren es 1.427 dieser Bestattungen und im Folgejahr 1.602.", "locator": "Section 'Mit und ohne Trauernde'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities", "history": [], "notes": "Original publisher Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (public cemetery authority); no original document found online (annual reports give only receivables). A dpa report of November 2023 quotes 'almost 1,500' for 2022 and 'a good 400' more than 20 years ago, so treat the exact 2022 value with care. By end of July 2023, 985 such burials had been recorded (same article).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 1,427 people were buried by the authorities ('von Amts wegen') in Hamburg, up from 600-800 a year in the 2000s (Hamburger Friedhoefe, via trauer-now.de, 2023). Source: Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (figures), reported by trauer-now.de (online magazine of the trade initiative 'Raum fuer Trauer'), \"Wenn das Amt bestatten laesst, trauer-now.de, 11 October 2023\" (https://trauer-now.de/magazin/wenn-das-amt-bestatten-laesst/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2021." }, { "id": "de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2022", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 1,602 people were buried by the authorities ('von Amts wegen') in Hamburg, up from 600-800 a year in the 2000s (Hamburger Friedhoefe, via trauer-now.de, 2023).", "value": 1602, "unit": "burials by the authorities", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hamburg, Germany", "period": "2022", "population": "Burials ordered by the authorities under s. 10 Hamburg Burial Act (no relatives known, none responded, or none exist)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (figures), reported by trauer-now.de (online magazine of the trade initiative 'Raum fuer Trauer')", "source_title": "Wenn das Amt bestatten laesst, trauer-now.de, 11 October 2023", "source_url": "https://trauer-now.de/magazin/wenn-das-amt-bestatten-laesst/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-10-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Laut Hamburger Friedhöfen gab es in den 2000ern jährlich zwischen 600 und 800 „Bestattungen von Amts wegen“. Im Jahr 2021 waren es 1.427 dieser Bestattungen und im Folgejahr 1.602.", "locator": "Section 'Mit und ohne Trauernde'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities", "history": [], "notes": "Original publisher Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (public cemetery authority); no original document found online (annual reports give only receivables). A dpa report of November 2023 quotes 'almost 1,500' for 2022 and 'a good 400' more than 20 years ago, so treat the exact 2022 value with care. By end of July 2023, 985 such burials had been recorded (same article).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2022", "citation_text": "In 2022, 1,602 people were buried by the authorities ('von Amts wegen') in Hamburg, up from 600-800 a year in the 2000s (Hamburger Friedhoefe, via trauer-now.de, 2023). Source: Hamburger Friedhoefe AoeR (figures), reported by trauer-now.de (online magazine of the trade initiative 'Raum fuer Trauer'), \"Wenn das Amt bestatten laesst, trauer-now.de, 11 October 2023\" (https://trauer-now.de/magazin/wenn-das-amt-bestatten-laesst/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#de-hamburg-burials-by-authorities-2022." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2006", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2006, 20,404 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.5% of all 74,295 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20404, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2006", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2006 20 404 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2006 74 295", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2006, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20404/74295 = 27.5%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2006", "citation_text": "In 2006, 20,404 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.5% of all 74,295 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2006." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2007", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2007, 20,627 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.6% of all 74,625 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20627, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2007", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2007 20 627 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2007 74 625", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2007, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20627/74625 = 27.6%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2007", "citation_text": "In 2007, 20,627 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.6% of all 74,625 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2007." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2008", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2008, 20,216 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 75,083 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20216, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2008", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2008 20 216 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2008 75 083", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2008, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20216/75083 = 26.9%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2008", "citation_text": "In 2008, 20,216 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 75,083 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2008." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2009, 20,598 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.6% of all 77,381 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20598, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2009", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2009 20 598 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2009 77 381", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2009, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20598/77381 = 26.6%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2009", "citation_text": "In 2009, 20,598 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.6% of all 77,381 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2009." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 20,712 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.8% of all 77,199 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20712, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2010 20 712 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2010 77 199", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2010, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20712/77199 = 26.8%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2010", "citation_text": "In 2010, 20,712 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.8% of all 77,199 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2010." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2011", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 20,598 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 76,479 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20598, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2011", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2011 20 598 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2011 76 479", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2011, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20598/76479 = 26.9%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2011", "citation_text": "In 2011, 20,598 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 76,479 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2011." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2012", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2012, 21,241 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.7% of all 79,436 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21241, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2012", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2012 21 241 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2012 79 436", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2012, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21241/79436 = 26.7%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2012", "citation_text": "In 2012, 21,241 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.7% of all 79,436 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2012." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2013", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2013, 21,430 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 79,526 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21430, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2013", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2013 21 430 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2013 79 526", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2013, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21430/79526 = 26.9%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2013", "citation_text": "In 2013, 21,430 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.9% of all 79,526 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2013." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2014, 21,412 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.4% of all 78,252 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21412, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2014", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2014 21 412 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2014 78 252", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2014, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21412/78252 = 27.4%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2014", "citation_text": "In 2014, 21,412 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 27.4% of all 78,252 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2014." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 21,558 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.0% of all 83,073 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21558, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2015 21 558 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2015 83 073", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2015, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21558/83073 = 26.0%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2015", "citation_text": "In 2015, 21,558 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.0% of all 83,073 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2015." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2016, 21,280 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.4% of all 80,669 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21280, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2016", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2016 21 280 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2016 80 669", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2016, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21280/80669 = 26.4%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2016", "citation_text": "In 2016, 21,280 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.4% of all 80,669 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2016." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2017", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2017, 21,843 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.2% of all 83,270 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21843, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2017 21 843 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2017 83 270", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2017, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21843/83270 = 26.2%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2017", "citation_text": "In 2017, 21,843 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.2% of all 83,270 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2017." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2018", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2018, 21,568 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.7% of all 83,975 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 21568, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2018", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2018 21 568 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2018 83 975", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2018, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 21568/83975 = 25.7%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2018", "citation_text": "In 2018, 21,568 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.7% of all 83,975 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2018." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2019", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 20,971 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.1% of all 83,386 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 20971, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2019 20 971 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2019 83 386", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2019, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 20971/83386 = 25.1%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2019", "citation_text": "In 2019, 20,971 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.1% of all 83,386 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2019." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 23,437 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.6% of all 91,599 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 23437, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2020 23 437 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2020 91 599", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2020, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 23437/91599 = 25.6%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2020", "citation_text": "In 2020, 23,437 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.6% of all 91,599 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2020." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2021", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 23,955 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.0% of all 91,962 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 23955, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2021 23 955 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2021 91 962", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2021, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 23955/91962 = 26.0%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 23,955 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.0% of all 91,962 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2021." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2022", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 24,508 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.3% of all 93,332 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 24508, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2022 24 508 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2022 93 332", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2022, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 24508/93332 = 26.3%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2022", "citation_text": "In 2022, 24,508 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.3% of all 93,332 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2022." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2023", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 23,443 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.1% of all 89,760 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 23443, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2023 23 443 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2023 89 760", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2023, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 23443/89760 = 26.1%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2023", "citation_text": "In 2023, 23,443 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 26.1% of all 89,760 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2023." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 22,907 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.9% of all 88,486 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 22907, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2024 22 907 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2024 88 486", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2024, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 22907/88486 = 25.9%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2024", "citation_text": "In 2024, 22,907 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.9% of all 88,486 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2024." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2025", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 22,123 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.2% of all 87,902 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 22123, "unit": "deaths at place of residence", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths of people with main residence in Austria, by place of death ('Am Wohnort gestorben')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 … Am Wohnort gestorben 2025 22 123 … Gestorbene insgesamt 2025 87 902", "locator": "ODS neu_Gestorbene__nach__demographischen__Merkmalen.ods, sheet Tabelle_10, blocks 'Gestorbene insgesamt' and 'Am Wohnort gestorben', row 2025, column Oesterreich", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 22123/87902 = 25.2%", "headline": false, "series": "at-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "From 2009 the total includes deaths abroad of people resident in Austria. 'Am Wohnort' = at the place of residence; deaths in nursing homes are counted separately ('Heimsterbefall').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2025", "citation_text": "In 2025, 22,123 people in Austria died at their place of residence (at home), 25.2% of all 87,902 deaths (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006 (Statistik der natuerlichen Bevoelkerungsbewegung, erstellt am 22.05.2026)\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-home-deaths-2025." }, { "id": "at-statistik-austria-2025-home-deaths-vienna-vs-burgenland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025 only 17.5% of deaths in Vienna occurred at home (2,874 of 16,467), against 32.1% in rural Burgenland (1,115 of 3,469) (Statistik Austria, 2026).", "value": 17.5, "unit": "% of deaths at place of residence (Vienna)", "display_value": "17.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Vienna and Burgenland, Austria", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths of residents, by place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Am Wohnort gestorben 2025 … Burgenland 1 115 … Wien 2 874; Gestorbene insgesamt 2025 … Burgenland 3 469 … Wien 16 467", "locator": "ODS sheet Tabelle_10, row 2025, columns Burgenland and Wien", "derived": true, "formula": "Vienna 2874/16467; Burgenland 1115/3469", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Vienna has the highest hospital share (56.5% in 2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-home-deaths-vienna-vs-burgenland", "citation_text": "In 2025 only 17.5% of deaths in Vienna occurred at home (2,874 of 16,467), against 32.1% in rural Burgenland (1,115 of 3,469) (Statistik Austria, 2026). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Gestorbene nach demographischen Merkmalen, Tabelle 10: Gestorbene nach Sterbeort und Bundesland seit 2006\" (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/bevoelkerung/gestorbene/demographische-merkmale-von-gestorbenen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-statistik-austria-2025-home-deaths-vienna-vs-burgenland." }, { "id": "at-ihs-2018-home-deaths-men-vs-women-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "28.1% of male deaths and 24.8% of female deaths in Austria in 2016 occurred in private households, so men were more likely to die at home (Lang, Institute for Advanced Studies, 2018, from Statistik Austria data).", "value": 28.1, "unit": "% of male deaths at home address", "display_value": "28.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2016", "population": "All 80,669 deaths in Austria in 2016, by place of death and gender", "sample_n": 80669, "publisher": "Institut fuer Hoehere Studien (IHS), Vienna (research report, own calculation from Statistik Austria data)", "source_title": "Lang A. Sterben in Oesterreich: Rahmenbedingungen und Stand der Forschung (Projekt Sterbewelten in Oesterreich), IHS Wien, 2018", "source_url": "https://irihs.ihs.ac.at/id/eprint/4812/1/2018-lang-sterben-in-oesterreich.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Frauen starben dabei tendenziell öfter in Heimen (24,8%) als Männer (11,9%), die wiederum häufiger in Krankenanstalten (52,1% gegenüber 46,2% der Frauen) und in Privathaushalten (28,1% gegenüber 24,8% der Frauen) verstarben", "locator": "Section 3.1 Sterbeorte, Tabelle 3.1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Women die more often in care homes (24.8% vs 11.9%). The 2016 total share at home (26.38%) matches Statistik Austria Table 10.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-ihs-2018-home-deaths-men-vs-women-2016", "citation_text": "28.1% of male deaths and 24.8% of female deaths in Austria in 2016 occurred in private households, so men were more likely to die at home (Lang, Institute for Advanced Studies, 2018, from Statistik Austria data). Source: Institut fuer Hoehere Studien (IHS), Vienna (research report, own calculation from Statistik Austria data), \"Lang A. Sterben in Oesterreich: Rahmenbedingungen und Stand der Forschung (Projekt Sterbewelten in Oesterreich), IHS Wien, 2018\" (https://irihs.ihs.ac.at/id/eprint/4812/1/2018-lang-sterben-in-oesterreich.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-ihs-2018-home-deaths-men-vs-women-2016." }, { "id": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2005", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2005, the City of Vienna had to arrange 772 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016).", "value": 772, "unit": "burials ordered by the city", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Vienna, Austria", "period": "2005", "population": "Deaths in Vienna where no third party initiated a burial within 5 days of the death certificate, so the health authority ordered it (s. 19 WLBG)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien", "source_title": "Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016", "source_url": "https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Im Jahr 2005 wurden in Wien 772 Bestattung nach Paragraf 19 veranlasst. Fünf Jahre später waren es bereits 867, im Vorjahr ist die Zahl auf 955 angestiegen.", "locator": "Section 'Zahl der Armenbegraebnisse steigt'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities", "history": [], "notes": "Original figures from the City of Vienna health service (Michael Ambros, MA 15), not found online. 'Im Vorjahr' = 2015, when Vienna recorded 16,437 deaths. Bestattung Wien estimated 400-500 funerals a year with no mourners at all (not recorded separately).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2005", "citation_text": "In 2005, the City of Vienna had to arrange 772 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016). Source: City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien, \"Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016\" (https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2005." }, { "id": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, the City of Vienna had to arrange 867 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016).", "value": 867, "unit": "burials ordered by the city", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Vienna, Austria", "period": "2010", "population": "Deaths in Vienna where no third party initiated a burial within 5 days of the death certificate, so the health authority ordered it (s. 19 WLBG)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien", "source_title": "Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016", "source_url": "https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Im Jahr 2005 wurden in Wien 772 Bestattung nach Paragraf 19 veranlasst. Fünf Jahre später waren es bereits 867, im Vorjahr ist die Zahl auf 955 angestiegen.", "locator": "Section 'Zahl der Armenbegraebnisse steigt'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities", "history": [], "notes": "Original figures from the City of Vienna health service (Michael Ambros, MA 15), not found online. 'Im Vorjahr' = 2015, when Vienna recorded 16,437 deaths. Bestattung Wien estimated 400-500 funerals a year with no mourners at all (not recorded separately).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2010", "citation_text": "In 2010, the City of Vienna had to arrange 867 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016). Source: City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien, \"Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016\" (https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2010." }, { "id": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, the City of Vienna had to arrange 955 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016).", "value": 955, "unit": "burials ordered by the city", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Vienna, Austria", "period": "2015", "population": "Deaths in Vienna where no third party initiated a burial within 5 days of the death certificate, so the health authority ordered it (s. 19 WLBG)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien", "source_title": "Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016", "source_url": "https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Im Jahr 2005 wurden in Wien 772 Bestattung nach Paragraf 19 veranlasst. Fünf Jahre später waren es bereits 867, im Vorjahr ist die Zahl auf 955 angestiegen.", "locator": "Section 'Zahl der Armenbegraebnisse steigt'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "at-vienna-burials-by-authorities", "history": [], "notes": "Original figures from the City of Vienna health service (Michael Ambros, MA 15), not found online. 'Im Vorjahr' = 2015, when Vienna recorded 16,437 deaths. Bestattung Wien estimated 400-500 funerals a year with no mourners at all (not recorded separately).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2015", "citation_text": "In 2015, the City of Vienna had to arrange 955 burials because no one else initiated a burial within five days of the death certificate (s. 19 Vienna Burial Act) (City of Vienna via ORF, 2016). Source: City of Vienna health service (MA 15), reported by ORF Wien, \"Immer mehr 'Einsame Begraebnisse', wien.ORF.at, 1 November 2016\" (https://wien.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2804865/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#at-vienna-burials-by-authorities-2015." }, { "id": "ch-bundesrat-2020-one-in-five-die-at-home-or-elsewhere", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 20% of people in Switzerland die at home or elsewhere outside an institution; around 40% die in hospital and 40% in a nursing home, roughly 26,000 people a year in each (Swiss Federal Council, 2020).", "value": 20, "unit": "% of deaths at home or elsewhere (approx.)", "display_value": "20%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "around 2016-2018 (report of 2020)", "population": "All deaths in Switzerland, by place of death (estimate)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health (BAG)", "source_title": "Bessere Betreuung und Behandlung von Menschen am Lebensende. Bericht des Bundesrates in Erfuellung des Postulates 18.3384 (SGK-SR), Bern, 18 September 2020", "source_url": "https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/sDtIR5DxKBpS/postulatsbericht-lebensende.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In beiden Institutionen sind es jeweils rund 40 Prozent aller Todesfälle, also je rund 26'000 Personen pro Jahr. Die verbleibenden 20 Prozent der Personen sterben entweder zu Hause oder unterwegs.", "locator": "p. 15, section 2.2.3 Sterbeort und Einflussfaktoren", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The Swiss Federal Statistical Office does not publish place of death from death registration; shares are estimated by linking hospital and nursing-home statistics (Obsan). Seventy-two per cent of the population say they would prefer to die at home (same report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-bundesrat-2020-one-in-five-die-at-home-or-elsewhere", "citation_text": "About 20% of people in Switzerland die at home or elsewhere outside an institution; around 40% die in hospital and 40% in a nursing home, roughly 26,000 people a year in each (Swiss Federal Council, 2020). Source: Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), \"Bessere Betreuung und Behandlung von Menschen am Lebensende. Bericht des Bundesrates in Erfuellung des Postulates 18.3384 (SGK-SR), Bern, 18 September 2020\" (https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/sDtIR5DxKBpS/postulatsbericht-lebensende.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-bundesrat-2020-one-in-five-die-at-home-or-elsewhere." }, { "id": "ch-bundesrat-2020-home-deaths-younger", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 15 years younger on average: people who die at home in Switzerland are about 73, against 87 for those who die in nursing homes (Swiss Federal Council, 2020).", "value": 73, "unit": "years (average age at death at home)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "report of 2020 (Obsan indicators 2016)", "population": "Deaths at home vs in nursing homes", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health (BAG)", "source_title": "Bessere Betreuung und Behandlung von Menschen am Lebensende. Bericht des Bundesrates (Postulat 18.3384), 18 September 2020", "source_url": "https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/sDtIR5DxKBpS/postulatsbericht-lebensende.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Menschen, die in Pflegeheimen sterben, sind durchschnittlich etwa 15 Jahre älter als Personen, die zu Hause sterben (87 Jahre versus 73 Jahre).", "locator": "p. 15, section 2.2.3, 'Einflussfaktoren: Alter und Geschlecht'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Source cited in the report: Schweizerisches Gesundheitsobservatorium (2016), Indikatoren 'Gesundheit 2020'. Men die at home more often than women.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-bundesrat-2020-home-deaths-younger", "citation_text": "About 15 years younger on average: people who die at home in Switzerland are about 73, against 87 for those who die in nursing homes (Swiss Federal Council, 2020). Source: Swiss Federal Council / Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), \"Bessere Betreuung und Behandlung von Menschen am Lebensende. Bericht des Bundesrates (Postulat 18.3384), 18 September 2020\" (https://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/sDtIR5DxKBpS/postulatsbericht-lebensende.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-bundesrat-2020-home-deaths-younger." }, { "id": "ch-obsan-2019-65plus-deaths-at-home-or-elsewhere-2016", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "19% of people aged 65+ who died in Switzerland in 2016 died at home or somewhere other than a hospital (37%) or nursing home (44%) (Swiss Health Observatory, 2019).", "value": 19, "unit": "% of deaths at home or elsewhere (65+)", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "2016", "population": "People aged 65+ who died in 2016 (linked hospital and nursing-home statistics, BEVNAT deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Schweizerisches Gesundheitsobservatorium (Obsan)", "source_title": "Obsan Bulletin 2/2019: Aufenthaltsorte von aelteren Menschen im letzten Lebensabschnitt", "source_url": "https://www.obsan.admin.ch/sites/default/files/2021-08/obsan_bulletin_2019-02_d.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Die Studie deckt 81% der Todesfälle ab, die sich zu 44% in Alters- und Pflegeheimen sowie zu 37% im Spital ereignet haben. Die übrigen, zu Hause oder an einem anderen Ort erfolgten Todesfälle (19%)", "locator": "p. 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Home and 'other place' deaths are the residual: total deaths minus deaths recorded in hospital and nursing-home statistics.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-obsan-2019-65plus-deaths-at-home-or-elsewhere-2016", "citation_text": "19% of people aged 65+ who died in Switzerland in 2016 died at home or somewhere other than a hospital (37%) or nursing home (44%) (Swiss Health Observatory, 2019). Source: Schweizerisches Gesundheitsobservatorium (Obsan), \"Obsan Bulletin 2/2019: Aufenthaltsorte von aelteren Menschen im letzten Lebensabschnitt\" (https://www.obsan.admin.ch/sites/default/files/2021-08/obsan_bulletin_2019-02_d.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ch-obsan-2019-65plus-deaths-at-home-or-elsewhere-2016." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-1980", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1980, 173,241 people in Poland died at home, 49.1% of all 353,164 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 173241, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "1980", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 1980a | 353164 | 150785 | 1748 | 173241 | 24429", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 1980a", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 173241/353164 = 49.1%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe. For 1980 and 1990 GUS excludes deaths with unknown place from the breakdown, so the share of the total slightly understates the home share.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-1980", "citation_text": "In 1980, 173,241 people in Poland died at home, 49.1% of all 353,164 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-1980." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-1990", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1990, 176,403 people in Poland died at home, 45.2% of all 390,343 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 176403, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "1990", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 1990a | 390343 | 182094 | 5775 | 176403 | 24168", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 1990a", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 176403/390343 = 45.2%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe. For 1980 and 1990 GUS excludes deaths with unknown place from the breakdown, so the share of the total slightly understates the home share.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-1990", "citation_text": "In 1990, 176,403 people in Poland died at home, 45.2% of all 390,343 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-1990." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2000, 150,537 people in Poland died at home, 40.9% of all 368,028 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 150537, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2000", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 2000 | 368028 | 184242 | 11174 | 150537 | 22075", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 2000", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 150537/368028 = 40.9%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2000", "citation_text": "In 2000, 150,537 people in Poland died at home, 40.9% of all 368,028 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2000." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2005", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2005, 140,337 people in Poland died at home, 38.1% of all 368,285 deaths (GUS, 2021).", "value": 140337, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2005", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2020 r. Zgony i umieralnosc (GUS, 2021), Tablica 23: Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5468/40/1/1/sytuacja_demograficzna_polski_do_2020_r._zgony_i_umieralnosc._publikacja_w_formacie_pdf.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tablica 23. Zgony według miejsca zgonu … 2005 368285 187127 18867 140337 21954", "locator": "Tablica 23, row 2005 (p. 118)", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 140337/368285 = 38.1%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2005", "citation_text": "In 2005, 140,337 people in Poland died at home, 38.1% of all 368,285 deaths (GUS, 2021). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2020 r. Zgony i umieralnosc (GUS, 2021), Tablica 23: Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu\" (https://stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5468/40/1/1/sytuacja_demograficzna_polski_do_2020_r._zgony_i_umieralnosc._publikacja_w_formacie_pdf.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2005." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2010", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 143,102 people in Poland died at home, 37.8% of all 378,478 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 143102, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2010", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 2010 | 378478 | 189908 | 23643 | 143102 | 21825", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 2010", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 143102/378478 = 37.8%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2010", "citation_text": "In 2010, 143,102 people in Poland died at home, 37.8% of all 378,478 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2010." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 139,496 people in Poland died at home, 35.3% of all 394,921 deaths (GUS, 2021).", "value": 139496, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2015", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2020 r. Zgony i umieralnosc (GUS, 2021), Tablica 23: Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5468/40/1/1/sytuacja_demograficzna_polski_do_2020_r._zgony_i_umieralnosc._publikacja_w_formacie_pdf.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tablica 23. Zgony według miejsca zgonu … 2015 394921 203523 31060 139496 20842", "locator": "Tablica 23, row 2015 (p. 118)", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 139496/394921 = 35.3%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2015", "citation_text": "In 2015, 139,496 people in Poland died at home, 35.3% of all 394,921 deaths (GUS, 2021). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Sytuacja demograficzna Polski do 2020 r. Zgony i umieralnosc (GUS, 2021), Tablica 23: Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu\" (https://stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5468/40/1/1/sytuacja_demograficzna_polski_do_2020_r._zgony_i_umieralnosc._publikacja_w_formacie_pdf.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2015." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2020", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 187,589 people in Poland died at home, 39.3% of all 477,355 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 187589, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2020", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 2020 | 477355 | 228311 | 36255 | 187589 | 25200", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 2020", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 187589/477355 = 39.3%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2020", "citation_text": "In 2020, 187,589 people in Poland died at home, 39.3% of all 477,355 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2020." }, { "id": "pl-gus-home-deaths-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 145,530 people in Poland died at home, 35.6% of all 408,504 deaths (GUS, 2025).", "value": 145530, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2024", "population": "All registered deaths in Poland, by place of death ('W domu' / at home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland)", "source_title": "Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death", "source_url": "https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ZGONY WEDŁUG MIEJSCA ZGONU … 2024 | 408504 | 213770 | 37355 | 145530 | 11849", "locator": "rocznik_demograficzny_2025_tablice.zip, 09_zgony_RD'2025.xlsx, sheet 'Tabl. 101 (125)', row 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 145530/408504 = 35.6%", "headline": false, "series": "pl-home-death-share", "history": [], "notes": "Poland has one of the highest home-death shares in Europe (hospital share about 50%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2024", "citation_text": "In 2024, 145,530 people in Poland died at home, 35.6% of all 408,504 deaths (GUS, 2025). Source: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny (GUS, Statistics Poland), \"Rocznik Demograficzny 2025 (Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2025), Tabl. 101 (125): Zgony wedlug miejsca zgonu / Deaths by place of death\" (https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/roczniki-statystyczne/rocznik-demograficzny-2025,3,19.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-gus-home-deaths-2024." }, { "id": "pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2015", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, Polish municipalities arranged and paid for 5,283 funerals through social assistance ('sprawienie pogrzebu'), at a total cost of 12.4 million zloty; 1,084 of them were for homeless people (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, 2016).", "value": 5283, "unit": "funerals arranged by municipal social assistance (benefits)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2015", "population": "Funerals arranged by municipal social-assistance centres under art. 44 of the Social Assistance Act (people with no one able or obliged to arrange or pay, including homeless people)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy), annual social-assistance report", "source_title": "Sprawozdanie MPiPS-03 za styczen-grudzien 2015 r. (Dzial 2B - Polska ogolem)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/statystyka-za-rok-2015", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-08-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "SPRAWIENIE POGRZEBU | 26 | 5217 | 5283 | 12438501 | 5205 | 6039 … w tym: osobom bezdomnym | 27 | 1069 | 1084 | 2633693 | 1069 | 1083", "locator": "sheet 'DZIAŁ 2B - POLSKA ogółem', row 26 'SPRAWIENIE POGRZEBU' and row 27 'w tym: osobom bezdomnym'; columns: persons granted by decision | benefits | amount PLN | families | persons in families", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pl-social-assistance-funerals", "history": [], "notes": "Average cost per funeral 2,354 zloty (our division). The first column (persons granted by decision) is 5217 in this edition. Not all of these are people without kin: social assistance also pays when relatives cannot.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2015", "citation_text": "In 2015, Polish municipalities arranged and paid for 5,283 funerals through social assistance ('sprawienie pogrzebu'), at a total cost of 12.4 million zloty; 1,084 of them were for homeless people (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, 2016). Source: Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy), annual social-assistance report, \"Sprawozdanie MPiPS-03 za styczen-grudzien 2015 r. (Dzial 2B - Polska ogolem)\" (https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/statystyka-za-rok-2015). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2015." }, { "id": "pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, Polish municipalities arranged and paid for 5,616 funerals through social assistance ('sprawienie pogrzebu'), at a total cost of 19.1 million zloty; 939 of them were for homeless people (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, 2025).", "value": 5616, "unit": "funerals arranged by municipal social assistance (benefits)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2024", "population": "Funerals arranged by municipal social-assistance centres under art. 44 of the Social Assistance Act (people with no one able or obliged to arrange or pay, including homeless people)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy), annual social-assistance report", "source_title": "Sprawozdanie MRiPS-03 za 2024 rok (Dzial 1B - Polska ogolem)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/statystyka-za-rok-2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "SPRAWIENIE POGRZEBU | 34 | X | 5616 | 19147758 | 5536 | 6095 … w tym: osobom bezdomnym | 35 | X | 939 | 3564770 | 933 | 944", "locator": "sheet 'DZIAŁ 1B - POLSKA ogółem', row 34 'SPRAWIENIE POGRZEBU' and row 35 'w tym: osobom bezdomnym'; columns: persons granted by decision | benefits | amount PLN | families | persons in families", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pl-social-assistance-funerals", "history": [], "notes": "Average cost per funeral 3,410 zloty (our division). The first column (persons granted by decision) is X (not applicable) in this edition. Not all of these are people without kin: social assistance also pays when relatives cannot.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2024", "citation_text": "In 2024, Polish municipalities arranged and paid for 5,616 funerals through social assistance ('sprawienie pogrzebu'), at a total cost of 19.1 million zloty; 939 of them were for homeless people (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, 2025). Source: Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy), annual social-assistance report, \"Sprawozdanie MRiPS-03 za 2024 rok (Dzial 1B - Polska ogolem)\" (https://www.gov.pl/web/rodzina/statystyka-za-rok-2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pl-mrips-social-assistance-funerals-2024." }, { "id": "fr-insee-1975-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1975, 53.2% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 298,169 of 560,353 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 53.2, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "53.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "1975", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;1975;1;298169 | FM;1975;E;560353", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=1975, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "298169 / 560353 x 100 = 53.2", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1975-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 1975, 53.2% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 298,169 of 560,353 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1975-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-1980-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1980, 32.8% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 179,609 of 547,107 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 32.8, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "32.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "1980", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;1980;1;179609 | FM;1980;E;547107", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=1980, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "179609 / 547107 x 100 = 32.8", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1980-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 1980, 32.8% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 179,609 of 547,107 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1980-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-1985-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1985, 30.4% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 168,006 of 552,496 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 30.4, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "30.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "1985", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;1985;1;168006 | FM;1985;E;552496", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=1985, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "168006 / 552496 x 100 = 30.4", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1985-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 1985, 30.4% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 168,006 of 552,496 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1985-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-1990-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1990, 28.6% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 150,292 of 526,201 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 28.6, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "1990", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;1990;1;150292 | FM;1990;E;526201", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=1990, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "150292 / 526201 x 100 = 28.6", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1990-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 1990, 28.6% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 150,292 of 526,201 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1990-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-1995-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1995, 25.9% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 137,658 of 531,618 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 25.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "1995", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;1995;1;137658 | FM;1995;E;531618", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=1995, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "137658 / 531618 x 100 = 25.9", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1995-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 1995, 25.9% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 137,658 of 531,618 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-1995-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2000-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2000, 26.3% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 139,478 of 530,864 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 26.3, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "26.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2000;1;139478 | FM;2000;E;530864", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2000, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "139478 / 530864 x 100 = 26.3", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2000-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2000, 26.3% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 139,478 of 530,864 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2000-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2005-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2005, 26.9% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 141,821 of 527,533 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 26.9, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "26.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2005", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2005;1;141821 | FM;2005;E;527533", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2005, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "141821 / 527533 x 100 = 26.9", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2005-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2005, 26.9% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 141,821 of 527,533 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2005-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2010-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2010, 25.5% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 137,798 of 540,469 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 25.5, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "25.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2010;1;137798 | FM;2010;E;540469", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2010, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "137798 / 540469 x 100 = 25.5", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2010-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2010, 25.5% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 137,798 of 540,469 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2010-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2015-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2015, 24.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 140,156 of 581,770 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 24.1, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "24.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2015;1;140156 | FM;2015;E;581770", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2015, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "140156 / 581770 x 100 = 24.1", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2015-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2015, 24.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 140,156 of 581,770 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2015-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2019-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 23.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 138,756 of 599,408 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 23.1, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "23.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2019;1;138756 | FM;2019;E;599408", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2019, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "138756 / 599408 x 100 = 23.1", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2019-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2019, 23.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 138,756 of 599,408 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2019-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2024-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 28.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 176,479 of 627,513 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 28.1, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "28.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Metropolitan France", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths occurring in metropolitan France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FM;2024;1;176479 | FM;2024;E;627513", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FM, ANNEE=2024, LIEUDEC_R=1 (domicile) and E (ensemble)", "derived": true, "formula": "176479 / 627513 x 100 = 28.1", "headline": false, "series": "fr-insee-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "INSEE civil-registration death bulletins (place of death declared to the registrar); 'domicile' = the deceased's own home or a third person's home; excludes care homes (Ehpad / maisons de retraite), which are a separate category. Series T75bis covers metropolitan France from 1975 (1998-1999 not available). Caveat from INSEE: until 2022 the 'autre lieu' category held all non-responses (large in 2015-2020: 34,846 to 62,827 deaths), which depresses the home share in those years; a filling effort in 2020-2022 and a new bulletin in 2023 (non-response redistributed) mean the post-2019 rise should be read with caution. It counts all deaths at home, not deaths of people living alone or found late. Intermediate years (FM): 2020: 162,725 of 654,599 (24.9%); 2021: 171,622 of 644,201 (26.6%); 2022: 183,588 of 658,434 (27.9%); 2023: 178,182 of 623,959 (28.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-metro-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 28.1% of deaths in metropolitan France occurred at home (the deceased's own or another person's home): 176,479 of 627,513 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis 'Décès selon le lieu de décès - Séries depuis 1975'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-metro-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2024-deaths-at-home-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "183,361 people died at home in France in 2024 (their own home or someone else's), 28.5% of all 643,168 deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 183361, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France (including overseas departments)", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths occurring in France (civil registration), all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FR;2024;1;183361 | FR;2024;E;643168", "locator": "T75bis.csv, rows CHAMP2=FR, ANNEE=2024, LIEUDEC_R=1 and E", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 183361 / 643168 x 100 = 28.5", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "INSEE Focus no 364 (15 Oct 2025) rounds this to '29 % à domicile (celui du défunt ou d'une tierce personne)', with 52% in health facilities and 16% in Ehpad / retirement homes. Count of all home deaths, not of people living alone or found late. France has no official count of people found days after death.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-deaths-at-home-count", "citation_text": "183,361 people died at home in France in 2024 (their own home or someone else's), 28.5% of all 643,168 deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE, \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75bis\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75bis.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-deaths-at-home-count." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2024-65plus-deaths-at-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "152,533 people aged 65 and over died at home in France in 2024, 27.7% of the 551,626 deaths at that age and 83% of all home deaths (INSEE, 2025).", "value": 152533, "unit": "deaths at home, aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths at home (own or third person's home) of people aged 65+ (age reached in the year)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INSEE", "source_title": "Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75 'Décès selon le lieu de décès et le groupe d'âges atteints dans l'année - Année 2024'", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "FR;65_69;1;12474 | FR;70_74;1;15823 | FR;75_79;1;19518 | FR;80_84;1;19754 | FR;85_89;1;27664 | FR;90_94;1;31226 | FR;95_99;1;19779 | FR;100_104;1;5892 | FR;105_PL;1;403", "locator": "T75.csv, CHAMP=FR, LIEUDEC_R=1, GRAGE 65_69 to 105_PL (totals from LIEUDEC_R=E rows)", "derived": true, "formula": "sum of 9 age bands (LIEUDEC_R=1) = 152533; 65+ all places (LIEUDEC_R=E) = 551626; 152533/551626 = 27.7%; 152533/183361 = 83.2%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Home share by age band in 2024: 65-69 30.0%, 70-74 28.1%, 75-79 26.8% (INSEE Focus 364 quotes this 26.8% figure), 80-84 26.2%, 85-89 26.0%, 90-94 26.8%, 95-99 30.2%, 100+ about 36%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-65plus-deaths-at-home", "citation_text": "152,533 people aged 65 and over died at home in France in 2024, 27.7% of the 551,626 deaths at that age and 83% of all home deaths (INSEE, 2025). Source: INSEE, \"Les décès en 2024 et en séries longues, table T75 'Décès selon le lieu de décès et le groupe d'âges atteints dans l'année - Année 2024'\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8638342/T75.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-insee-2024-65plus-deaths-at-home." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2022-media-census-lonely-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "13 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2022, according to the media census of the charity Petits Frères des Pauvres (2026).", "value": 13, "unit": "media-reported cases", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2022", "population": "Older people found dead at home long after death, as reported in the press (NGO media census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO)", "source_title": "Morts solitaires : comment en arrive-t-on là ? (27 Jan 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/sinformer/actualites/morts-solitaires-comment-en-arrive-t-on-la/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Ainsi, 13 morts solitaires ont été recensées en 2022, 21 en 2023, et plus d’une trentaine en 2024 et 2025.", "locator": "Paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-media-census-lonely-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NGO census, not an official statistic: since 2022 Petits Frères des Pauvres has counted older people found dead at home weeks, months or years after death, from a systematic review of press reports (media-reported cases only). The association calls it largely underestimated and says France has no official definition or public count of 'mort solitaire'; it plans an Observatoire de la mort solitaire (scientific committee 2026, backed by CNAV).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2022-media-census-lonely-deaths", "citation_text": "13 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2022, according to the media census of the charity Petits Frères des Pauvres (2026). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), \"Morts solitaires : comment en arrive-t-on là ? (27 Jan 2026)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/sinformer/actualites/morts-solitaires-comment-en-arrive-t-on-la/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2022-media-census-lonely-deaths." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2023-media-census-lonely-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2023, according to the media census of the charity Petits Frères des Pauvres (2026).", "value": 21, "unit": "media-reported cases", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2023", "population": "Older people found dead at home long after death, as reported in the press (NGO media census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO)", "source_title": "Morts solitaires : comment en arrive-t-on là ? (27 Jan 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/sinformer/actualites/morts-solitaires-comment-en-arrive-t-on-la/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Ainsi, 13 morts solitaires ont été recensées en 2022, 21 en 2023, et plus d’une trentaine en 2024 et 2025.", "locator": "Paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-media-census-lonely-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NGO census, not an official statistic: since 2022 Petits Frères des Pauvres has counted older people found dead at home weeks, months or years after death, from a systematic review of press reports (media-reported cases only). The association calls it largely underestimated and says France has no official definition or public count of 'mort solitaire'; it plans an Observatoire de la mort solitaire (scientific committee 2026, backed by CNAV).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2023-media-census-lonely-deaths", "citation_text": "21 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2023, according to the media census of the charity Petits Frères des Pauvres (2026). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), \"Morts solitaires : comment en arrive-t-on là ? (27 Jan 2026)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/sinformer/actualites/morts-solitaires-comment-en-arrive-t-on-la/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2023-media-census-lonely-deaths." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2024-media-census-lonely-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "More than 30 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home several weeks to several years after dying in 2024 (Petits Frères des Pauvres media census, 2025).", "value": 30, "unit": "media-reported cases (lower bound, 'more than 30')", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2024", "population": "Older people found dead at home long after death, as reported in the press (NGO media census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO)", "source_title": "Communiqué de presse : De la mort sociale à la mort solitaire, bilan 2024 (21 Jan 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_01_CP_mort_solitaire.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "En 2024, plus de 30 personnes âgées victimes de mort solitaire, ont été retrouvées chez elles plusieurs semaines à plusieurs années après leur décès.", "locator": "p. 1, lead paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-media-census-lonely-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NGO census, not an official statistic: since 2022 Petits Frères des Pauvres has counted older people found dead at home weeks, months or years after death, from a systematic review of press reports (media-reported cases only). The association calls it largely underestimated and says France has no official definition or public count of 'mort solitaire'; it plans an Observatoire de la mort solitaire (scientific committee 2026, backed by CNAV). The release lists the 2024 cases by month and town: delays range from 15 days to 'several years, even 10 years' (Taupont); typical ages 60-91; two further cases of people in their 50s were listed separately. Value is the stated lower bound.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2024-media-census-lonely-deaths", "citation_text": "More than 30 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home several weeks to several years after dying in 2024 (Petits Frères des Pauvres media census, 2025). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), \"Communiqué de presse : De la mort sociale à la mort solitaire, bilan 2024 (21 Jan 2025)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_01_CP_mort_solitaire.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2024-media-census-lonely-deaths." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2025-media-census-lonely-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2025 (Petits Frères des Pauvres media census, reported by franceinfo, 2026).", "value": 32, "unit": "media-reported cases", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2025", "population": "Older people found dead at home long after death, as reported in the press (NGO media census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), via franceinfo (Radio France) and AFP", "source_title": "franceinfo: 'Des milliers de cas chaque année ?' Les Petits Frères des Pauvres lancent un observatoire (27 Jan 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.franceinfo.fr/societe/solitude-et-isolement/des-milliers-de-cas-chaque-annee-les-petits-freres-des-pauvres-lancent-un-observatoire-pour-faire-la-lumiere-sur-les-morts-solitaires-de-personnes-agees_7760300.html", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Les Petits Frères des Pauvres rapportent, mardi 27 janvier, avoir recensé dans la presse la \"mort solitaire\" de 32 personnes âgées en 2025.", "locator": "Article lead", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-media-census-lonely-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "NGO census, not an official statistic: since 2022 Petits Frères des Pauvres has counted older people found dead at home weeks, months or years after death, from a systematic review of press reports (media-reported cases only). The association calls it largely underestimated and says France has no official definition or public count of 'mort solitaire'; it plans an Observatoire de la mort solitaire (scientific committee 2026, backed by CNAV). Original: PFP press release of 27 Jan 2026 (PDF not found on petitsfreresdespauvres.fr; the association's own pages say 'plus de 30' / 'une trentaine'). The exact 32 is confirmed by ICI (Radio France/AFP) the same day. PFP's delegate general told franceinfo he believes there are 'already thousands of solitary deaths every year' (opinion, not a count).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-media-census-lonely-deaths", "citation_text": "32 older people in France were reported in the press as found dead at home weeks, months or years after dying in 2025 (Petits Frères des Pauvres media census, reported by franceinfo, 2026). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), via franceinfo (Radio France) and AFP, \"franceinfo: 'Des milliers de cas chaque année ?' Les Petits Frères des Pauvres lancent un observatoire (27 Jan 2026)\" (https://www.franceinfo.fr/societe/solitude-et-isolement/des-milliers-de-cas-chaque-annee-les-petits-freres-des-pauvres-lancent-un-observatoire-pour-faire-la-lumiere-sur-les-morts-solitaires-de-personnes-agees_7760300.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-media-census-lonely-deaths." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2025-social-death-750000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "750,000 people aged 60 and over in France (4%) have no contact with any of four social circles (family, friends, neighbours, associations), up from 300,000 in 2017 and 530,000 in 2021 (Petits Frères des Pauvres / CSA Research barometer, 2025).", "value": 750000, "unit": "people aged 60+ in 'social death'", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France (incl. Corsica, Guadeloupe, Martinique)", "period": "2025 (fieldwork 7-24 April 2025)", "population": "People aged 60+ isolated from all four sociability circles ('mort sociale')", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), survey by CSA Research", "source_title": "Baromètre Solitude et isolement quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (Rapport #10, Sept 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "4 % des séniors de 60 ans et plus sont isolés de l’ensemble des quatre cercles de sociabilité, soit environ 750 000 personnes. Ce chiffre était de 300 000 en 2017 et de 530 000 en 2021", "locator": "Synthèse des enseignements (quantitative study section)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-social-death-60plus", "history": [], "notes": "NGO-commissioned telephone survey (CSA Research, 7-24 April 2025); sample size not stated in the extracted text. Measures extreme isolation, not deaths. PFP projects about 1 million by 2030. PFP presents dying alone as the end point of this 'social death'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-social-death-750000", "citation_text": "750,000 people aged 60 and over in France (4%) have no contact with any of four social circles (family, friends, neighbours, associations), up from 300,000 in 2017 and 530,000 in 2021 (Petits Frères des Pauvres / CSA Research barometer, 2025). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (NGO), survey by CSA Research, \"Baromètre Solitude et isolement quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (Rapport #10, Sept 2025)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-social-death-750000." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2015-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "218 people who died in Paris in 2015 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 218, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2015", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City). The NGO notes the count was stable at 200-250 a year in the 2010s, jumped in 2020 (340) and has not fallen since.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2015-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "218 people who died in Paris in 2015 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2015-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2016-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "233 people who died in Paris in 2016 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 233, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2016", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2016-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "233 people who died in Paris in 2016 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2016-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2017-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "231 people who died in Paris in 2017 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 231, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2017", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2017-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "231 people who died in Paris in 2017 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2017-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2018-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "241 people who died in Paris in 2018 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 241, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2018", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2018-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "241 people who died in Paris in 2018 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2018-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2019-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "242 people who died in Paris in 2019 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 242, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2019", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2019-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "242 people who died in Paris in 2019 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2019-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2020-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "340 people who died in Paris in 2020 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 340, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2020", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2020-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "340 people who died in Paris in 2020 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2020-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2021-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "336 people who died in Paris in 2021 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 336, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2021", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2021-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "336 people who died in Paris in 2021 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2021-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2022-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "357 people who died in Paris in 2022 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 357, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2022", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2022-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "357 people who died in Paris in 2022 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2022-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2023-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "361 people who died in Paris in 2023 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024).", "value": 361, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2023", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find (all ages; housed and homeless)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2023", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Morts Isolés 218 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2023', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2023-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "361 people who died in Paris in 2023 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery as 'morts isolés' (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2024). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2023\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2023-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "360 people who died in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery, up from 242 in 2019 (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025).", "value": 360, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2024", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2024", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Année 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Morts Isolés 233 231 241 242 340 336 357 361 360", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2024', table Année / Morts Isolés", "derived": true, "formula": "360 / 242 = 1.49 (+49% vs 2019)", "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City). 2024 detail: 225 left from the IML (forensic institute), 122 from AP-HP hospitals, 13 from funeral homes; 20 unidentified; mean age 69 (range 24-99, plus two minors); 360 people in 109 convoys.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "360 people who died in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery, up from 242 in 2019 (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2024\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2025-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "346 people who died in Paris in 2025 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery, accompanied in 104 collective convoys (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2026).", "value": 346, "unit": "people buried with no relatives found", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2025", "population": "'Morts isolés': deceased whose relatives public services could not find", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2025", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/COLLECTIF-MORTS-DE-LA-RUE-Rapport-dactivite-2025-W.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "En 2025, le collectif a accompagné • En 104 convois, 346 personnes.", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2025'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-paris-morts-isoles-thiais", "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City). The report's key-figures page says 345 (and the gender split 262 men + 83 women sums to 345). 2025 detail: mean age 69; 212 left from the IML, 118 from a hospital, 16 from funeral homes; 21 unidentified; 110 were homeless or had lived on the street (75 in 2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2025-morts-isoles-buried-thiais", "citation_text": "346 people who died in Paris in 2025 with no relatives found were buried by the City at Thiais cemetery, accompanied in 104 collective convoys (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2026). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2025\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/COLLECTIF-MORTS-DE-LA-RUE-Rapport-dactivite-2025-W.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2025-morts-isoles-buried-thiais." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-male-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "72% of the people buried in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were men (259 of 360; 100 women), with a mean age of 69 (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025).", "value": 71.9, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "71.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2024", "population": "'Morts isolés' accompanied to Thiais cemetery in 2024 (n=360)", "sample_n": 360, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2024", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "259 hommes, 100 femmes, une personne. … âgé(e)s de 24 à 99 ans, deux mineurs, un bébé et un adolescent de 17 ans (âge moyen 69 ans)", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2024', bullet list", "derived": true, "formula": "259 / 360 x 100 = 71.9", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City). One person's gender was not recorded.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-male-share", "citation_text": "72% of the people buried in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were men (259 of 360; 100 women), with a mean age of 69 (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2024\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-male-share." }, { "id": "fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-homeless-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21% of the people buried in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were homeless (75 of 360); the others included people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange a funeral (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025).", "value": 20.8, "unit": "% homeless", "display_value": "20.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Paris, France", "period": "2024", "population": "'Morts isolés' accompanied to Thiais cemetery in 2024 (n=360)", "sample_n": 360, "publisher": "Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris)", "source_title": "Rapport d'activité 2024", "source_url": "https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "75 personnes étaient sans chez-soi , 2 avaient connu la rue, et 1 est mort en détention.", "locator": "Section 'Les morts isolés en 2024', bullet list", "derived": true, "formula": "75 / 360 x 100 = 20.8", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Paris 'morts isolés': people whose relatives the public services could not find, buried by the City of Paris in the common ground of the Parisian cemetery at Thiais; the IML (Paris forensic institute) and the Services Funéraires de la Ville de Paris notify the Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, which accompanies these collective convoys under a convention with the City since 2004. Includes homeless people but also people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange the funeral. People whose relatives were found in time (individual convoy) or who had a family plot are not counted. Figures published by the NGO in its annual activity reports (not by the City). 'Most were housed' rests on the report's description of who is included (people found dead at home or who died in hospital) plus this count; the report does not give a housed count. In 2025 the homeless share rose to 110 of 346 (32%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-homeless-share", "citation_text": "21% of the people buried in Paris in 2024 with no relatives found were homeless (75 of 360); the others included people found dead at home or who died in hospital with no one to arrange a funeral (Collectif Les Morts de la Rue, 2025). Source: Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (NGO; convention with the City of Paris), \"Rapport d'activité 2024\" (https://mortsdelarue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/RAPPORT-ACTIVITE-CMDR-2024-WEB.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-paris-2024-morts-isoles-homeless-share." }, { "id": "maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-bodies-350", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "350 decomposed bodies underwent medicolegal autopsy in Lyon over five years; most were socially isolated mature men discovered at home (Maujean et al., Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 2016).", "value": 350, "unit": "decomposed bodies autopsied", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lyon region, France", "period": "5-year retrospective series (published 2016)", "population": "All decomposed bodies at medicolegal autopsy (excluding bone remains and charred bodies)", "sample_n": 350, "publisher": "American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (peer-reviewed; Hospices Civils de Lyon)", "source_title": "Maujean G, Vacher P, Bagur J, Guinet T, Malicier D. Forensic Autopsy of Human Decomposed Bodies as a Valuable Tool for Prevention: A French Regional Study. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2016;37(4):270-274 (PMID 27571173)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27571173/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the 350 cases included, most were socially isolated mature males discovered at home. The cause of death was determined in 80% of cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The authors argue autopsy of decomposed bodies can define 'a profile of persons at risk of dying alone'. Cause of death determined in 80%, manner in 86.6%; identification effective in 99.7%. Exact study years not in the abstract.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-bodies-350", "citation_text": "350 decomposed bodies underwent medicolegal autopsy in Lyon over five years; most were socially isolated mature men discovered at home (Maujean et al., Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 2016). Source: American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (peer-reviewed; Hospices Civils de Lyon), \"Maujean G, Vacher P, Bagur J, Guinet T, Malicier D. Forensic Autopsy of Human Decomposed Bodies as a Valuable Tool for Prevention: A French Regional Study. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2016;37(4):270-274 (PMID 27571173)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27571173/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-bodies-350." }, { "id": "maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-cause-determined-80pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "80% of decomposed bodies autopsied in Lyon still had a cause of death established, and 86.6% a manner of death, in a series of 350 cases (Maujean et al., Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 2016).", "value": 80, "unit": "% with cause of death determined", "display_value": "80%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lyon region, France", "period": "5-year retrospective series (published 2016)", "population": "Decomposed bodies at medicolegal autopsy", "sample_n": 350, "publisher": "American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Maujean G et al. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2016;37(4):270-274 (PMID 27571173)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27571173/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The cause of death was determined in 80% of cases, and the manner of death in 86.6%.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Relevant to proxies like England & Wales R98/R99: decomposition does not always prevent a cause being found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-cause-determined-80pct", "citation_text": "80% of decomposed bodies autopsied in Lyon still had a cause of death established, and 86.6% a manner of death, in a series of 350 cases (Maujean et al., Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 2016). Source: American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (peer-reviewed), \"Maujean G et al. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2016;37(4):270-274 (PMID 27571173)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27571173/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#maujean-2016-lyon-decomposed-cause-determined-80pct." }, { "id": "es-ine-2021-65plus-one-person-households", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2,089,175 households in Spain consisted of one person aged 65 or over living alone on 1 January 2021, 22.2% more than in 2011; 70.8% were women (INE Census 2021, 2023).", "value": 2089175, "unit": "one-person households, aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "1 January 2021", "population": "One-person households of a person aged 65+ (census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)", "source_title": "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2021 - Resultados sobre Hogares y Viviendas (nota de prensa, 30 Jun 2023)", "source_url": "https://www.ine.es/prensa/censo_2021_jun.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "De ellos, en 2.089.175 hogares residía una persona sola de 65 años (un 22,2% más que en 2011). En la mayoría de estos hogares, el 70,8%, reside una mujer.", "locator": "p. 1, 'hogares unipersonales' paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "INE's wording 'de 65 años' refers to 65 and over (consistent with INE's ECH 2020 estimate of 2,131,400 people aged 65+ living alone). Context only: Spain has no official count of people found dead long after death.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-ine-2021-65plus-one-person-households", "citation_text": "2,089,175 households in Spain consisted of one person aged 65 or over living alone on 1 January 2021, 22.2% more than in 2011; 70.8% were women (INE Census 2021, 2023). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Censos de Población y Viviendas 2021 - Resultados sobre Hogares y Viviendas (nota de prensa, 30 Jun 2023)\" (https://www.ine.es/prensa/censo_2021_jun.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-ine-2021-65plus-one-person-households." }, { "id": "es-madrid-2020-firefighters-older-found-dead-lockdown", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "62 older people were found dead inside their homes by Madrid city firefighters during 605 door openings between 11 March and 11 May 2020, versus 27 in the same period of 2019 (Madrid City Council, 2020).", "value": 62, "unit": "older people found dead at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Madrid (city), Spain", "period": "11 Mar - 11 May 2020", "population": "Older people found dead during firefighter door openings (cause and living situation not recorded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Coordinator General of Security and Emergencies), via 65ymas and Público", "source_title": "65ymas: Los bomberos de Madrid han encontrado 62 mayores muertos solos en sus casas durante el confinamiento (21 May 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.65ymas.com/sociedad/bomberos-madrid-han-encontrado-62-mayores-muertos-casas_15554_102.html", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-05-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "605 aperturas de puerta en la capital con el resultado de 62 mayores fallecidos en su interior. … el año pasado hubo unas 400 aperturas de puertas en el mismo periodo y se hallaron a 27 mayores fallecidos", "locator": "Paragraphs 1-2", "derived": true, "formula": "62 / 27 = 2.3 times the 2019 figure", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original: statement by Francisco Javier Hernández, coordinator of Security and Emergencies, to the City Council's Comisión de Portavoz, Seguridad y Emergencias on Wednesday 20 May 2020 (session record not retrievable: madrid.es 403, transparencia.madrid.es file not found). Confirmed by Público (21 May 2020). The council said it could not tell whether deaths were Covid-19 or whether the people lived alone. 65ymas (9 Apr 2020) also reported, from the council, a 57% rise in March 2020 in firefighter call-outs to remove bodies of people who died alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-madrid-2020-firefighters-older-found-dead-lockdown", "citation_text": "62 older people were found dead inside their homes by Madrid city firefighters during 605 door openings between 11 March and 11 May 2020, versus 27 in the same period of 2019 (Madrid City Council, 2020). Source: Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Coordinator General of Security and Emergencies), via 65ymas and Público, \"65ymas: Los bomberos de Madrid han encontrado 62 mayores muertos solos en sus casas durante el confinamiento (21 May 2020)\" (https://www.65ymas.com/sociedad/bomberos-madrid-han-encontrado-62-mayores-muertos-casas_15554_102.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-madrid-2020-firefighters-older-found-dead-lockdown." }, { "id": "es-fge-2018-teruel-died-alone-unnoticed", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "13 people in Teruel province who lived alone were found dead at home after dying unnoticed, part of a rise flagged by the provincial forensic institute (Fiscalía General del Estado annual report, 2019).", "value": 13, "unit": "people found dead at home after dying unnoticed", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Teruel province, Spain", "period": "2018 (reported in Memoria 2019)", "population": "People living alone found dead at home with no one having known (Instituto de Medicina Legal, Teruel)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Fiscalía General del Estado (Spain)", "source_title": "Memoria de la Fiscalía General del Estado 2019, Capítulo IV, 2.6 Protección y defensa de las personas mayores", "source_url": "https://www.fiscal.es/memorias/memoria2019/FISCALIA_SITE/capitulo_IV/cap_IV_2_6.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "el Instituto de Medicina Legal ha manifestado una clara preocupación por el incremento de hallazgo de personas que vivían solas y que han fallecido en su domicilio sin que nadie se enterara. Concretamente en Teruel han fallecido trece.", "locator": "Cap. IV, sección 2.6 (printed Memoria p. 1197)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Small provincial figure, but an official acknowledgement in Spain of rising finds of people who died alone unnoticed. The Zaragoza prosecutors' civil section, in the same passage, calls older people living alone 'un auténtico problema social'. No national Spanish count exists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-fge-2018-teruel-died-alone-unnoticed", "citation_text": "13 people in Teruel province who lived alone were found dead at home after dying unnoticed, part of a rise flagged by the provincial forensic institute (Fiscalía General del Estado annual report, 2019). Source: Fiscalía General del Estado (Spain), \"Memoria de la Fiscalía General del Estado 2019, Capítulo IV, 2.6 Protección y defensa de las personas mayores\" (https://www.fiscal.es/memorias/memoria2019/FISCALIA_SITE/capitulo_IV/cap_IV_2_6.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#es-fge-2018-teruel-died-alone-unnoticed." }, { "id": "it-istat-2020-home-deaths-up-27pct-first-wave", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "27% more people died at home in Italy in March-April 2020 than the 2015-2019 average for those months, while deaths in care homes rose 155% and in hospitals 46% (ISTAT, 2021).", "value": 27, "unit": "% increase in deaths at home", "display_value": "27%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "March-April 2020 vs 2015-2019 average", "population": "Deaths of residents by place of death (death certificates)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica)", "source_title": "Prima ondata della pandemia. Un'analisi della mortalità per causa e luogo del decesso, marzo-aprile 2020 (21 Apr 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/it/files/2021/04/Report-Cause-di-Morte_21_04_2021.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-04-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "L’incremento dei morti è differenziato per luogo di decesso: +155% nelle strutture residenziali o socio-assistenziali, +46% negli istituti di cura, +27% nelle abitazioni.", "locator": "p. 1, key findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "ISTAT says only a small part of the home and care-home rise is directly explained by Covid-19 and may reflect missed hospital care and undiagnosed Covid-19. ISTAT's 2025 report (2022 data) notes home deaths fell by 4,575 in 2022 vs 2021 as patterns returned to pre-pandemic norms. Not specific to people living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-istat-2020-home-deaths-up-27pct-first-wave", "citation_text": "27% more people died at home in Italy in March-April 2020 than the 2015-2019 average for those months, while deaths in care homes rose 155% and in hospitals 46% (ISTAT, 2021). Source: ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), \"Prima ondata della pandemia. Un'analisi della mortalità per causa e luogo del decesso, marzo-aprile 2020 (21 Apr 2021)\" (https://www.istat.it/it/files/2021/04/Report-Cause-di-Morte_21_04_2021.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-istat-2020-home-deaths-up-27pct-first-wave." }, { "id": "it-milan-2020-council-funerals-no-family", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "305 people who died in Milan in 2020 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024).", "value": 305, "unit": "council-paid funerals (no family)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Milan, Italy", "period": "2020", "population": "Deceased whose families disclaimed them or did not come forward within 30 days", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno", "source_title": "Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(172 nel 2022 e 174 nel 2021) e molto più basso rispetto all’anno nero del Covid, con 305 defunti abbandonati.", "locator": "Paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "it-milan-council-funerals-no-family", "history": [], "notes": "Funerals paid by the City of Milan because the family explicitly disclaimed the deceased or no one came forward within 30 days ('disinteresse' of relatives); separate from funerals paid for indigence (2020: 30; 2021: 30; 2022: 43; 2023: 45). Original: Comune di Milano, Assessorato ai Servizi civici, as reported by Il Giorno (8 Jan 2024); no city publication found. Includes older people, migrants and marginalised people; not limited to deaths at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2020-council-funerals-no-family", "citation_text": "305 people who died in Milan in 2020 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024). Source: Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno, \"Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)\" (https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2020-council-funerals-no-family." }, { "id": "it-milan-2021-council-funerals-no-family", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "174 people who died in Milan in 2021 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024).", "value": 174, "unit": "council-paid funerals (no family)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Milan, Italy", "period": "2021", "population": "Deceased whose families disclaimed them or did not come forward within 30 days", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno", "source_title": "Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(172 nel 2022 e 174 nel 2021) e molto più basso rispetto all’anno nero del Covid, con 305 defunti abbandonati.", "locator": "Paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "it-milan-council-funerals-no-family", "history": [], "notes": "Funerals paid by the City of Milan because the family explicitly disclaimed the deceased or no one came forward within 30 days ('disinteresse' of relatives); separate from funerals paid for indigence (2020: 30; 2021: 30; 2022: 43; 2023: 45). Original: Comune di Milano, Assessorato ai Servizi civici, as reported by Il Giorno (8 Jan 2024); no city publication found. Includes older people, migrants and marginalised people; not limited to deaths at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2021-council-funerals-no-family", "citation_text": "174 people who died in Milan in 2021 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024). Source: Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno, \"Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)\" (https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2021-council-funerals-no-family." }, { "id": "it-milan-2022-council-funerals-no-family", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "172 people who died in Milan in 2022 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024).", "value": 172, "unit": "council-paid funerals (no family)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Milan, Italy", "period": "2022", "population": "Deceased whose families disclaimed them or did not come forward within 30 days", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno", "source_title": "Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(172 nel 2022 e 174 nel 2021) e molto più basso rispetto all’anno nero del Covid, con 305 defunti abbandonati.", "locator": "Paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "it-milan-council-funerals-no-family", "history": [], "notes": "Funerals paid by the City of Milan because the family explicitly disclaimed the deceased or no one came forward within 30 days ('disinteresse' of relatives); separate from funerals paid for indigence (2020: 30; 2021: 30; 2022: 43; 2023: 45). Original: Comune di Milano, Assessorato ai Servizi civici, as reported by Il Giorno (8 Jan 2024); no city publication found. Includes older people, migrants and marginalised people; not limited to deaths at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2022-council-funerals-no-family", "citation_text": "172 people who died in Milan in 2022 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024). Source: Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno, \"Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)\" (https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2022-council-funerals-no-family." }, { "id": "it-milan-2023-council-funerals-no-family", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "163 people who died in Milan in 2023 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024).", "value": 163, "unit": "council-paid funerals (no family)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Milan, Italy", "period": "2023", "population": "Deceased whose families disclaimed them or did not come forward within 30 days", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno", "source_title": "Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A Milano nel 2023 si è arrivati a quota 163, dati dell’Assessorato ai Servizi civici del Comune.", "locator": "Paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "it-milan-council-funerals-no-family", "history": [], "notes": "Funerals paid by the City of Milan because the family explicitly disclaimed the deceased or no one came forward within 30 days ('disinteresse' of relatives); separate from funerals paid for indigence (2020: 30; 2021: 30; 2022: 43; 2023: 45). Original: Comune di Milano, Assessorato ai Servizi civici, as reported by Il Giorno (8 Jan 2024); no city publication found. Includes older people, migrants and marginalised people; not limited to deaths at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2023-council-funerals-no-family", "citation_text": "163 people who died in Milan in 2023 with no relatives willing or present to arrange the funeral had it paid for by the city (Comune di Milano data, reported by Il Giorno, 2024). Source: Comune di Milano (Assessorato ai Servizi civici), via Il Giorno, \"Il Giorno: Morti solitari e in povertà. Il Comune nel 2023 ha pagato 163 funerali per 'disinteresse' delle famiglie (8 Jan 2024)\" (https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/funerali-spese-comune-63b96221). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#it-milan-2023-council-funerals-no-family." }, { "id": "be-mc-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "23.8% of Belgian health-fund members aged 40 and over who died in 2023-2024 died at home or elsewhere, versus 42.6% in hospital and 33.5% in residential care (Mutualité chrétienne, 2026).", "value": 23.8, "unit": "% died at home or elsewhere", "display_value": "23.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2023-2024", "population": "Deceased members of Mutualité chrétienne aged 40+ (n=94,629)", "sample_n": 94629, "publisher": "Mutualité chrétienne (Belgian health insurance fund)", "source_title": "Santé & Société 17 (April 2026): Soins en fin de vie, lieu de décès et trajets de soins", "source_url": "https://cdn.assets.prezly.com/01fc7d8c-a79d-4034-8bf9-00c81f603a7f/-/inline/no/SoinsEnFinDeVie-Sante_Societe_17.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Durant la période 2023-2024, 42,6% de la population totale de l’étude décède à l’hôpital, 23,8% à domicile ou ailleurs et 33,5% dans une institution de soins résidentiels.", "locator": "Section 3.2 'Lieu de décès'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mutualité chrétienne (MC), Belgium's largest health insurance fund: claims data for 94,629 members aged 40+ who died in 2023-2024; 'domicile ou ailleurs' = home or elsewhere (not hospital or residential care). Insurer data, not an official statistic. The same paper cites Statbel: 26% of deaths at age 45+ in 2022 occurred at home or elsewhere. In 2005-2006 the MC's earlier study found about 27% at home (Gielen et al., 2009).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#be-mc-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "23.8% of Belgian health-fund members aged 40 and over who died in 2023-2024 died at home or elsewhere, versus 42.6% in hospital and 33.5% in residential care (Mutualité chrétienne, 2026). Source: Mutualité chrétienne (Belgian health insurance fund), \"Santé & Société 17 (April 2026): Soins en fin de vie, lieu de décès et trajets de soins\" (https://cdn.assets.prezly.com/01fc7d8c-a79d-4034-8bf9-00c81f603a7f/-/inline/no/SoinsEnFinDeVie-Sante_Societe_17.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#be-mc-2024-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "be-mc-2024-living-alone-home-death-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "16.9% of Belgian health-fund members aged 40+ who lived alone died at home or elsewhere in 2023-2024, about half the 31.9% among those who did not live alone; 46.7% died in residential care (Mutualité chrétienne, 2026).", "value": 16.9, "unit": "% died at home or elsewhere (living alone)", "display_value": "16.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2023-2024", "population": "Deceased MC members aged 40+ who lived alone in their year of death (53.7% of the study population)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Mutualité chrétienne (Belgian health insurance fund)", "source_title": "Santé & Société 17 (April 2026): Soins en fin de vie, lieu de décès et trajets de soins", "source_url": "https://cdn.assets.prezly.com/01fc7d8c-a79d-4034-8bf9-00c81f603a7f/-/inline/no/SoinsEnFinDeVie-Sante_Societe_17.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Il en va de même pour les personnes vivant seules (MRS : 46,7% contre 18,3% ; hôpital : 36,4% contre 49,8% ; domicile : 16,9% contre 31,9%).", "locator": "Section 3.2 'Lieu de décès'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mutualité chrétienne (MC), Belgium's largest health insurance fund: claims data for 94,629 members aged 40+ who died in 2023-2024; 'domicile ou ailleurs' = home or elsewhere (not hospital or residential care). Insurer data, not an official statistic. The same paper cites Statbel: 26% of deaths at age 45+ in 2022 occurred at home or elsewhere. People living alone also received palliative care far less often (15.0% vs 30.7% in the last 3 months). Shows that living alone shifts deaths to institutions; it does not measure delayed discovery.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#be-mc-2024-living-alone-home-death-share", "citation_text": "16.9% of Belgian health-fund members aged 40+ who lived alone died at home or elsewhere in 2023-2024, about half the 31.9% among those who did not live alone; 46.7% died in residential care (Mutualité chrétienne, 2026). Source: Mutualité chrétienne (Belgian health insurance fund), \"Santé & Société 17 (April 2026): Soins en fin de vie, lieu de décès et trajets de soins\" (https://cdn.assets.prezly.com/01fc7d8c-a79d-4034-8bf9-00c81f603a7f/-/inline/no/SoinsEnFinDeVie-Sante_Societe_17.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#be-mc-2024-living-alone-home-death-share." }, { "id": "pt-psp-2022-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "258 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2022 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025).", "value": 258, "unit": "people aged 65+ who died alone at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal (PSP area: cities and larger towns)", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged over 65 who died alone at home, known to the PSP", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador", "source_title": "Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)", "source_url": "https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "em 2022 morreram sozinhas em casa 258 pessoas com mais de 65 anos, em 2023 outras 237 e em 2024 mais 262, num total de 757.", "locator": "Paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pt-psp-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "history": [], "notes": "PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública) polices Portugal's cities and larger towns; the GNR covers the rest, so this is an urban, not national, count. 'Died alone at home' (morreram sozinhas em casa), people aged over 65; no days-to-discovery threshold. Alerts usually came from neighbours, relatives or friends. Original: PSP data given to the Lusa news agency (6 Apr 2025); no PSP publication found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2022-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "258 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2022 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025). Source: Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador, \"Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)\" (https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2022-65plus-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "pt-psp-2023-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "237 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2023 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025).", "value": 237, "unit": "people aged 65+ who died alone at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal (PSP area: cities and larger towns)", "period": "2023", "population": "People aged over 65 who died alone at home, known to the PSP", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador", "source_title": "Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)", "source_url": "https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "em 2022 morreram sozinhas em casa 258 pessoas com mais de 65 anos, em 2023 outras 237 e em 2024 mais 262, num total de 757.", "locator": "Paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pt-psp-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "history": [], "notes": "PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública) polices Portugal's cities and larger towns; the GNR covers the rest, so this is an urban, not national, count. 'Died alone at home' (morreram sozinhas em casa), people aged over 65; no days-to-discovery threshold. Alerts usually came from neighbours, relatives or friends. Original: PSP data given to the Lusa news agency (6 Apr 2025); no PSP publication found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2023-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "237 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2023 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025). Source: Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador, \"Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)\" (https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2023-65plus-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "pt-psp-2024-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "262 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2024 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025).", "value": 262, "unit": "people aged 65+ who died alone at home", "display_value": "262", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Portugal, cities policed by the PSP: people over 65 who died alone at home (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal (PSP area: cities and larger towns)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged over 65 who died alone at home, known to the PSP", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador", "source_title": "Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)", "source_url": "https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "em 2022 morreram sozinhas em casa 258 pessoas com mais de 65 anos, em 2023 outras 237 e em 2024 mais 262, num total de 757.", "locator": "Paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pt-psp-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "history": [], "notes": "PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública) polices Portugal's cities and larger towns; the GNR covers the rest, so this is an urban, not national, count. 'Died alone at home' (morreram sozinhas em casa), people aged over 65; no days-to-discovery threshold. Alerts usually came from neighbours, relatives or friends. Original: PSP data given to the Lusa news agency (6 Apr 2025); no PSP publication found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2024-65plus-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "262 people aged over 65 died alone at home in 2024 in the Portuguese cities and towns policed by the PSP (PSP data via Lusa, 2025). Source: Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador, \"Observador (Lusa): Morreram 757 idosos sozinhos em casa nos centros urbanos nos últimos três anos (6 Apr 2025)\" (https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2024-65plus-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "pt-psp-2022-2024-65plus-died-alone-male-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "60% of the 757 people aged over 65 who died alone at home in PSP-policed Portuguese cities in 2022-2024 were men (455), and 40% women (302) (PSP data via Lusa, 2025).", "value": 60, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "60%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal (PSP area)", "period": "2022-2024", "population": "People aged over 65 who died alone at home, known to the PSP", "sample_n": 757, "publisher": "Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador", "source_title": "Observador (Lusa), 6 Apr 2025", "source_url": "https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Do total de mortes, 60% (455) foram de homens e 40% (302) de mulheres.", "locator": "Paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública) polices Portugal's cities and larger towns; the GNR covers the rest, so this is an urban, not national, count. 'Died alone at home' (morreram sozinhas em casa), people aged over 65; no days-to-discovery threshold. Alerts usually came from neighbours, relatives or friends. Original: PSP data given to the Lusa news agency (6 Apr 2025); no PSP publication found. Contrast: among 918 older people flagged by PSP's outreach operation in 2024, 629 were women.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2022-2024-65plus-died-alone-male-share", "citation_text": "60% of the 757 people aged over 65 who died alone at home in PSP-policed Portuguese cities in 2022-2024 were men (455), and 40% women (302) (PSP data via Lusa, 2025). Source: Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), via Lusa / Observador, \"Observador (Lusa), 6 Apr 2025\" (https://observador.pt/2025/04/06/morreram-757-idosos-sozinhos-em-casa-nos-centros-urbanos-nos-ultimos-tres-anos/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-psp-2022-2024-65plus-died-alone-male-share." }, { "id": "pt-gnr-2025-older-people-alone-isolated-flagged", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "43,074 older people living alone and/or isolated, or otherwise vulnerable, were flagged by Portugal's GNR police in its 2025 'Censos Sénior' operation; Guarda (5,852) and Vila Real (5,167) districts led (GNR, 2026).", "value": 43074, "unit": "older people flagged", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal (GNR area: mainly rural)", "period": "2025", "population": "Older people living alone and/or isolated, or vulnerable, mapped by the GNR", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR)", "source_title": "Comunicado: Operação 'Censos Sénior 2026' (1 Oct 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.gnr.pt/comunicado.aspx?linha=9548", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "A Guarda sinalizou, em 2025, 43 074 idosos que vivem sozinhos e/ou isolados, ou em situação de vulnerabilidade em razão da sua condição física, psicológica ou de outra natureza", "locator": "Paragraph 5 and district table", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Annual GNR community-policing census since 2011 (2025 operation 1 Oct-16 Nov 2025). Not a count of deaths; it maps people at risk. The PSP (urban police) runs a separate operation (918 people flagged in 2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-gnr-2025-older-people-alone-isolated-flagged", "citation_text": "43,074 older people living alone and/or isolated, or otherwise vulnerable, were flagged by Portugal's GNR police in its 2025 'Censos Sénior' operation; Guarda (5,852) and Vila Real (5,167) districts led (GNR, 2026). Source: Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR), \"Comunicado: Operação 'Censos Sénior 2026' (1 Oct 2026)\" (https://www.gnr.pt/comunicado.aspx?linha=9548). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pt-gnr-2025-older-people-alone-isolated-flagged." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 196 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died, the first year of RMV's series (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 196, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2020", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 196 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2020", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. 2020 appears only in the press release table; the statistics page starts at 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2020, 196 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died, the first year of RMV's series (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 257 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 257, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2021", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Same value in the RMV press release of 13 May 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2021, 257 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 279 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 279, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2022", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2022", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Same value in the RMV press release of 13 May 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2022, 279 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 288 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 288, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2023", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Same value in the RMV press release of 13 May 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2023, 288 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 281 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 281, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Same value in the RMV press release of 13 May 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2024, 281 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 309 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died, up from 281 in 2024 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 309, "unit": "people", "display_value": "309", "display_label": "in 2025, up from 196 in 2020; Europe's only official count of bodies found late", "display_hook": "in Sweden not found for a month or more", "row_label": "Sweden: found dead at home a month or more after death, whether or not living alone (2025)", "publisher_short": "Rättsmedicinalverket", "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Antalet personer som avlidit i hemmet och upptäckts efter minst en månad uppgick under 2025 till 309, att jämföra med 281 året innan.", "locator": "Press release, section 'Ökat antal under 2025'; same figure in the RMV statistics page table, row 'Totalt', column 2025", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-month", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ month after death): 2020 196, 2021 257, 2022 279, 2023 288, 2024 281, 2025 309. The RMV statistics page (updated 2026-05-13, https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/) carries the 2021-2025 table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2025, 309 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a month or more after they died, up from 281 in 2024 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-men-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "73.5% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death were men (227 of 309; 82 were women) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 73.5, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "73.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 309, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Kvinnor 65 79 79 70 82 Män 192 200 209 211 227", "locator": "Table '... uppdelat på kön och ålderskategori', rows 'Kvinnor' and 'Män', column 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "227 / (227 + 82) * 100 = 73.5", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men by year (1+ month): 2020 150, 2021 192, 2022 200, 2023 209, 2024 211, 2025 227; women: 46, 65, 79, 79, 70, 82 (2020 from the 13 May 2026 press release). RMV describes the male share as three quarters.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-men-share", "citation_text": "73.5% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death were men (227 of 309; 82 were women) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-men-share." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-over-65-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "70.2% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death were older than 65 (217 of 309; 92 were 65 or younger) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 70.2, "unit": "% older than 65", "display_value": "70.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 309, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Upp till 65 år 81 84 88 78 92 Äldre än 65 år 176 195 200 203 217", "locator": "Table '... uppdelat på kön och ålderskategori', rows 'Upp till 65 år' and 'Äldre än 65 år', column 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "217 / (217 + 92) * 100 = 70.2", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Older than 65 by year (1+ month): 2020 135, 2021 176, 2022 195, 2023 200, 2024 203, 2025 217; up to 65: 61, 81, 84, 88, 78, 92 (2020 from the 13 May 2026 press release). The over-65 count rose 61% from 2020 to 2025 (135 to 217).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-over-65-share", "citation_text": "70.2% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death were older than 65 (217 of 309; 92 were 65 or younger) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-over-65-share." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-duration-breakdown", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "143 of the 309 people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 at least a month after death had lain dead 31-90 days; 35 had lain dead 91-365 days and 1 more than a year, while 130 had only a month of death on record (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 143, "unit": "people (lay dead 31-90 days)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 309, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)", "source_url": "https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Legat avliden i 31–90 dagar 82 100 129 117 143 Legat avliden i 91–365 dagar 40 33 26 26 35 Legat avliden i mer än 365 dagar 7 2 1 1 1", "locator": "Table '... uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', column 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "month-only cases = 14 (month unknown) + 88 (found 1-2 months after the month of death) + 25 (3-12 months) + 3 (more than 12 months) = 130; 143 + 35 + 1 + 130 = 309", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Month-only rows for 2025: 'Uppgift om månad saknas' 14; 'Hittades 1-2 månader efter månaden som hen avled' 88; '3-12 månader' 25; 'mer än 12 månader' 3. Found after more than 12 calendar months or more than 365 days combined: 4 in 2025.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-duration-breakdown", "citation_text": "143 of the 309 people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 at least a month after death had lain dead 31-90 days; 35 had lain dead 91-365 days and 1 more than a year, while 130 had only a month of death on record (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Statistik: Personer som varit avlidna en längre period innan de hittats (RMV statistics page, section Rättsmedicin, updated 2026-05-13)\" (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/forskning/statistik/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-duration-breakdown." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-natural-causes", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "90.9% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death died of natural causes (281 of 309); 28 deaths were accidents or suicides (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 90.9, "unit": "% natural deaths (disease)", "display_value": "90.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 309, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Naturligt (sjukdom) 184 238 270 273 254 281 Olycksfall eller självmord 12 19 9 15 27 28", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som upptäcktes minst en månad efter de avlidit i hemmet varje år, uppdelat på dödssätt', column 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "281 / 309 * 100 = 90.9", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Manner of death as assessed by the forensic pathologist. Accidents or suicides by year: 2020 12, 2021 19, 2022 9, 2023 15, 2024 27, 2025 28. RMV text: 'I drygt 90 procent av fallen var rättsläkarens bedömning att personerna avlidit till följd av naturliga orsaker.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-natural-causes", "citation_text": "90.9% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a month or more after death died of natural causes (281 of 309); 28 deaths were accidents or suicides (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-month-natural-causes." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-stockholm-county-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "77 people in Stockholm County were found dead at home in 2025 a month or more after death, up from 60 in 2024, the largest increase of any Swedish county (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 77, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Stockholm County, Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Den största ökningen av antalet fall kan noteras i Stockholms län, som 2025 hade 77 dödsfall där personen legat avliden i hemmet i minst en månad jämfört med 60 fall under 2024.", "locator": "Press release, section 'Ökat antal under 2025'; county table row 'Stockholm'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "County table (1+ month), Stockholm 2020-2025: 39, 62, 54, 66, 60, 77; Skåne 45, 56, 63, 64, 42, 43; Västra Götaland 34, 38, 55, 50, 51, 46. Stockholm was 77 of 309 cases in 2025 (24.9%). County figures were published for the first time in 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-stockholm-county-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "77 people in Stockholm County were found dead at home in 2025 a month or more after death, up from 60 in 2024, the largest increase of any Swedish county (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-stockholm-county-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-week-men-over-65-shares", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Three quarters of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a week or more after death were men, and six in ten were older than 65 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 75, "unit": "% men (stated as three quarters)", "display_value": "75%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Tre fjärdedelar av personerna som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer under 2025 var män samtidigt som sex av tio fall under året avser personer äldre än 65 år.", "locator": "Press release, section 'Fortsatt större andel äldre och män'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The 2025 total for the 1+ week group was not published in the release or on the statistics page (only the 1+ month table); RMV gives the shares in words. Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-week-men-over-65-shares", "citation_text": "Three quarters of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2025 a week or more after death were men, and six in ten were older than 65 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2025-found-after-1-week-men-over-65-shares." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 803 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 803, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2020", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 803 890 939 941 897", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2020", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ week after death): 2020 803, 2021 890, 2022 939, 2023 941, 2024 897. RMV said in Oct 2025 the series would be added to its statistics page and updated yearly; the May 2026 update published only the 1+ month table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "In 2020, 803 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 890 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 890, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2021", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 803 890 939 941 897", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ week after death): 2020 803, 2021 890, 2022 939, 2023 941, 2024 897. RMV said in Oct 2025 the series would be added to its statistics page and updated yearly; the May 2026 update published only the 1+ month table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "In 2021, 890 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2021-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 939 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 939, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2022", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 803 890 939 941 897", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2022", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ week after death): 2020 803, 2021 890, 2022 939, 2023 941, 2024 897. RMV said in Oct 2025 the series would be added to its statistics page and updated yearly; the May 2026 update published only the 1+ month table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "In 2022, 939 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2022-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 941 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 941, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2023", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 803 890 939 941 897", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ week after death): 2020 803, 2021 890, 2022 939, 2023 941, 2024 897. RMV said in Oct 2025 the series would be added to its statistics page and updated yearly; the May 2026 update published only the 1+ month table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "In 2023, 941 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2023-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 897 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died, down from a peak of 941 in 2023 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 897, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Sweden: found dead at home a week or more after death (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 803 890 939 941 897", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', row 'Totalt', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "se-rmv-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (RMV): based on forensic death investigations RMV carries out for the Police Authority; only people found dead in a private home are included. Time is counted from the registered date of death, or the date the person was last seen alive, to the date the body was found. Where only the month of death is known, cases are classed by calendar months between death (or last sighting) and discovery, so a few may have lain dead slightly less than the stated threshold (RMV footnotes). Bodies not referred for a forensic investigation are not counted. Series (found 1+ week after death): 2020 803, 2021 890, 2022 939, 2023 941, 2024 897. RMV said in Oct 2025 the series would be added to its statistics page and updated yearly; the May 2026 update published only the 1+ month table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "In 2024, 897 people in Sweden were found dead in their homes a week or more after they died, down from a peak of 941 in 2023 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-duration-breakdown", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "295 of the 897 people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death (32.9%) had lain dead 7-13 days; 231 (25.8%) 14-30 days, 117 (13.0%) 31-90 days, 26 (2.9%) 91-365 days and 1 more than a year, while 227 (25.3%) had only a month of death on record (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 295, "unit": "people (lay dead 7-13 days)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 897, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Legat avliden i 7–13 dagar 289 310 329 316 295 Legat avliden i 14–30 dagar 217 213 228 225 231 Legat avliden i 31–90 dagar 92 82 100 129 117", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer vid anträffandet, uppdelat på hur länge de har legat avlidna', column 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "shares of 897: 295 = 32.9%; 231 = 25.8%; 117 = 13.0%; 26 = 2.9%; month-only = 13 (month unknown) + 90 (found in the month of death) + 98 (1-2 months after) + 23 (3-12 months) + 3 (12+ months) = 227 = 25.3%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Exact-date rows 2020-2024: 7-13 days 289, 310, 329, 316, 295; 14-30 days 217, 213, 228, 225, 231; 31-90 days 92, 82, 100, 129, 117; 91-365 days 21, 40, 33, 26, 26; 365+ days 1, 7, 2, 1, 1. Month-only rows 2020-2024: month unknown 16, 31, 15, 16, 13; same month 101, 110, 103, 112, 90; 1-2 months 53, 81, 101, 95, 98; 3-12 months 11, 14, 25, 20, 23; 12+ months 2, 2, 3, 1, 3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-duration-breakdown", "citation_text": "295 of the 897 people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death (32.9%) had lain dead 7-13 days; 231 (25.8%) 14-30 days, 117 (13.0%) 31-90 days, 26 (2.9%) 91-365 days and 1 more than a year, while 227 (25.3%) had only a month of death on record (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-duration-breakdown." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-men-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "73.7% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death were men (661 of 897; 236 were women) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 73.7, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "73.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 897, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Kvinnor 187 213 230 239 236 Män 616 677 709 702 661", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer varje år, uppdelat på kön och ålderskategori', column 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "661 / 897 * 100 = 73.7", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men 2020-2024: 616, 677, 709, 702, 661; women 187, 213, 230, 239, 236.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-men-share", "citation_text": "73.7% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death were men (661 of 897; 236 were women) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-men-share." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-over-65-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "66.0% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death were older than 65 (592 of 897; 305 were 65 or younger) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 66, "unit": "% older than 65", "display_value": "66%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 897, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Upp till 65 år 312 322 316 335 305 Äldre än 65 år 491 568 623 606 592", "locator": "Table 'Antal personer som legat döda i bostaden en vecka eller mer varje år, uppdelat på kön och ålderskategori', column 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "592 / 897 * 100 = 66.0", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Older than 65, 2020-2024: 491, 568, 623, 606, 592 (+20.6% 2020-2024); up to 65: 312, 322, 316, 335, 305. RMV describes the share as two thirds.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-over-65-share", "citation_text": "66.0% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death were older than 65 (592 of 897; 305 were 65 or younger) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-found-after-1-week-over-65-share." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2024-share-of-1-week-cases-found-after-1-month", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.3% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death had been dead for a month or more (281 of 897) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025).", "value": 31.3, "unit": "% of 1+ week cases found 1+ month after death", "display_value": "31.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Sweden: of people found a week or more after death, share found after a month (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one week after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": 897, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Legat avliden i 31–90 dagar 92 82 100 129 117 Legat avliden i 91–365 dagar 21 40 33 26 26 Legat avliden i mer än 365 dagar 1 7 2 1 1", "locator": "Duration table, column 2024 (rows 31-90, 91-365, 365+ days and the month-level rows except 'samma månad')", "derived": true, "formula": "(117 + 26 + 1 + 13 + 98 + 23 + 3) / 897 * 100 = 281 / 897 = 31.3%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The numerator (281) matches RMV's separately published 1+ month total for 2024. It includes 13 cases with no month recorded, which RMV says may include some who had lain dead less than a month.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-share-of-1-week-cases-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "31.3% of the people found dead at home in Sweden in 2024 a week or more after death had been dead for a month or more (281 of 897) (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2025). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Flest äldre och män bland dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 16 October 2025)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4103699/ny-statistik-flest-aldre-och-man-bland-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2024-share-of-1-week-cases-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "se-rmv-2020-2025-found-after-1-month-increase", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "The number of people found dead at home in Sweden a month or more after death rose 57.7% between 2020 and 2025, from 196 to 309 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026).", "value": 57.7, "unit": "% increase 2020-2025", "display_value": "57.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2020-2025", "population": "People found dead in a private home in Sweden whose death was investigated by RMV for the police, found at least one month after death (all ages, any manner of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine)", "source_title": "Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)", "source_url": "https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totalt 196 257 279 288 281 309", "locator": "Duration table, row 'Totalt', columns 2020 and 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "(309 - 196) / 196 * 100 = 57.7", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Derived from the series records; the 1+ week series rose 11.7% from 2020 to 2024 (803 to 897) after peaking at 941 in 2023. A six-year series cannot separate a trend from changes in referral or recording practice.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-2025-found-after-1-month-increase", "citation_text": "The number of people found dead at home in Sweden a month or more after death rose 57.7% between 2020 and 2025, from 196 to 309 (Rättsmedicinalverket, 2026). Source: Rättsmedicinalverket (Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine), \"Ny statistik: Ökat antal dödsfall i hemmet som upptäcks efter en längre tid (RMV press release, 13 May 2026)\" (https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/4380224/ny-statistik-okat-antal-dodsfall-i-hemmet-som-upptacks-efter-en-langre-tid?publisherId=3236477&lang=sv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#se-rmv-2020-2025-found-after-1-month-increase." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 32.1% of deaths in the Netherlands took place at home (55,303 of 172,165), more than in nursing homes (48,570) or hospitals (34,828) (Statistics Netherlands, 2026; provisional).", "value": 32.1, "unit": "% of all deaths", "display_value": "32.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2024", "population": "All registered deaths in the Netherlands, by place of death recorded on the cause-of-death form (provisional)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Sterfte in Nederland in 2024, chapter 3 Resultaten, table 3.8 Plaats van overlijden, 2024*", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/diversen/2026/sterfte-in-nederland-in-2024/3-resultaten", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Ruim 55 duizend mensen overleden thuis, dat is 32 procent van alle overlijdens in 2024.", "locator": "Section '1 op 3 mensen sterft thuis'; table 3.8, row 'Totaal': Ziekenhuis 34828, Verpleeghuis 48570, Overige instellingen 19412, Thuis 55303, Elders 3136, Onbekend 10916", "derived": true, "formula": "55303 / (34828 + 48570 + 19412 + 55303 + 3136 + 10916) * 100 = 55303 / 172165 = 32.1", "headline": false, "series": "nl-cbs-deaths-at-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Thuis' excludes nursing homes, care homes and other institutions. CBS warns the place-of-death variable is of doubtful quality: 'thuis' and 'instelling' are not clearly separated (a nursing-home resident is sometimes recorded as dying at home) and deaths en route in an ambulance may be recorded as hospital deaths (notes to CBS maatwerk 2020/37).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "In 2024, 32.1% of deaths in the Netherlands took place at home (55,303 of 172,165), more than in nursing homes (48,570) or hospitals (34,828) (Statistics Netherlands, 2026; provisional). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Sterfte in Nederland in 2024, chapter 3 Resultaten, table 3.8 Plaats van overlijden, 2024*\" (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/diversen/2026/sterfte-in-nederland-in-2024/3-resultaten). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2019-deaths-at-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 49,780 deaths in the Netherlands (32.8% of 151,885) took place at home (Statistics Netherlands, 2020).", "value": 49780, "unit": "deaths at home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2019", "population": "All registered deaths in the Netherlands, by place of death recorded on the cause-of-death form", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Sterfte naar locatie van overlijden (maatwerk 2020/37), Tabel 1: Plaats van overlijden en provincie van inschrijving voor totaal sterfte, 2019 (sterfteplaatsovl2019_provincie.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2020/37/sterfte-naar-locatie-van-overlijden", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019 Totaal Nederland 151885 49780 35065 41036 10522 15482", "locator": "xlsx sheet 'Tabel 1', row '2019 / Totaal Nederland', columns Totaal, Thuis, Ziekenhuis, Verpleeghuis, Verzorgingshuis, Elders", "derived": true, "formula": "49780 / 151885 * 100 = 32.8", "headline": false, "series": "nl-cbs-deaths-at-home", "history": [], "notes": "File: https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2020/37/sterfteplaatsovl2019_provincie.xlsx. 'Elders' here also includes other institutions and unknown. Same place-of-death quality caveat as the 2024 record.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2019-deaths-at-home", "citation_text": "In 2019, 49,780 deaths in the Netherlands (32.8% of 151,885) took place at home (Statistics Netherlands, 2020). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Sterfte naar locatie van overlijden (maatwerk 2020/37), Tabel 1: Plaats van overlijden en provincie van inschrijving voor totaal sterfte, 2019 (sterfteplaatsovl2019_provincie.xlsx)\" (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2020/37/sterfte-naar-locatie-van-overlijden). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2019-deaths-at-home." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2024-80plus-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "25.6% of deaths of people aged 80 and over in the Netherlands in 2024 took place at home (24,319 of 94,810), versus 39.9% in nursing homes (Statistics Netherlands, 2026; provisional).", "value": 25.6, "unit": "% of deaths aged 80+", "display_value": "25.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2024", "population": "Registered deaths aged 80+ in the Netherlands, by place of death (provisional)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Sterfte in Nederland in 2024, table 3.8 Plaats van overlijden, 2024*", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/diversen/2026/sterfte-in-nederland-in-2024/3-resultaten", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "80 jaar en ouder 14228 37832 12712 24319 793 4926", "locator": "Table 3.8, row '80 jaar en ouder' (Ziekenhuis, Verpleeghuis, Overige instellingen, Thuis, Elders, Onbekend)", "derived": true, "formula": "24319 / (14228 + 37832 + 12712 + 24319 + 793 + 4926) * 100 = 24319 / 94810 = 25.6; nursing homes 37832 / 94810 = 39.9", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Ages 60-79: 24,807 of 63,241 died at home (39.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-80plus-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "25.6% of deaths of people aged 80 and over in the Netherlands in 2024 took place at home (24,319 of 94,810), versus 39.9% in nursing homes (Statistics Netherlands, 2026; provisional). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Sterfte in Nederland in 2024, table 3.8 Plaats van overlijden, 2024*\" (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/diversen/2026/sterfte-in-nederland-in-2024/3-resultaten). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-80plus-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2025-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 54,797 people who lived alone died in the Netherlands, 31.6% of all 173,494 deaths, up from 41,722 in 2011 (Statistics Netherlands, 2026).", "value": 54797, "unit": "deaths of people living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths of people who lived alone in a private household (all ages, any cause, any place of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)", "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totaal mannen en vrouwen; Totaal leeftijd; Alleenstaande; 2025: 54797; Totaal personen in huishoudens; 2025: 173494", "locator": "83190NED, Geslacht 'Totaal mannen en vrouwen', Leeftijd 'Totaal leeftijd', Positie in huishouden 'Alleenstaande' and 'Totaal personen in huishoudens', Perioden 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "54797 / 173494 * 100 = 31.6", "headline": false, "series": "nl-cbs-deaths-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "'Alleenstaande' = a person living alone in a private household (one-person household; includes people sharing an address but keeping a separate household, and people in a relationship who do not live together). Says nothing about where or how the person died, or how soon they were found. Data via OData API https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/83190NED/TypedDataSet (Geslacht T001038, LeeftijdOp31December 10000, PositieInHuishouden 1015100 and T001105). Full series, deaths of people living alone: 2011 41722, 2012 43769, 2013 45030, 2014 46623, 2015 44972, 2016 48113, 2017 47679, 2018 48441, 2019 47723, 2020 51593, 2021 54363, 2022 55240, 2023 54570, 2024 54764, 2025 54797. All deaths in households: 2011 135741, 2015 147134, 2019 151885, 2020 168678, 2025 173494.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "In 2025, 54,797 people who lived alone died in the Netherlands, 31.6% of all 173,494 deaths, up from 41,722 in 2011 (Statistics Netherlands, 2026). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-deaths-of-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2011-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2011, 41,722 people who lived alone died in the Netherlands, 30.7% of all 135,741 deaths (Statistics Netherlands, 2026).", "value": 41722, "unit": "deaths of people living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2011", "population": "Deaths of people who lived alone in a private household (all ages, any cause, any place of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)", "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Totaal mannen en vrouwen; Totaal leeftijd; Alleenstaande; 2011: 41722; Totaal personen in huishoudens; 2011: 135741", "locator": "83190NED, same filters as the 2025 record, Perioden 2011 (first year of the table)", "derived": true, "formula": "41722 / 135741 * 100 = 30.7", "headline": false, "series": "nl-cbs-deaths-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "'Alleenstaande' = a person living alone in a private household (one-person household; includes people sharing an address but keeping a separate household, and people in a relationship who do not live together). Says nothing about where or how the person died, or how soon they were found. Data via OData API https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/83190NED/TypedDataSet (Geslacht T001038, LeeftijdOp31December 10000, PositieInHuishouden 1015100 and T001105).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2011-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "In 2011, 41,722 people who lived alone died in the Netherlands, 30.7% of all 135,741 deaths (Statistics Netherlands, 2026). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2011-deaths-of-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2011-2025-men-living-alone-deaths-rise", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "24,432 men who lived alone died in the Netherlands in 2025, 46.8% more than the 16,639 in 2011; deaths of women living alone rose 21.1% (25,083 to 30,365) (Statistics Netherlands, 2026).", "value": 24432, "unit": "deaths of men living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2011-2025", "population": "Deaths of men (and women) who lived alone in a private household (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)", "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Mannen; Totaal leeftijd; Alleenstaande; 2011: 16639; 2025: 24432. Vrouwen; Totaal leeftijd; Alleenstaande; 2011: 25083; 2025: 30365", "locator": "83190NED, Geslacht 'Mannen' and 'Vrouwen', Leeftijd 'Totaal leeftijd', Positie 'Alleenstaande', Perioden 2011 and 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "(24432 - 16639) / 16639 * 100 = 46.8; (30365 - 25083) / 25083 * 100 = 21.1", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'Alleenstaande' = a person living alone in a private household (one-person household; includes people sharing an address but keeping a separate household, and people in a relationship who do not live together). Says nothing about where or how the person died, or how soon they were found. Data via OData API https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/83190NED/TypedDataSet (Geslacht T001038, LeeftijdOp31December 10000, PositieInHuishouden 1015100 and T001105). Men living alone, 2011-2025: 16639, 17474, 17845, 18249, 18430, 19743, 19876, 20503, 20311, 22577, 23886, 24394, 24306, 24189, 24432.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2011-2025-men-living-alone-deaths-rise", "citation_text": "24,432 men who lived alone died in the Netherlands in 2025, 46.8% more than the 16,639 in 2011; deaths of women living alone rose 21.1% (25,083 to 30,365) (Statistics Netherlands, 2026). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2011-2025-men-living-alone-deaths-rise." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2025-65plus-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "47,842 people aged 65 and over who lived alone died in the Netherlands in 2025, 31.3% of all 152,847 deaths at 65+ (Statistics Netherlands, 2026).", "value": 47842, "unit": "deaths of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths of people aged 65+ (age on 31 December) who lived alone in a private household", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Netherlands (CBS)", "source_title": "Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)", "source_url": "https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Alleenstaande 2025: 65 tot 70 jaar 3802; 70 tot 75 jaar 5212; 75 tot 80 jaar 7872; 80 tot 85 jaar 8787; 85 tot 90 jaar 10262; 90 tot 95 jaar 8278; 95 jaar of ouder 3629", "locator": "83190NED, Geslacht 'Totaal mannen en vrouwen', Positie 'Alleenstaande' and 'Totaal personen in huishoudens', age bands 65-70 to 95+, Perioden 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "3802+5212+7872+8787+10262+8278+3629 = 47842; all deaths 65+: 11301+16457+25978+28946+32512+25381+12272 = 152847; 47842/152847*100 = 31.3", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'Alleenstaande' = a person living alone in a private household (one-person household; includes people sharing an address but keeping a separate household, and people in a relationship who do not live together). Says nothing about where or how the person died, or how soon they were found. Data via OData API https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/83190NED/TypedDataSet (Geslacht T001038, LeeftijdOp31December 10000, PositieInHuishouden 1015100 and T001105).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-65plus-deaths-of-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "47,842 people aged 65 and over who lived alone died in the Netherlands in 2025, 31.3% of all 152,847 deaths at 65+ (Statistics Netherlands, 2026). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), \"Overledenen; geslacht, leeftijd en positie in het huishouden (StatLine table 83190NED, 2011-2025)\" (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/83190NED/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-cbs-2025-65plus-deaths-of-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "nl-nfi-dna-identification-requests-per-week", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Dutch police ask the Netherlands Forensic Institute two to three times a week, on average, to identify by DNA a person found dead with no crime suspected, most often someone who died alone and unnoticed (NFI, undated).", "value": 2.5, "unit": "requests per week (stated as 'two to three')", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "current (undated page, accessed 2026-10-11)", "population": "Police requests to the NFI for DNA identification of deceased persons in non-crime cases", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Ministry of Justice and Security", "source_title": "Onopgemerkt gestorven, niet ongezien gebleven (NFI background story, undated)", "source_url": "https://www.forensischinstituut.nl/achtergrondverhaal/onopgemerkt-gestorven-niet-ongezien-gebleven", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Vooijs schetst hoe vaak dit soort onderzoeken voorkomen: \"Gemiddeld krijgen we twee à drie telefoontjes per week. Maar laatst gebeurde het zes keer in één week.\"", "locator": "Section 'Identificatieonderzoek zonder misdrijf' (quote from the NFI intake coordinator)", "derived": true, "formula": "midpoint of 'twee à drie' (2-3) = 2.5", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Agency staff estimate, not a published count. The NFI says these requests more often concern 'eenzame overledenen' (people who lived anonymously without social contacts) than accident victims; DNA is used when a body is too decomposed for dental or fingerprint identification. About 100-150 cases a year if the rate holds (own arithmetic, not an NFI figure).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-nfi-dna-identification-requests-per-week", "citation_text": "Dutch police ask the Netherlands Forensic Institute two to three times a week, on average, to identify by DNA a person found dead with no crime suspected, most often someone who died alone and unnoticed (NFI, undated). Source: Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Ministry of Justice and Security, \"Onopgemerkt gestorven, niet ongezien gebleven (NFI background story, undated)\" (https://www.forensischinstituut.nl/achtergrondverhaal/onopgemerkt-gestorven-niet-ongezien-gebleven). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-nfi-dna-identification-requests-per-week." }, { "id": "nl-nfi-identifications-three-big-cities-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Almost 70% of the NFI's DNA identifications of people found dead without suspicion of a crime come from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague (NFI, undated).", "value": 70, "unit": "% of identification cases (stated as 'almost 70%')", "display_value": "70%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague)", "period": "current (undated page, accessed 2026-10-11)", "population": "NFI identification investigations of deceased persons in non-crime cases", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Ministry of Justice and Security", "source_title": "Onopgemerkt gestorven, niet ongezien gebleven (NFI background story, undated)", "source_url": "https://www.forensischinstituut.nl/achtergrondverhaal/onopgemerkt-gestorven-niet-ongezien-gebleven", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Bijna 70% van dit type identificatieonderzoeken die het NFI uitvoert, komt uit deze drie steden.", "locator": "Section 'Anonimiteit in de stad'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The NFI puts Amsterdam at the top and links it to the number of people living isolated and anonymously; consistent with the seeded GGD studies (nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days, nl-four-cities-2020-dsc14-incidence). The three cities hold roughly a fifth of the Dutch population (context, not from the source).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-nfi-identifications-three-big-cities-share", "citation_text": "Almost 70% of the NFI's DNA identifications of people found dead without suspicion of a crime come from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague (NFI, undated). Source: Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), Ministry of Justice and Security, \"Onopgemerkt gestorven, niet ongezien gebleven (NFI background story, undated)\" (https://www.forensischinstituut.nl/achtergrondverhaal/onopgemerkt-gestorven-niet-ongezien-gebleven). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nl-nfi-identifications-three-big-cities-share." }, { "id": "no-fhi-1986-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 1986, the first year of the series, 7,828 deaths in Norway (17.9% of 43,664) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 7828, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "1986", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 1986; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 7828; Alle dødssteder: 43664", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 1986", "derived": true, "formula": "7828 / 43664 * 100 = 17.9", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-1986-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 1986, the first year of the series, 7,828 deaths in Norway (17.9% of 43,664) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-1986-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2019-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 5,147 deaths in Norway (12.7% of 40,606) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 5147, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2019; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 5147; Alle dødssteder: 40606", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2019", "derived": true, "formula": "5147 / 40606 * 100 = 12.7", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2019-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2019, 5,147 deaths in Norway (12.7% of 40,606) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2019-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2020-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 6,022 deaths in Norway (14.8% of 40,608) took place in a private home, 17.0% more than the 5,147 in 2019, while hospital deaths fell 7.6% (11,569 to 10,684) (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 6022, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2020; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6022; Sykehus: 10684; Alle dødssteder: 40608. Dødsår 2019; Privat hjem: 5147; Sykehus: 11569", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2020", "derived": true, "formula": "6022 / 40608 * 100 = 14.8; (6022 - 5147) / 5147 * 100 = 17.0; (10684 - 11569) / 11569 * 100 = -7.6", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2020-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2020, 6,022 deaths in Norway (14.8% of 40,608) took place in a private home, 17.0% more than the 5,147 in 2019, while hospital deaths fell 7.6% (11,569 to 10,684) (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2020-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2021-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 6,298 deaths in Norway (15.0% of 41,853) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 6298, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2021; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6298; Alle dødssteder: 41853", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2021", "derived": true, "formula": "6298 / 41853 * 100 = 15.0", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2021-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2021, 6,298 deaths in Norway (15.0% of 41,853) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2021-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2022-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 6,530 deaths in Norway (14.2% of 45,848) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 6530, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2022; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6530; Alle dødssteder: 45848", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2022", "derived": true, "formula": "6530 / 45848 * 100 = 14.2", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2022-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2022, 6,530 deaths in Norway (14.2% of 45,848) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2022-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2023-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 6,329 deaths in Norway (14.5% of 43,741) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 6329, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2023; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6329; Alle dødssteder: 43741", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2023", "derived": true, "formula": "6329 / 43741 * 100 = 14.5", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2023-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2023, 6,329 deaths in Norway (14.5% of 43,741) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2023-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2024-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 6,356 deaths in Norway (14.4% of 44,212) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026).", "value": 6356, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2024; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6356; Alle dødssteder: 44212", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2024", "derived": true, "formula": "6356 / 44212 * 100 = 14.4", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2024-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2024, 6,356 deaths in Norway (14.4% of 44,212) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2024-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "no-fhi-2025-deaths-in-private-home", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 6,498 deaths in Norway (14.5% of 44,955) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026; provisional).", "value": 6498, "unit": "deaths in a private home", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2025 (provisional)", "population": "All deaths of people resident in Norway, by place of death on the death certificate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret)", "source_title": "Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)", "source_url": "https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Dødsår 2025*; Hele landet; Privat hjem: 6498; Alle dødssteder: 44955", "locator": "D3a_dødssted_fylke, Bofylke 'Hele landet', Dødssted 'Privat hjem' and 'Alle dødssteder', Dødsår 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "6498 / 44955 * 100 = 14.5", "headline": false, "series": "no-fhi-deaths-private-home", "history": [], "notes": "'Privat hjem' = the deceased's home area outside health institutions (house, flat, holiday home, parked camper or caravan, garden, garage, private pool); excludes 'Annen helseinstitusjon' (nursing and care homes, sheltered housing) and hospitals. Official statistics. Data via FHI open API https://statistikk-data.fhi.no/api/open/v1/daar/Table/268 (FYLKE=Total). Full series, private-home deaths (share of all deaths): 1986 7828 (17.9%), 1990 8189 (17.8%), 1995 7854 (17.4%), 2000 6806 (15.5%), 2005 6261 (15.2%), 2010 6345 (15.3%), 2015 5855 (14.3%), 2016 5426 (13.3%), 2017 5105 (12.5%), 2018 5242 (12.8%), 2019 5147 (12.7%), 2020 6022 (14.8%), 2021 6298 (15.0%), 2022 6530 (14.2%), 2023 6329 (14.5%), 2024 6356 (14.4%), 2025* 6498 (14.5%). 2025 is marked provisional ('2025*') in the table; FHI publishes provisional figures in April and the complete year in October (table modified 2026-10-01).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2025-deaths-in-private-home", "citation_text": "In 2025, 6,498 deaths in Norway (14.5% of 44,955) took place in a private home (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2026; provisional). Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Cause of Death Registry (Dødsårsaksregisteret), \"Dødsårsaksregisteret statistikkbank, table D3a_dødssted_fylke (deaths by place of death and county of residence, 1986-2025)\" (https://statistikk.fhi.no/dar/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#no-fhi-2025-deaths-in-private-home." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2013-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2013, the first year in the CSO's online table, 6,661 deaths in Ireland (22.6% of 29,504) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2025).", "value": 6661, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2013", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "CSO PxStat table VSD36: Deaths by age group and place of occurrence, 2013-2023", "source_url": "https://data.cso.ie/table/VSD36", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "VSD36 Deaths; 2013; All ages; Domiciliary: 6661; All places of occurrence: 29504", "locator": "VSD36, Statistic 'Deaths', 2013, 'All ages', place 'Domiciliary' and 'All places of occurrence'", "derived": true, "formula": "6661 / 29504 * 100 = 22.6", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2013-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2013, the first year in the CSO's online table, 6,661 deaths in Ireland (22.6% of 29,504) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"CSO PxStat table VSD36: Deaths by age group and place of occurrence, 2013-2023\" (https://data.cso.ie/table/VSD36). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2013-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2019-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 7,136 deaths in Ireland (22.9% of 31,184) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2021).", "value": 7136, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "Vital Statistics Annual Report 2019: Deaths 2019", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2019/deaths2019/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Domiciliary (home) deaths accounted for 7,136 (22.9%) deaths.", "locator": "Section 'Deaths classified by place of occurrence'; Table 3.3A", "derived": true, "formula": "7136 / 31184 * 100 = 22.9", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). Total deaths for the share from PxStat VSD36 ('All places of occurrence'). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2019-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2019, 7,136 deaths in Ireland (22.9% of 31,184) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2021). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"Vital Statistics Annual Report 2019: Deaths 2019\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2019/deaths2019/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2019-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2020-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2020, 9,209 deaths in Ireland (28.0% of 32,856) took place at home, 29.1% more than the 7,136 in 2019 (Central Statistics Office, 2022).", "value": 9209, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "Vital Statistics Annual Report 2020: Deaths 2020", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2020/deaths2020/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-10-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Domiciliary (home) deaths accounted for 9,209 (28%) deaths.", "locator": "Section 'Deaths classified by place of occurrence'; Table 2.3", "derived": true, "formula": "9209 / 32856 * 100 = 28.0; (9209 - 7136) / 7136 * 100 = 29.1", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). Total deaths for the share from PxStat VSD36 ('All places of occurrence'). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2020-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2020, 9,209 deaths in Ireland (28.0% of 32,856) took place at home, 29.1% more than the 7,136 in 2019 (Central Statistics Office, 2022). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"Vital Statistics Annual Report 2020: Deaths 2020\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2020/deaths2020/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2020-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2021-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2021, 9,719 deaths in Ireland (27.9% of 34,844) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2023).", "value": 9719, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "Vital Statistics Annual Report 2021: Deaths 2021", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2021/deaths2021/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-10-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Domiciliary (home) deaths accounted for 9,719 (28%) deaths.", "locator": "Section 'Deaths classified by place of occurrence'; Table 2.3", "derived": true, "formula": "9719 / 34844 * 100 = 27.9", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). Total deaths for the share from PxStat VSD36 ('All places of occurrence'). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2021-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2021, 9,719 deaths in Ireland (27.9% of 34,844) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2023). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"Vital Statistics Annual Report 2021: Deaths 2021\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2021/deaths2021/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2021-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2022, 9,245 deaths in Ireland (25.8% of 35,804) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2024).", "value": 9245, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "Vital Statistics Annual Report 2022: Deaths 2022", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2022/deaths2022/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In terms of where people died in 2022, there were 14,880 deaths (41.6%) which occurred in general and orthopaedic hospitals, 9,245 (25.8%) were domiciliary deaths", "locator": "Section 'Deaths classified by place of occurrence'; Table 2.1", "derived": true, "formula": "9245 / 35804 * 100 = 25.8", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). Total deaths for the share from PxStat VSD36 ('All places of occurrence'). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2022-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2022, 9,245 deaths in Ireland (25.8% of 35,804) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2024). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"Vital Statistics Annual Report 2022: Deaths 2022\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2022/deaths2022/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2022-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2023-domiciliary-deaths", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2023, 8,725 deaths in Ireland (24.5% of 35,649) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2025).", "value": 8725, "unit": "deaths at home (domiciliary)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths occurring in Ireland, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "Vital Statistics Annual Report 2023: Key Findings", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2023/keyfindings/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In terms of where people died in 2023, there were 14,880 deaths (41.7%) that occurred in general and orthopaedic hospitals, 8,725 (24.5%) were domiciliary deaths (deaths that occurred at home)", "locator": "Section 'Deaths by Location'; also Deaths 2023 chapter, Table 2.1", "derived": true, "formula": "8725 / 35649 * 100 = 24.5", "headline": false, "series": "ie-cso-domiciliary-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "'Domiciliary' = deaths at home; nursing homes, hospices and all hospital types are separate categories in the CSO place-of-occurrence tables. Series from CSO PxStat table VSD36 (updated 2025-11-03): domiciliary deaths (share of all deaths) 2013 6661 (22.6%), 2014 6788 (23.2%), 2015 6921 (23.0%), 2016 6849 (22.3%), 2017 6898 (22.7%), 2018 7012 (22.5%), 2019 7136 (22.9%), 2020 9209 (28.0%), 2021 9719 (27.9%), 2022 9245 (25.8%), 2023 8725 (24.5%). Total deaths for the share from PxStat VSD36 ('All places of occurrence'). CSO publishes the final annual report about two years after the reference year; published_at is the report's release date as shown on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2023-domiciliary-deaths", "citation_text": "In 2023, 8,725 deaths in Ireland (24.5% of 35,649) took place at home (Central Statistics Office, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"Vital Statistics Annual Report 2023: Key Findings\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsar/vitalstatisticsannualreport2023/keyfindings/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2023-domiciliary-deaths." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2023-65plus-domiciliary-deaths-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.4% of deaths of people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 2023 took place at home (6,592 of 29,483) (Central Statistics Office, 2025).", "value": 22.4, "unit": "% of deaths aged 65+", "display_value": "22.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths occurring in Ireland at age 65+, by place of occurrence", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland", "source_title": "CSO PxStat table VSD36: Deaths by age group and place of occurrence, 2013-2023", "source_url": "https://data.cso.ie/table/VSD36", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "VSD36 Deaths; 2023; Domiciliary: 65 - 74 years 1625; 75 - 84 years 2283; 85 years and over 2684", "locator": "VSD36, 2023, age groups 65-74, 75-84, 85+ by 'Domiciliary' and 'All places of occurrence'", "derived": true, "formula": "(1625 + 2283 + 2684) / 29483 * 100 = 6592 / 29483 = 22.4 (29483 = all places of occurrence, ages 65-74 + 75-84 + 85+)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The same domiciliary cells appear in the 2023 report's Table 2.1 (Domiciliary 8,725 by age group: ... 1,625; 2,283; 2,684). Share at 65+ in 2019: 20.9% (5,357 of 25,606); 2020: 25.6% (6,912 of 26,979).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2023-65plus-domiciliary-deaths-share", "citation_text": "22.4% of deaths of people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 2023 took place at home (6,592 of 29,483) (Central Statistics Office, 2025). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, \"CSO PxStat table VSD36: Deaths by age group and place of occurrence, 2013-2023\" (https://data.cso.ie/table/VSD36). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ie-cso-2023-65plus-domiciliary-deaths-share." }, { "id": "dk-rehpa-2012-2020-natural-deaths-at-home-half", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About half of deaths from natural causes in Denmark in 2012-2020 occurred at the person's home address, a category that includes nursing-home residents, while the hospital share fell from 46% to 40% (REHPA, 2024).", "value": 50, "unit": "% (stated as 'about half')", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2012-2020", "population": "Adults in Denmark who died of natural causes (Danish Register of Causes of Death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "REHPA, Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (Region of Southern Denmark / University of Southern Denmark)", "source_title": "Jarlbæk L, Mikkelsen TB, Hansen RS, Vind AB. Dødssted og dødsårsager blandt voksne i Danmark i perioden 2012-2020. REHPA report, 2nd ed., October 2024", "source_url": "https://www.rehpa.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Doedssted-og-doedsaarsager-blandt-voksne-i-Danmark-OKT2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Cirka halvdelen af de, som dør af naturlige årsager, dør ’hjemme’", "locator": "Resumé, Resultater, p. 6 (footnote 1 defines 'hjemme'); English summary p. 9", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "NOT comparable with other countries' 'home' shares: 'hjemme' is death at the registered residence address, which for nursing-home residents is the nursing home, and records with missing place of death are added to it. Among people 85+, 60% died 'hjemme'. The direct PDF sits behind bot protection; read from the Wayback copy http://web.archive.org/web/20260516053348/https://www.rehpa.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Doedssted-og-doedsaarsager-blandt-voksne-i-Danmark-OKT2024.pdf.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dk-rehpa-2012-2020-natural-deaths-at-home-half", "citation_text": "About half of deaths from natural causes in Denmark in 2012-2020 occurred at the person's home address, a category that includes nursing-home residents, while the hospital share fell from 46% to 40% (REHPA, 2024). Source: REHPA, Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (Region of Southern Denmark / University of Southern Denmark), \"Jarlbæk L, Mikkelsen TB, Hansen RS, Vind AB. Dødssted og dødsårsager blandt voksne i Danmark i perioden 2012-2020. REHPA report, 2nd ed., October 2024\" (https://www.rehpa.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Doedssted-og-doedsaarsager-blandt-voksne-i-Danmark-OKT2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dk-rehpa-2012-2020-natural-deaths-at-home-half." }, { "id": "ylijoki-sorensen-2014-ill-defined-codes-denmark-vs-finland", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Danish death certificates were 13.2 times as likely as Finnish ones to carry an ill-defined or unknown cause of death (ICD-10 R00-R99) in 2010 (odds ratio; 18.6 in 2000, 9.5 in 2005) (Ylijoki-Sørensen et al., Forensic Science International, 2014).", "value": 13.2, "unit": "odds ratio, Denmark vs Finland (2010)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark and Finland", "period": "2000, 2005, 2010", "population": "Deaths in national mortality registers (100% of Danish and a random 90% of Finnish death certificates)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Ylijoki-Sørensen S, Sajantila A, Lalu K, Bøggild H, Boldsen JL, Boel LW. Coding ill-defined and unknown cause of death is 13 times more frequent in Denmark than in Finland. Forensic Sci Int 2014;244:289-294 (PMID 25300069)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25300069/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2014-09-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The use of R00-R99 codes was significantly higher in Denmark than in Finland; OR 18.6 (95% CI 15.3-22.4; p<0.001) for 2000, OR 9.5 (95% CI 8.0-11.3; p<0.001) for 2005 and OR 13.2 (95% CI 11.1-15.7; p<0.001) for 2010.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Context for definitions: England and Wales studies (Hiam et al., seeded) use R98/R99 as a proxy for bodies too decomposed to ascertain cause. This paper shows such codes depend heavily on how often a country autopsies unclear deaths, so R-code trends are not comparable across countries. More than 80% of Danish R-coded deaths were over 70; R96-R99 ('unknown cause') were the most used codes in both countries. Lead passed on by the parent collector (cited by Hiam et al.).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ylijoki-sorensen-2014-ill-defined-codes-denmark-vs-finland", "citation_text": "Danish death certificates were 13.2 times as likely as Finnish ones to carry an ill-defined or unknown cause of death (ICD-10 R00-R99) in 2010 (odds ratio; 18.6 in 2000, 9.5 in 2005) (Ylijoki-Sørensen et al., Forensic Science International, 2014). Source: Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Ylijoki-Sørensen S, Sajantila A, Lalu K, Bøggild H, Boldsen JL, Boel LW. Coding ill-defined and unknown cause of death is 13 times more frequent in Denmark than in Finland. Forensic Sci Int 2014;244:289-294 (PMID 25300069)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25300069/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ylijoki-sorensen-2014-ill-defined-codes-denmark-vs-finland." }, { "id": "ylijoki-sorensen-2014-r-coded-deaths-autopsy-rate", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "88.3% of Finnish deaths coded as ill-defined or unknown cause (R00-R99) were investigated by forensic autopsy, versus 3.5% of such Danish deaths by any autopsy (Ylijoki-Sørensen et al., Forensic Science International, 2014).", "value": 88.3, "unit": "% of R00-R99-coded deaths autopsied (Finland)", "display_value": "88.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland and Denmark", "period": "2000, 2005, 2010", "population": "Deaths coded R00-R99 in national mortality registers", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Ylijoki-Sørensen S, Sajantila A, Lalu K, Bøggild H, Boldsen JL, Boel LW. Coding ill-defined and unknown cause of death is 13 times more frequent in Denmark than in Finland. Forensic Sci Int 2014;244:289-294 (PMID 25300069)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25300069/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2014-09-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Forensic autopsy was performed in 88.3% of Finnish R00-R99-coded deaths, whereas only 3.5% of Danish R00-R99-coded deaths were investigated with forensic or medical autopsy.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The authors estimate that systematic forensic autopsy of unclear deaths would leave only 2-3 per 1,000 deaths coded ill-defined/unknown. Companion paper (PMID 25447186): total autopsy rate about 4% in Denmark versus 25-30% in Finland.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ylijoki-sorensen-2014-r-coded-deaths-autopsy-rate", "citation_text": "88.3% of Finnish deaths coded as ill-defined or unknown cause (R00-R99) were investigated by forensic autopsy, versus 3.5% of such Danish deaths by any autopsy (Ylijoki-Sørensen et al., Forensic Science International, 2014). Source: Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Ylijoki-Sørensen S, Sajantila A, Lalu K, Bøggild H, Boldsen JL, Boel LW. Coding ill-defined and unknown cause of death is 13 times more frequent in Denmark than in Finland. Forensic Sci Int 2014;244:289-294 (PMID 25300069)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25300069/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ylijoki-sorensen-2014-r-coded-deaths-autopsy-rate." }, { "id": "byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2000-2004", "family": "consequences", "statement": "1.6% of autopsies at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide in 2000-2004 (27 of 1,673) were of people aged 60+ who died at home and were found moderately to markedly decomposed (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 1.6, "unit": "% of all autopsies", "display_value": "1.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia, Australia (Forensic Science SA autopsy caseload)", "period": "2000-2004", "population": "Autopsies of people aged 60+ who died at home with moderate to marked decomposition (the author's surrogate marker for social isolation)", "sample_n": 1673, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There were 27 cases from 2000 to 2004, out of a total of 1673 autopsies (1.6 %)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-of-autopsies", "history": [], "notes": "Post-mortem intervals 3-60 days (mean 10.7); 22 natural deaths, 2 suicides, 3 undetermined; M:F 21:6. Abstract read via NCBI E-utilities (efetch).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2000-2004", "citation_text": "1.6% of autopsies at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide in 2000-2004 (27 of 1,673) were of people aged 60+ who died at home and were found moderately to markedly decomposed (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2000-2004." }, { "id": "byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2019-2023", "family": "consequences", "statement": "9.6% of autopsies at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide in 2019-2023 (67 of 696) were of people aged 60+ who died at home and were found moderately to markedly decomposed, up from 1.6% in 2000-2004 (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 9.6, "unit": "% of all autopsies", "display_value": "9.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia, Australia (Forensic Science SA autopsy caseload)", "period": "2019-2023", "population": "Autopsies of people aged 60+ who died at home with moderate to marked decomposition (the author's surrogate marker for social isolation)", "sample_n": 696, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There were 67 cases between 2019 and 2023, out of a total of 696 autopsies (9.6 %)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-of-autopsies", "history": [], "notes": "Caution: total autopsies fell from 1,673 to 696 between the periods, so the rise in share partly reflects a smaller caseload; the case count itself rose from 27 to 67 (p < 0.001). 55 natural, 3 suicides, 9 undetermined; M:F 52:15; post-mortem intervals 3-240 days.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2019-2023", "citation_text": "9.6% of autopsies at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide in 2019-2023 (67 of 696) were of people aged 60+ who died at home and were found moderately to markedly decomposed, up from 1.6% in 2000-2004 (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-share-autopsies-2019-2023." }, { "id": "byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-men-78pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "78% of people aged 60+ found decomposed at home and autopsied in South Australia in 2000-2004 and 2019-2023 were men (73 of 94), most of whom died of ischaemic heart disease (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 78, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "78%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia, Australia (Forensic Science SA autopsy caseload)", "period": "2000-2004 and 2019-2023", "population": "People aged 60+ who died at home and were autopsied with moderate to marked decomposition", "sample_n": 94, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Comparing the two time periods showed a predominance of males (78 %) dying of ischaemic heart disease in each cohort (67 and 60 % respectively).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "73 of 94 from the M:F ratios 21:6 and 52:15 given in the abstract. Candidate for a cross-study 'share of men among people found late' chart.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-men-78pct", "citation_text": "78% of people aged 60+ found decomposed at home and autopsied in South Australia in 2000-2004 and 2019-2023 were men (73 of 94), most of whom died of ischaemic heart disease (Byard, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Byard RW. The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) - A South Australian study. J Forensic Leg Med 2025;109:102799 (PMID 39689400)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689400/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2025-sa-decomposed-60plus-home-deaths-men-78pct." }, { "id": "byard-2008-adelaide-decomposed-bodies-cause-ascertained-89pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "89% of 629 decomposed bodies autopsied at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide over 1994-2004 had their cause of death ascertained; in 6% (35 cases) neither the cause nor the manner of death could be determined (Byard et al., Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2008).", "value": 89, "unit": "% with cause of death ascertained", "display_value": "89%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Australia, Australia (Forensic Science SA)", "period": "1994-2004", "population": "All autopsies with significant decomposition (any place of death, ages 10 months to 92 years)", "sample_n": 629, "publisher": "Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology (Springer; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Byard RW, Farrell E, Simpson E. Diagnostic yield and characteristic features in a series of decomposed bodies subject to coronial autopsy. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2008;4(1):9-14 (PMID 19291464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19291464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2007-08-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The cause of death was ascertained in 89% of cases and the manner of death in 93% of cases. In 35 cases (6%) both the cause and manner could not be determined.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Not restricted to home deaths: 46% natural, 28% suicide, 13% accident, 6% homicide; 79% male (498 of 629). Candidate for a cross-study 'cause of death undetermined in decomposed bodies' chart (11% not ascertained).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2008-adelaide-decomposed-bodies-cause-ascertained-89pct", "citation_text": "89% of 629 decomposed bodies autopsied at Forensic Science SA in Adelaide over 1994-2004 had their cause of death ascertained; in 6% (35 cases) neither the cause nor the manner of death could be determined (Byard et al., Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2008). Source: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology (Springer; peer-reviewed), \"Byard RW, Farrell E, Simpson E. Diagnostic yield and characteristic features in a series of decomposed bodies subject to coronial autopsy. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2008;4(1):9-14 (PMID 19291464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19291464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#byard-2008-adelaide-decomposed-bodies-cause-ascertained-89pct." }, { "id": "dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-5pct-of-home-deaths", "family": "consequences", "statement": "5.0% of all deaths at home in the German city of Münster in 2017 (29 of 576) were 'lonely deaths' in which the body was found showing signs of decomposition (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025).", "value": 5, "unit": "% of deaths at home", "display_value": "5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Münster, Germany (city, population 306,729)", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths at home in Münster (complete death certificates and emergency-physician protocols); lonely death = body found with signs of decomposition", "sample_n": 576, "publisher": "Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "We determined a prevalence of 5.0% (95% confidence interval: [3.2; 6.8]) for lonely deaths in the home, and of 3.5% [2.0; 5.0] for suicides in the home", "locator": "Results and Discussion; Table 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition quote: 'The indicator we used for a lonely death at home was a find of a dead body showing signs of physical decomposition.' For 11 of the 29 a last contact while alive was established, 'a mean of 10.2 days before death (minimum 2 days, maximum 28 days, median 7 days)' (wording as published). 18 of the 29 had a post-mortem examination; none showed signs of suicide. Germany has no official count of people found late; this is a single-city study.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-5pct-of-home-deaths", "citation_text": "5.0% of all deaths at home in the German city of Münster in 2017 (29 of 576) were 'lonely deaths' in which the body was found showing signs of decomposition (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025). Source: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter), \"Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-5pct-of-home-deaths." }, { "id": "dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-men-7-4pct-women-2-5pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "7.4% of men who died at home in Münster in 2017 (22 of 299) were found decomposed, about three times the share among women (2.5%, 7 of 277) (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025).", "value": 7.4, "unit": "% of deaths at home (men)", "display_value": "7.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Münster, Germany (city, population 306,729)", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths at home in Münster, by gender; lonely death = body found with signs of decomposition", "sample_n": 299, "publisher": "Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Women | 2.5 % [0.7; 4.4] | 7/277 ... Men | 7.4 % [4.4; 10.3] | 22/299", "locator": "Table 2, rows 'Women' and 'Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table cells transcribed (95% CI in brackets). 22 of the 29 lonely deaths were men (75.9%, Table 1).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-men-7-4pct-women-2-5pct", "citation_text": "7.4% of men who died at home in Münster in 2017 (22 of 299) were found decomposed, about three times the share among women (2.5%, 7 of 277) (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025). Source: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter), \"Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-men-7-4pct-women-2-5pct." }, { "id": "dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-under-60-11-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "11.8% of people under 60 who died at home in Münster in 2017 (11 of 93) were found decomposed, versus 3.7% of those aged 60 or over (18 of 483) (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025).", "value": 11.8, "unit": "% of deaths at home (under 60)", "display_value": "11.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Münster, Germany (city, population 306,729)", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths at home in Münster, by age; lonely death = body found with signs of decomposition", "sample_n": 93, "publisher": "Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "< 60 years | 11.8 % [5.3. 18.4] | 11/93 ... ≥ 60 years | 3.7 % [2.0; 5.4] | 18/483", "locator": "Table 2, rows '< 60 years' and '>= 60 years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table cells transcribed as printed ('[5.3. 18.4]' sic). In absolute numbers more lonely deaths were aged 60+ (18 vs 11), but younger home deaths were proportionally more often found late.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-under-60-11-8pct", "citation_text": "11.8% of people under 60 who died at home in Münster in 2017 (11 of 93) were found decomposed, versus 3.7% of those aged 60 or over (18 of 483) (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025). Source: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter), \"Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-lonely-deaths-under-60-11-8pct." }, { "id": "dasch-2025-munster-emergency-physician-found-already-dead-69-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "69.9% of the 196 deaths at home in Münster in 2017 that an emergency physician attended (34.0% of all 576 home deaths) were people already dead when the physician arrived (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025).", "value": 69.9, "unit": "% of emergency-physician home attendances where the person was already dead", "display_value": "69.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Münster, Germany (city, population 306,729)", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths at home in Münster attended by an emergency physician", "sample_n": 196, "publisher": "Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter)", "source_title": "Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 196 of all persons who had died in the home (34.0%) an emergency physician had attended at the end of life. In 69.9% of cases the emergency physician had found a person already deceased.", "locator": "Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Context for the found-helpless to found-dead continuum; not restricted to people living alone (about 137 of 196, derived).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-emergency-physician-found-already-dead-69-9pct", "citation_text": "69.9% of the 196 deaths at home in Münster in 2017 that an emergency physician attended (34.0% of all 576 home deaths) were people already dead when the physician arrived (Dasch et al., Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2025). Source: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (peer-reviewed research letter), \"Dasch B, Bernhardt F, Sudhaus HM, Lenz P. The Prevalence of Lonely Deaths and Suicides in the Home: An Analysis of Death Certificates and Emergency Physician Protocols. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2025;122(1):19-20 (PMID 40009873, PMC12416031)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12416031/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#dasch-2025-munster-emergency-physician-found-already-dead-69-9pct." }, { "id": "merz-2011-domestic-setting-corpse-definition-24-hours", "family": "consequences", "statement": "24 hours: German forensic researchers propose defining a 'domestic-setting corpse' (Wohnungsleiche) as a body found in a private home more than 24 hours after death, after a review of German- and English-language forensic journals found 37 qualifying cases (Merz et al., Archiv für Kriminologie, 2011).", "value": 24, "unit": "hours (minimum post-mortem interval in the proposed definition)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany (definition; literature review)", "period": "literature to 2011", "population": "Published cases of bodies found at home at least 24 hours after death", "sample_n": 37, "publisher": "Archiv für Kriminologie (peer-reviewed; German with English abstract)", "source_title": "Merz M et al. [Criteria for the classification as a 'domestic-setting corpse': a literature search and review to define the term]. Arch Kriminol 2011;228(5-6):191-202 (PMID 22276370)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22276370/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2011-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "we suggest that the two general defining characteristics of a \"domestic-setting corpse\" are a post-mortem interval of more than 24 hours before discovery and the discovery of the corpse in a domestic setting.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The 37 literature cases frequently described advanced decomposition, unclear cause of death and identification problems. Germany has no official statistic; this is the working definition used in German forensic literature.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#merz-2011-domestic-setting-corpse-definition-24-hours", "citation_text": "24 hours: German forensic researchers propose defining a 'domestic-setting corpse' (Wohnungsleiche) as a body found in a private home more than 24 hours after death, after a review of German- and English-language forensic journals found 37 qualifying cases (Merz et al., Archiv für Kriminologie, 2011). Source: Archiv für Kriminologie (peer-reviewed; German with English abstract), \"Merz M et al. [Criteria for the classification as a 'domestic-setting corpse': a literature search and review to define the term]. Arch Kriminol 2011;228(5-6):191-202 (PMID 22276370)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22276370/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#merz-2011-domestic-setting-corpse-definition-24-hours." }, { "id": "thiblin-2004-stockholm-isolated-death-definition-1-week", "family": "consequences", "statement": "1 week: Swedish forensic researchers define an 'isolated death' as one with at least a week between death and discovery; in Stockholm County in 1992-2000 such deaths rose only slightly, and a record of mental disorder was more common among them than among other medicolegal cases (Thiblin et al., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2004).", "value": 7, "unit": "days (minimum interval between death and discovery)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Stockholm County, Sweden (population about 1.9 million)", "period": "1992-2000", "population": "All deaths subjected to medicolegal examination in Stockholm County", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic Sciences (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Thiblin IB et al. Relationships between the deinstitutionalization of healthcare for patients with mental disorder, substance abuse, and isolated death. J Forensic Sci 2004;49(2):354-60 (PMID 15027560)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15027560/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2004-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The pattern of ID (defined as cases involving a postmortem delay between death and discovery of at least 1 week), as well as the incidence of fatalities subjected to medicolegal examination", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Findings quote: 'There was a rather limited increase in the incidence of ID'. A record of alcohol and/or drug abuse was more common than a mental-disorder diagnosis among those dying under 65, with a clear ID vs non-ID difference among men. Counts are not given in the abstract.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#thiblin-2004-stockholm-isolated-death-definition-1-week", "citation_text": "1 week: Swedish forensic researchers define an 'isolated death' as one with at least a week between death and discovery; in Stockholm County in 1992-2000 such deaths rose only slightly, and a record of mental disorder was more common among them than among other medicolegal cases (Thiblin et al., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2004). Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences (peer-reviewed), \"Thiblin IB et al. Relationships between the deinstitutionalization of healthcare for patients with mental disorder, substance abuse, and isolated death. J Forensic Sci 2004;49(2):354-60 (PMID 15027560)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15027560/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#thiblin-2004-stockholm-isolated-death-definition-1-week." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-deaths-2015-2017-count", "family": "consequences", "statement": "417 people aged 65+ who lived alone were found dead at home in Spain's Valencian Community over 2015-2017: 159 in 2015, 135 in 2016 and 123 in 2017 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 417, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone whose bodies were found at home (judicial death bulletins), any interval after death", "sample_n": 417, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Desde el 1/01/2015 al 31/12/2017 se produjeron en la CV un total de 417 casos de MSA, correspondiendo 159 (38,1%) a 2015, 135 (32,4%) a 2016 y 123 (29,5%) a 2017", "locator": "p. 4-5, Resultados", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. 64.5% men; mean age 76.3; 39.2% widowed; winter had the most cases (36.2%). Spain has no national count.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-deaths-2015-2017-count", "citation_text": "417 people aged 65+ who lived alone were found dead at home in Spain's Valencian Community over 2015-2017: 159 in 2015, 135 in 2016 and 123 in 2017 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-deaths-2015-2017-count." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2015", "family": "consequences", "statement": "17.3 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 17.3, "unit": "per 100,000 population aged 65+ (age-standardised to the European standard population)", "display_value": "17.3 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2015", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone whose bodies were found at home, any interval after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The adjusted rates were: in 2015, 17.3 (95% CI: 14.7-20.2); in 2016, 14.5 (95% CI: 12.1-17.2); and in 2017, 13.2 (95% CI: 11,0-15.8).", "locator": "Abstract (English); p. 5 Resultados", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "es-valencia-solitary-death-rate-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. Methods: rate of solitary death 'en sujetos mayores de 64 años de la Comunidad Valenciana, ajustada por la población estándar europea'. Falling trend over the three years.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2015", "citation_text": "17.3 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2015." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2016", "family": "consequences", "statement": "14.5 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2016 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 14.5, "unit": "per 100,000 population aged 65+ (age-standardised to the European standard population)", "display_value": "14.5 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2016", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone whose bodies were found at home, any interval after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The adjusted rates were: in 2015, 17.3 (95% CI: 14.7-20.2); in 2016, 14.5 (95% CI: 12.1-17.2); and in 2017, 13.2 (95% CI: 11,0-15.8).", "locator": "Abstract (English); p. 5 Resultados", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "es-valencia-solitary-death-rate-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. Methods: rate of solitary death 'en sujetos mayores de 64 años de la Comunidad Valenciana, ajustada por la población estándar europea'. Falling trend over the three years.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2016", "citation_text": "14.5 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2016 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2016." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2017", "family": "consequences", "statement": "13.2 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2017 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 13.2, "unit": "per 100,000 population aged 65+ (age-standardised to the European standard population)", "display_value": "13.2 per 100,000 aged 65+", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Valencian Community, Spain: people 65+ living alone found dead at home (2017)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2017", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone whose bodies were found at home, any interval after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The adjusted rates were: in 2015, 17.3 (95% CI: 14.7-20.2); in 2016, 14.5 (95% CI: 12.1-17.2); and in 2017, 13.2 (95% CI: 11,0-15.8).", "locator": "Abstract (English); p. 5 Resultados", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "es-valencia-solitary-death-rate-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. Methods: rate of solitary death 'en sujetos mayores de 64 años de la Comunidad Valenciana, ajustada por la población estándar europea'. Falling trend over the three years.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2017", "citation_text": "13.2 per 100,000 residents aged 65+ (European age-standardised) was the rate of solitary deaths, people living alone found dead at home, in Spain's Valencian Community in 2017 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-65plus-solitary-death-rate-2017." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-men-or-2-40", "family": "consequences", "statement": "2.40 times the odds of women: men aged 65+ who died at home in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be a solitary death, living alone and found dead (adjusted OR 2.40, 95% CI 1.87-3.06) (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 2.4, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio (men vs women)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Residents aged 65+ who died at home (comparison: solitary deaths vs other home deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "After adjustment, gender (OR M / H: 2.40; 95% CI: 1.87-3.06)", "locator": "Abstract (English); Table 4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. Age: the full text says age 76 or younger raised the odds 4.56 times ('la edad ≤ 76 años multiplicó el riesgo por 4,56'); the English abstract's label 'OR ≥76/<76' is the reverse of the full text, whose conclusions confirm higher risk at younger ages. Disability was protective (OR 0.51); urban residence (towns of 10,000+) OR 2.20.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-men-or-2-40", "citation_text": "2.40 times the odds of women: men aged 65+ who died at home in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be a solitary death, living alone and found dead (adjusted OR 2.40, 95% CI 1.87-3.06) (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-men-or-2-40." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-divorced-or-29-single-or-23", "family": "consequences", "statement": "29.25 times the odds of married people: divorced people aged 65+ who died at home in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be a solitary death (never married 23.23; widowed 7.14) (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 29.25, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio (divorced vs married)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Residents aged 65+ who died at home (comparison: solitary deaths vs other home deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "ser viudo/a aumentó el riesgo en 7,14 (4,85-10,51), ser soltero/a en 23,23 (15,78-34,20) y ser divorciado/a en 29,25 (19,46-43,95)", "locator": "p. 5, Resultados (multivariate model); Table 4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. Marital status partly stands in for living alone, since the comparison group is all home deaths of people 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-divorced-or-29-single-or-23", "citation_text": "29.25 times the odds of married people: divorced people aged 65+ who died at home in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be a solitary death (never married 23.23; widowed 7.14) (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-divorced-or-29-single-or-23." }, { "id": "esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-summer-or-2-34", "family": "consequences", "statement": "2.34 times the odds in summer as in spring: deaths at home of people aged 65+ in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be solitary deaths (living alone, found dead) in summer, with winter at 1.93 and autumn at 1.82 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021).", "value": 2.34, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio (summer vs spring)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Valencian Community, Spain", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Residents aged 65+ who died at home (comparison: solitary deaths vs other home deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)", "source_url": "https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "el otoño, con respecto a la primavera, multiplicó el riesgo por 1,82 (IC95%: 1,25-2,65), el invierno lo hizo por 1,93 (IC95%: 1,36-2,75) y el verano por 2,34", "locator": "p. 5, Resultados (multivariate model); Table 4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 3): 'la muerte de una persona mayor de 64 años que vive sola y cuyo cuerpo es encontrado en su propio domicilio un tiempo variable después de la muerte' (no minimum interval); cases identified by linking judicial death bulletins (found dead) with the regional population register's living-alone code. The outcome is being a solitary death (living alone and found dead), not a measured interval. Winter had the most cases in absolute terms (36.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-summer-or-2-34", "citation_text": "2.34 times the odds in summer as in spring: deaths at home of people aged 65+ in Spain's Valencian Community in 2015-2017 were more likely to be solitary deaths (living alone, found dead) in summer, with winter at 1.93 and autumn at 1.82 (Esteve-Esteve et al., Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2021). Source: Revista Española de Salud Pública (Ministerio de Sanidad; peer-reviewed), \"Esteve-Esteve M et al. Magnitud y factores asociados al fenómeno de la muerte solitaria del anciano en la Comunidad Valenciana. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2021;95:e202103044 (PMID 33759874)\" (https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/ORIGINALES/RS95C_202103044.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#esteve-2021-valencia-solitary-death-summer-or-2-34." }, { "id": "bates-2023-london-advanced-decomposition-12pct-post-lockdown", "family": "consequences", "statement": "12% of coronial autopsies in the London area in the months after the March 2020 lockdown (35 of 290) showed advanced decomposition, up from 5.1% (15 of 290) in the months before (Bates, Academic Forensic Pathology, 2023).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of coronial autopsies with advanced decomposition", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "London area, UK (coronial autopsies at one mortuary)", "period": "2020 (290 sequential cases after the 23 March 2020 lockdown, within January-June 2020)", "population": "Coronial autopsies, 290 sequential cases before and 290 after the March 2020 lockdown", "sample_n": 580, "publisher": "Academic Forensic Pathology (SAGE; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Bates AWH. Characteristics of Coronial Autopsy Cases in the London Area of the United Kingdom, Pre and Post COVID-19 Lockdown. Acad Forensic Pathol 2023;13(1):3-8 (PMID 37091199, PMC10119866)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10119866/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-04-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of bodies showing advanced decompositional change postlockdown (5.1% pre- and 12% postlockdown,", "locator": "Results; Table 5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table 5: pre-lockdown 250 none / 25 early / 15 advanced; post-lockdown 234 / 21 / 35 (chi-square 0.011). Table 6 shows a smaller, non-significant April-June excess in 2019 (19/166) and 2021 (19/229); the author attributes the larger 2020 difference 'most likely' to delays in discovering the deceased. Separate series from the seeded Estrin-Serlui study (uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#bates-2023-london-advanced-decomposition-12pct-post-lockdown", "citation_text": "12% of coronial autopsies in the London area in the months after the March 2020 lockdown (35 of 290) showed advanced decomposition, up from 5.1% (15 of 290) in the months before (Bates, Academic Forensic Pathology, 2023). Source: Academic Forensic Pathology (SAGE; peer-reviewed), \"Bates AWH. Characteristics of Coronial Autopsy Cases in the London Area of the United Kingdom, Pre and Post COVID-19 Lockdown. Acad Forensic Pathol 2023;13(1):3-8 (PMID 37091199, PMC10119866)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10119866/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#bates-2023-london-advanced-decomposition-12pct-post-lockdown." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-london-unascertained-postmortems-90pct-severe-decomposition", "family": "consequences", "statement": "90% of coronial post-mortems recorded as '1a unascertained' in a London study during the COVID-19 pandemic were attributed to severe decomposition (Estrin-Serlui and Osborn 2023, as reported by Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024).", "value": 90, "unit": "% of 'unascertained' post-mortems due to severe decomposition", "display_value": "90%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "London, UK (one central London mortuary)", "period": "2019-2021 (one year either side of 23 March 2020)", "population": "Coronial post-mortems with cause of death recorded as '1a unascertained/unascertainable'", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Research during the pandemic found that 90% of postmortems that were recorded as '1a unascertained/unascertainable' were due to severe decomposition,", "locator": "Box 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original source: Estrin-Serlui T, Osborn M. J Clin Pathol 2023;76(2):121-125 (PMID 34535567); its full text returned HTTP 403, and its abstract does not give this figure. Seed record uk-london-2023-lockdown-decomposition-increase covers that study's headline numbers.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-london-unascertained-postmortems-90pct-severe-decomposition", "citation_text": "90% of coronial post-mortems recorded as '1a unascertained' in a London study during the COVID-19 pandemic were attributed to severe decomposition (Estrin-Serlui and Osborn 2023, as reported by Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed), \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-london-unascertained-postmortems-90pct-severe-decomposition." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-london-severely-decomposed-only-16pct-unascertained", "family": "consequences", "statement": "16% of severely decomposed bodies in a London coronial autopsy series had an 'unascertained' cause of death; for the rest a cause could still be given (Estrin-Serlui and Osborn 2023, as reported by Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024).", "value": 16, "unit": "% of severely decomposed bodies with unascertained cause", "display_value": "16%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "London, UK (one central London mortuary)", "period": "2019-2021 (one year either side of 23 March 2020)", "population": "Severely decomposed bodies undergoing coronial autopsy", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "in the study of postmortems before and after the pandemic lockdown only 16% of severely decomposed bodies had an unascertained cause of death", "locator": "Discussion ('Strengths and limitations')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original source: Estrin-Serlui and Osborn, J Clin Pathol 2023 (PMID 34535567; full text 403). Hiam et al. note this is why R98/R99 codes undercount people found decomposed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-london-severely-decomposed-only-16pct-unascertained", "citation_text": "16% of severely decomposed bodies in a London coronial autopsy series had an 'unascertained' cause of death; for the rest a cause could still be given (Estrin-Serlui and Osborn 2023, as reported by Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed), \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-london-severely-decomposed-only-16pct-unascertained." }, { "id": "hiam-2024-ew-undefined-deaths-men-3x-women-by-age", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 3 times higher for men than women: age-standardised rates of 'undefined' deaths (ICD-10 R98/R99, a proxy for bodies too decomposed to establish a cause) in both working-age (20-59) and older (60+) groups in England and Wales, 1979-2020 (Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024).", "value": 3, "unit": "ratio of male to female age-standardised rates (approximate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "1979-2020", "population": "Deaths coded R98 ('unattended death') or R99 (ICD-10) or ICD-9 equivalents, by gender and broad age group (ONS data)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "These shows similar patterns for both age groups, with a consistently higher rate for men than women (approximately three times as high).", "locator": "Results (Figure 3)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adds the age-group breakdown to seed uk-jrsm-2024-undefined-deaths-rising-1979-2020 (which reports the overall male rate as more than double the female rate by the 2000s). Hiam et al. also report deaths at home rising from 22.4% (2006) to 31% (2021) of male deaths and from 16% to 26.5% of female deaths (all deaths at home, not only people found late).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-ew-undefined-deaths-men-3x-women-by-age", "citation_text": "About 3 times higher for men than women: age-standardised rates of 'undefined' deaths (ICD-10 R98/R99, a proxy for bodies too decomposed to establish a cause) in both working-age (20-59) and older (60+) groups in England and Wales, 1979-2020 (Hiam et al., Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2024). Source: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (SAGE; peer-reviewed), \"Hiam L, Estrin-Serlui T, Dorling D, McKee M, Minton J. A deathly silence: why has the number of people found decomposed in England and Wales been rising? J R Soc Med 2024;117(5) (PMID 37989250, PMC11284264)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11284264/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hiam-2024-ew-undefined-deaths-men-3x-women-by-age." }, { "id": "vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-cause-undetermined-30-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "30.7% of 88 people aged 65+ found decomposed after non-traumatic deaths at home in Trabzon, Turkey (2014-2023) had no determinable cause of death at autopsy (27 cases), against a negative-autopsy rate of about 4-5% reported for general forensic practice (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026).", "value": 30.7, "unit": "% with cause of death undetermined (negative autopsy)", "display_value": "30.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Trabzon, Turkey (Council of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon Group Presidency)", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "People aged 65+ found dead at home in bloat, active-decay or advanced-decay stages, non-traumatic and non-toxic deaths", "sample_n": 88, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 30.7% (n = 27), the cause of death could not be determined and was reported as a negative autopsy.", "locator": "Results ('Causes of death'); Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Comparator quote (Discussion): 'In general forensic practice, a negative autopsy rate of approximately 4–5% is reported; however, this rate increases in decomposed bodies.' Identification needed DNA in 29.5%. Adds diagnostic-yield data to seed tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone (85.2% lived alone, 83.0% men).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-cause-undetermined-30-7pct", "citation_text": "30.7% of 88 people aged 65+ found decomposed after non-traumatic deaths at home in Trabzon, Turkey (2014-2023) had no determinable cause of death at autopsy (27 cases), against a negative-autopsy rate of about 4-5% reported for general forensic practice (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026). Source: BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-cause-undetermined-30-7pct." }, { "id": "vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-pmi-10-days-plus-41pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "41% of 88 people aged 65+ found decomposed after non-traumatic deaths at home in Trabzon, Turkey (2014-2023) had been dead 10 days or more: post-mortem interval 3-5 days in 22, 6-9 days in 30, 10-14 days in 24 and 15-30 days in 12 (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026).", "value": 40.9, "unit": "% with post-mortem interval of 10-30 days", "display_value": "40.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Trabzon, Turkey (Council of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon Group Presidency)", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "People aged 65+ found dead at home in bloat, active-decay or advanced-decay stages, non-traumatic and non-toxic deaths", "sample_n": 88, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The postmortem interval distribution was as follows: 25.0% (n = 22) were 3–5 days, 34.1% (n = 30) were 6–9 days, 27.3% (n = 24) were 10–14 days, and 15.6% (n = 12) were 15–30 days.", "locator": "Results ('Sociodemographic data and scene investigation findings')", "derived": true, "formula": "(24 + 12) / 88 = 40.9%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The paper prints 15.6% for n = 12, but 12/88 = 13.6%; the counts sum to 88, so counts are used. 56.8% of cases occurred in summer; 58.0% in rural areas.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-pmi-10-days-plus-41pct", "citation_text": "41% of 88 people aged 65+ found decomposed after non-traumatic deaths at home in Trabzon, Turkey (2014-2023) had been dead 10 days or more: post-mortem interval 3-5 days in 22, 6-9 days in 30, 10-14 days in 24 and 15-30 days in 12 (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026). Source: BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-pmi-10-days-plus-41pct." }, { "id": "vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-last-seen-alive-mean-11-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "11.1 days on average (range 3-27) had passed since people aged 65+ found decomposed at home in Trabzon, Turkey, in 2014-2023 were last seen alive, among the 71 of 88 cases with this information (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026).", "value": 11.09, "unit": "days (mean interval since last seen alive)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Trabzon, Turkey (Council of Forensic Medicine, Trabzon Group Presidency)", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "People aged 65+ found dead at home in bloat, active-decay or advanced-decay stages, non-traumatic and non-toxic deaths", "sample_n": 88, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "For 80.7% (n = 71) of cases, the interval since the decedent was last seen alive ranged from 3 to 27 days (mean 11.09 days).", "locator": "Results ('Sociodemographic data and scene investigation findings')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "19.3% (17) of files lacked the time last seen alive.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-last-seen-alive-mean-11-days", "citation_text": "11.1 days on average (range 3-27) had passed since people aged 65+ found decomposed at home in Trabzon, Turkey, in 2014-2023 were last seen alive, among the 71 of 88 cases with this information (Vural and Kalkan, BMC Geriatrics, 2026). Source: BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26(1):313 (PMID 41639798, PMC12964670)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12964670/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#vural-2026-trabzon-decomposed-65plus-last-seen-alive-mean-11-days." }, { "id": "erel-2011-aydin-decomposed-bodies-4-5pct-of-forensic-autopsies", "family": "consequences", "statement": "4.5% of 1,390 forensic autopsies in Aydin, Turkey (2004-2008) were of decomposed bodies (62); 91.9% were men, 38.7% had lived alone and 57.9% were found at home (Erel et al., Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 2011).", "value": 4.5, "unit": "% of forensic autopsies", "display_value": "4.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aydin, Turkey (Adnan Menderes University forensic medicine)", "period": "2004-2008", "population": "Forensic autopsies; decomposed bodies (indoor and outdoor)", "sample_n": 1390, "publisher": "Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (peer-reviewed; Turkish with English abstract)", "source_title": "Erel O et al. [Evaluation of traumatic findings in decomposed bodies in Aydin]. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2011;17(4):340-3 (PMID 21935833)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21935833/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2011-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "From the 1390 forensic autopsies, 4.5% were decomposed bodies. Male cases accounted for 91.9%, and the male/female ratio was 11.4/1. From reports, 38.7% lived alone, and the crime scene was the home in 57.9%.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Indoor bodies were significantly more common among single people; traumatic lesions more common in outdoor cases.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#erel-2011-aydin-decomposed-bodies-4-5pct-of-forensic-autopsies", "citation_text": "4.5% of 1,390 forensic autopsies in Aydin, Turkey (2004-2008) were of decomposed bodies (62); 91.9% were men, 38.7% had lived alone and 57.9% were found at home (Erel et al., Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 2011). Source: Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (peer-reviewed; Turkish with English abstract), \"Erel O et al. [Evaluation of traumatic findings in decomposed bodies in Aydin]. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2011;17(4):340-3 (PMID 21935833)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21935833/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#erel-2011-aydin-decomposed-bodies-4-5pct-of-forensic-autopsies." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-2016-2023-total", "family": "consequences", "statement": "46,313 people living alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (any age, cause or interval); 69.8% were men, with a median age of 70 for men and 80 for women (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 46313, "unit": "people (8-year total)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "Unexpected deaths at home of people in single-person households examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": 46313, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Among 46,313 solitary death cases, 32,345 were male (69.8%, median age 70 years) and 13,968 were female (30.2%, median age 80 years).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Pensioners 44.4% of men and 67.9% of women; welfare recipients 29.4% and 15.9% (Table 1).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-2016-2023-total", "citation_text": "46,313 people living alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (any age, cause or interval); 69.8% were men, with a median age of 70 for men and 80 for women (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-2016-2023-total." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2016", "family": "consequences", "statement": "69.3 per 100,000 men in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2016 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 69.3, "unit": "per 100,000 men (crude, mid-year population)", "display_value": "69.3 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016", "population": "Men in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (numerator); all men in the 23 wards (denominator)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Crude mortality rates per 100,000 persons increased from 69.3 to 102.5 in males and 29.7 to 41.4 in females between 2016 and 2023.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Age-adjusted rates (2015 Japanese standard population) also rose over 2016-2023 (Figure 2; values shown only in the figure). Rates using the estimated population living alone as the denominator showed similar trends (Supplementary Tables 1-2, not extracted).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2016", "citation_text": "69.3 per 100,000 men in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2016 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2016." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2023", "family": "consequences", "statement": "102.5 per 100,000 men in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, up from 69.3 in 2016 (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 102.5, "unit": "per 100,000 men (crude, mid-year population)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2023", "population": "Men in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (numerator); all men in the 23 wards (denominator)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Crude mortality rates per 100,000 persons increased from 69.3 to 102.5 in males and 29.7 to 41.4 in females between 2016 and 2023.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Age-adjusted rates (2015 Japanese standard population) also rose over 2016-2023 (Figure 2; values shown only in the figure). Rates using the estimated population living alone as the denominator showed similar trends (Supplementary Tables 1-2, not extracted).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2023", "citation_text": "102.5 per 100,000 men in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, up from 69.3 in 2016 (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-men-2023." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2016", "family": "consequences", "statement": "29.7 per 100,000 women in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2016 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 29.7, "unit": "per 100,000 women (crude, mid-year population)", "display_value": "29.7 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016", "population": "Women in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (numerator); all women in the 23 wards (denominator)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Crude mortality rates per 100,000 persons increased from 69.3 to 102.5 in males and 29.7 to 41.4 in females between 2016 and 2023.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Age-adjusted rates (2015 Japanese standard population) also rose over 2016-2023 (Figure 2; values shown only in the figure). Rates using the estimated population living alone as the denominator showed similar trends (Supplementary Tables 1-2, not extracted).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2016", "citation_text": "29.7 per 100,000 women in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2016 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2016." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2023", "family": "consequences", "statement": "41.4 per 100,000 women in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, up from 29.7 in 2016 (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 41.4, "unit": "per 100,000 women (crude, mid-year population)", "display_value": "41.4 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2023", "population": "Women in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (numerator); all women in the 23 wards (denominator)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Crude mortality rates per 100,000 persons increased from 69.3 to 102.5 in males and 29.7 to 41.4 in females between 2016 and 2023.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Age-adjusted rates (2015 Japanese standard population) also rose over 2016-2023 (Figure 2; values shown only in the figure). Rates using the estimated population living alone as the denominator showed similar trends (Supplementary Tables 1-2, not extracted).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2023", "citation_text": "41.4 per 100,000 women in Tokyo's 23 wards died alone at home in 2023 and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, up from 29.7 in 2016 (crude rate of solitary deaths; Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-death-crude-rate-women-2023." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-median-pmi-men-5-days-women-3-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "5 days was the median interval between death and examination for men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 (interquartile range 2-16 days), versus 3 days for women (2-7 days) (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 5, "unit": "days (median post-mortem interval, men)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "People in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": 46313, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "PMI was longer in males than females (5 days [IQR 2–16] vs. 3 days [IQR 2–7]).", "locator": "p. 10, Results; Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. PMI is defined in the paper as the time between death and postmortem inspection (p. 7), a close proxy for time to discovery.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-median-pmi-men-5-days-women-3-days", "citation_text": "5 days was the median interval between death and examination for men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 (interquartile range 2-16 days), versus 3 days for women (2-7 days) (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-median-pmi-men-5-days-women-3-days." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-of-death-men-27-4pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "27.4% of men (8,833 of 32,288) and 16.6% of women (2,321 of 13,947) who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 had an unknown manner of death, mainly because of advanced decomposition (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 27.4, "unit": "% with unknown manner of death (men)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "People in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (cases with manner recorded)", "sample_n": 32288, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "followed by unknown causes, mainly due to advanced decomposition (27.4% in males, 16.6% in females)", "locator": "p. 10-11, Results ('Manner and cause of death'); Table 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Table 2 counts: men n = 32,288, women n = 13,947 (78 cases with missing manner excluded). Natural death was recorded for 61.7% of men and 69.1% of women.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-of-death-men-27-4pct", "citation_text": "27.4% of men (8,833 of 32,288) and 16.6% of women (2,321 of 13,947) who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 had an unknown manner of death, mainly because of advanced decomposition (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-of-death-men-27-4pct." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2005", "family": "consequences", "statement": "51.8% of men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 were found within 3 days of death (Kanawaku et al. 2010, as cited by Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 51.8, "unit": "% of solitary home deaths (men) examined within 3 days of death", "display_value": "51.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2005", "population": "Men in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "PMI was longer than reported in 2005, with fewer cases discovered within 3 days (male: 40.7% vs. 51.8%; female: 57.1% vs. 67.3%).", "locator": "p. 12, Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. 2005 value from Kanawaku Y, Mori S, Abe N et al. Koseinoshihyou (J Health Welf Stat) 2010;57:20-25, cited as ref. 32 (not fetched).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2005", "citation_text": "51.8% of men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 were found within 3 days of death (Kanawaku et al. 2010, as cited by Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2005." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2016-2023", "family": "consequences", "statement": "40.7% of men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 were found within 3 days of death, down from 51.8% in 2005 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 40.7, "unit": "% of solitary home deaths (men) examined within 3 days of death", "display_value": "40.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "Men in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "PMI was longer than reported in 2005, with fewer cases discovered within 3 days (male: 40.7% vs. 51.8%; female: 57.1% vs. 67.3%).", "locator": "p. 12, Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2016-2023", "citation_text": "40.7% of men who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 were found within 3 days of death, down from 51.8% in 2005 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-men-2016-2023." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2005", "family": "consequences", "statement": "67.3% of women who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 were found within 3 days of death (Kanawaku et al. 2010, as cited by Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 67.3, "unit": "% of solitary home deaths (women) examined within 3 days of death", "display_value": "67.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2005", "population": "Women in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "PMI was longer than reported in 2005, with fewer cases discovered within 3 days (male: 40.7% vs. 51.8%; female: 57.1% vs. 67.3%).", "locator": "p. 12, Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. 2005 value from Kanawaku Y, Mori S, Abe N et al. Koseinoshihyou (J Health Welf Stat) 2010;57:20-25, cited as ref. 32 (not fetched).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2005", "citation_text": "67.3% of women who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 were found within 3 days of death (Kanawaku et al. 2010, as cited by Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2005." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2016-2023", "family": "consequences", "statement": "57.1% of women who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 were found within 3 days of death, down from 67.3% in 2005 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 57.1, "unit": "% of solitary home deaths (women) examined within 3 days of death", "display_value": "57.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "Women in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "PMI was longer than reported in 2005, with fewer cases discovered within 3 days (male: 40.7% vs. 51.8%; female: 57.1% vs. 67.3%).", "locator": "p. 12, Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2016-2023", "citation_text": "57.1% of women who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023 were found within 3 days of death, down from 67.3% in 2005 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-found-within-3-days-women-2016-2023." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-summer-36-5pct-winter-13-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "36.5% of solitary home deaths in Tokyo's 23 wards that occurred in summer (4,412 of 12,090) had an unknown manner of death, versus 13.7% of those in winter (1,922 of 14,046), 2016-2023 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 36.5, "unit": "% with unknown manner of death (summer)", "display_value": "36.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "People in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, by season of death", "sample_n": 12090, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Unknown 2367 (23.1) 4412 (36.5) 2453 (24.9) 1922 (13.7)", "locator": "Table 5 (columns: spring, summer, autumn, winter)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Spring 23.1%, autumn 24.9%. Authors: 'natural deaths predominated in winter, whereas accidental and unknown deaths were more frequent in summer'; heat stroke was the leading accidental cause (38.4% of men's accidental deaths).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-summer-36-5pct-winter-13-7pct", "citation_text": "36.5% of solitary home deaths in Tokyo's 23 wards that occurred in summer (4,412 of 12,090) had an unknown manner of death, versus 13.7% of those in winter (1,922 of 14,046), 2016-2023 (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-unknown-manner-summer-36-5pct-winter-13-7pct." }, { "id": "ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-longest-interval-4849-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "4,849 days, about 13 years, was the longest interval between death and examination recorded for a woman who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023; the longest for a man was 4,429 days (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026).", "value": 4849, "unit": "days (maximum post-mortem interval)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2016-2023", "population": "People in single-person households who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Postmortem interval, day Median (IQR) 5(2–16) 3(2–7) Minimum 0 0 Maximum 4429 4849", "locator": "Table 1 (columns: male, female)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition (p. 6): \"'Solitary death' was defined as death occurring at home among individuals living in single-person households, regardless of age, manner of death and postmortem interval.\" Source: all unexpected deaths reported to the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (110,024 records, 2016-2023). Excludes home deaths certified by a family doctor without police involvement, so it undercounts. Overlaps the official Tokyo ME / NPA statistics handled by the japan family. Extreme values; the median is 5 days (men) and 3 days (women).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-longest-interval-4849-days", "citation_text": "4,849 days, about 13 years, was the longest interval between death and examination recorded for a woman who died alone at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016-2023; the longest for a man was 4,429 days (Ninomiya et al., Journal of Epidemiology, 2026). Source: Journal of Epidemiology (Japan Epidemiological Association; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ninomiya H, Ae R, Suzuki H. Descriptive Epidemiology of solitary death (kodokushi) in Tokyo's 23 wards, Japan, 2016-2023. J Epidemiol 2026 (accepted article, doi:10.2188/jea.JE20260157; PMID 42702562)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/advpub/0/advpub_JE20260157/_article). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ninomiya-2026-tokyo23-longest-interval-4849-days." }, { "id": "hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-found-7-days-to-1-month-25-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "25.7% of 637 solitary deaths autopsied in Wakayama, Japan (164 cases) were found between 7 days and a month after death, the second of two peaks; the first peak was within a day of death (28.6%, 182 cases) (Hashizume et al., Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 25.7, "unit": "% found 7 days to under 1 month after death", "display_value": "25.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Wakayama Prefecture, Japan (Wakayama Medical University forensic autopsies)", "period": "not stated in abstract (published 2025)", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases classed as solitary deaths (kodoku-shi)", "sample_n": 637, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Hashizume Y et al. Retrospective study on solitary deaths (kodoku-shi) from the aspects of forensic and social medicine. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102712 (PMID 40997669)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997669/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-09-20", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "We found two peaks of postmortem interval until finding (PMI-f): <1 day (182 cases, 28.6 %) and 7 days to < 1 month (164 cases, 25.7 %).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PMI-f was significantly shorter in women and in external-cause deaths. Rural Kinan region (Kushimoto, Shingu) had a high solitary-death rate among autopsies, linked to ageing and many single-person 65+ households; 23 of 36 welfare recipients lived in Wakayama City.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-found-7-days-to-1-month-25-7pct", "citation_text": "25.7% of 637 solitary deaths autopsied in Wakayama, Japan (164 cases) were found between 7 days and a month after death, the second of two peaks; the first peak was within a day of death (28.6%, 182 cases) (Hashizume et al., Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Hashizume Y et al. Retrospective study on solitary deaths (kodoku-shi) from the aspects of forensic and social medicine. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102712 (PMID 40997669)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997669/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-found-7-days-to-1-month-25-7pct." }, { "id": "hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-men-74pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "74% of 637 solitary deaths autopsied in Wakayama, Japan were men (471), with cases rising from age 40 in men and from age 60 in women (Hashizume et al., Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 73.9, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "73.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Wakayama Prefecture, Japan (Wakayama Medical University forensic autopsies)", "period": "not stated in abstract (published 2025)", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases classed as solitary deaths (kodoku-shi)", "sample_n": 637, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Hashizume Y et al. Retrospective study on solitary deaths (kodoku-shi) from the aspects of forensic and social medicine. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102712 (PMID 40997669)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997669/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-09-20", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Of the 637 cases of solitary death, 471 were men and 166 were women, indicating that solitary death predominantly occurred in men.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": true, "formula": "471 / 637 = 73.9%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Statement paraphrases 'This tendency increased from the age of 40 years in men to 60 years in women.' Ischaemic heart disease and fire deaths were the leading natural and external causes; suicides more frequent among women.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-men-74pct", "citation_text": "74% of 637 solitary deaths autopsied in Wakayama, Japan were men (471), with cases rising from age 40 in men and from age 60 in women (Hashizume et al., Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Hashizume Y et al. Retrospective study on solitary deaths (kodoku-shi) from the aspects of forensic and social medicine. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102712 (PMID 40997669)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40997669/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hashizume-2025-wakayama-solitary-deaths-men-74pct." }, { "id": "ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-49pct-found-after-1-day", "family": "consequences", "statement": "49% of people aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 2002-2007 were found more than a day after death, while 87% of all 3,387 older unexpected deaths studied were found within a day (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012).", "value": 49, "unit": "% found more than 1 day after death (living alone)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yamagata Prefecture, Japan", "period": "2002-2007", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly (police-examined)", "sample_n": 659, "publisher": "BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-09-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The distribution of PMI-f was concentrated around less than 1 day (87%). Among 49% of subjects living alone, their PMI-fs were more than 1 day.", "locator": "Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: police-examined unexpected deaths of people aged 65+ in Yamagata Prefecture (5,675 of 9,002 unexpected deaths), narrowed to 3,387 after excluding suicides, homicides, accidental fires, missing data and negative PMI-f. PMI-f = time from estimated death to finding of the body.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-49pct-found-after-1-day", "citation_text": "49% of people aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 2002-2007 were found more than a day after death, while 87% of all 3,387 older unexpected deaths studied were found within a day (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012). Source: BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-49pct-found-after-1-day." }, { "id": "ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-adjusted-hr-3-73", "family": "consequences", "statement": "3.73 was the adjusted hazard ratio for being found later after an unexpected death among people aged 65+ living alone versus those living with family in Yamagata Prefecture (2002-2007), the strongest predictor studied; median time to discovery was 1.00 day versus 0.08 day (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012).", "value": 3.73, "unit": "adjusted hazard ratio for a longer interval until finding (living alone vs with family)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yamagata Prefecture, Japan", "period": "2002-2007", "population": "People aged 65+ who died unexpectedly (police-examined), living alone vs living with family", "sample_n": 3387, "publisher": "BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-09-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "'Living alone' showed the highest adjusted HR (3.73, 95% CI 3.37 to 4.13), also 'unnatural death' (1.50, 1.28 to 1.75), 'found at own home' (1.37, 1.22 to 1.55)", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: police-examined unexpected deaths of people aged 65+ in Yamagata Prefecture (5,675 of 9,002 unexpected deaths), narrowed to 3,387 after excluding suicides, homicides, accidental fires, missing data and negative PMI-f. PMI-f = time from estimated death to finding of the body. Table 2 medians: living alone 1.00 day (Q1 0.46, Q3 3.00); living with family 0.08 day (Q1 0.01, Q3 0.24). Men living alone were found later (interaction HR 1.31).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-adjusted-hr-3-73", "citation_text": "3.73 was the adjusted hazard ratio for being found later after an unexpected death among people aged 65+ living alone versus those living with family in Yamagata Prefecture (2002-2007), the strongest predictor studied; median time to discovery was 1.00 day versus 0.08 day (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012). Source: BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-adjusted-hr-3-73." }, { "id": "ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-found-by-non-family-51pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "51% of people aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture in 2002-2007 were found by someone outside their family (337 of 659), against 17% of older people who lived with family (466 of 2,728) (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012).", "value": 51.1, "unit": "% found by a non-family member (living alone)", "display_value": "51.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yamagata Prefecture, Japan", "period": "2002-2007", "population": "People aged 65+ who died unexpectedly (police-examined), by household", "sample_n": 659, "publisher": "BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-09-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Living alone (n=659) ... Not family member | 337 | 0.98 ... Family member | 322 | 1.08 ... Living with family (n=2728) ... Not family member | 466 | 0.01", "locator": "Table 3 ('Person who found the subject', by household)", "derived": true, "formula": "337 / 659 = 51.1%; 466 / 2728 = 17.1%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: police-examined unexpected deaths of people aged 65+ in Yamagata Prefecture (5,675 of 9,002 unexpected deaths), narrowed to 3,387 after excluding suicides, homicides, accidental fires, missing data and negative PMI-f. PMI-f = time from estimated death to finding of the body. Overall (Table 1) 76.3% of older unexpected deaths were found by family; among non-family finders, neighbours were 21.9% and passers-by 11.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-found-by-non-family-51pct", "citation_text": "51% of people aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture in 2002-2007 were found by someone outside their family (337 of 659), against 17% of older people who lived with family (466 of 2,728) (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012). Source: BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-65plus-living-alone-found-by-non-family-51pct." }, { "id": "ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-65-74-median-1-61-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "1.61 days was the median time to discovery for people aged 65-74 living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture in 2002-2007, versus 0.99 day at 75-84 and 0.61 day at 85+ (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012).", "value": 1.61, "unit": "days (median interval until finding, age 65-74, living alone)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yamagata Prefecture, Japan", "period": "2002-2007", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died unexpectedly (police-examined), by age band", "sample_n": 659, "publisher": "BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-09-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65≤, <75 | 245 | 1.61 | 3.30 | 0.53 | 3.83 ... 75≤, <85 | 315 | 0.99 ... 85≤ | 99 | 0.61", "locator": "Table 3 (Living alone, n = 659; age rows)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: police-examined unexpected deaths of people aged 65+ in Yamagata Prefecture (5,675 of 9,002 unexpected deaths), narrowed to 3,387 after excluding suicides, homicides, accidental fires, missing data and negative PMI-f. PMI-f = time from estimated death to finding of the body. The youngest old are found latest, consistent with the NPA national finding that under-65s living alone are found late more often than 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-65-74-median-1-61-days", "citation_text": "1.61 days was the median time to discovery for people aged 65-74 living alone who died unexpectedly in Yamagata Prefecture in 2002-2007, versus 0.99 day at 75-84 and 0.61 day at 85+ (Ito et al., BMJ Open, 2012). Source: BMJ Open (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Ito T et al. Factors that prolong the 'postmortem interval until finding' (PMI-f) among community-dwelling elderly individuals in Japan: analysis of registration data. BMJ Open 2012;2(5):e001280 (PMID 23024252, PMC3488755)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3488755/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#ito-2012-yamagata-living-alone-65-74-median-1-61-days." }, { "id": "kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-home-deaths-found-3plus-days-23pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "23.2% of suspected-unnatural deaths at home in Yokohama in 2013 that could be matched to ambulance records (349 of 1,503) were found 3 or more days after death, the authors' threshold for a 'solitary death' (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019).", "value": 23.2, "unit": "% found 3+ days after death", "display_value": "23.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yokohama, Japan", "period": "2013", "population": "Suspected unnatural deaths at home matched to emergency transport records", "sample_n": 1503, "publisher": "Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-02-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "These 1503 cases were divided into two groups, \"solitary death\" (n = 349) and \"un-solitary death\" (n = 1154) according to the postmortem interval until finding (PMI-f).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": true, "formula": "349 / 1503 = 23.2%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'solitary death' = PMI-f of 3 days or longer ('The PMI-f of the solitary death cases was 3 days or longer, while it was 2 days or shorter for the un-solitary deaths.'). Population: 1,503 of 1,890 'suspected unnatural deaths' at home in 2013 that could be matched to fire-bureau ambulance records; unmatched cases included bodies too decomposed for age or gender to be recorded, so late discoveries are under-represented. Not restricted to people living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-home-deaths-found-3plus-days-23pct", "citation_text": "23.2% of suspected-unnatural deaths at home in Yokohama in 2013 that could be matched to ambulance records (349 of 1,503) were found 3 or more days after death, the authors' threshold for a 'solitary death' (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019). Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-home-deaths-found-3plus-days-23pct." }, { "id": "kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-never-married-or-3-05-found-3plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "3.05 times the odds of being found 3 or more days after death: never-married people who died at home in Yokohama in 2013, compared with married, divorced or widowed people (95% CI 2.27-4.10); men had 1.80 times and people with liver disease 2.48 times the odds (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019).", "value": 3.05, "unit": "odds ratio (unmarried vs married, divorced or widowed)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yokohama, Japan", "period": "2013", "population": "Suspected unnatural deaths at home matched to emergency transport records", "sample_n": 1503, "publisher": "Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-02-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Marital status (unmarried vs. married, divorced, and widowed) | 3.050 (2.271–4.097)", "locator": "Table 2 (logistic regression)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'solitary death' = PMI-f of 3 days or longer ('The PMI-f of the solitary death cases was 3 days or longer, while it was 2 days or shorter for the un-solitary deaths.'). Population: 1,503 of 1,890 'suspected unnatural deaths' at home in 2013 that could be matched to fire-bureau ambulance records; unmatched cases included bodies too decomposed for age or gender to be recorded, so late discoveries are under-represented. Age (under 65 vs 65+) was not significant (OR 1.09).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-never-married-or-3-05-found-3plus-days", "citation_text": "3.05 times the odds of being found 3 or more days after death: never-married people who died at home in Yokohama in 2013, compared with married, divorced or widowed people (95% CI 2.27-4.10); men had 1.80 times and people with liver disease 2.48 times the odds (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019). Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-never-married-or-3-05-found-3plus-days." }, { "id": "kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-found-3plus-days-men-77-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "77.9% of people found 3 or more days after dying at home in Yokohama in 2013 were men (272 of 349), versus 59.9% of those found sooner (691 of 1,154) (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019).", "value": 77.9, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "77.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Yokohama, Japan", "period": "2013", "population": "Suspected unnatural deaths at home found 3+ days after death (matched to ambulance records)", "sample_n": 349, "publisher": "Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-02-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Male (%) | 272 (77.9) | 691 (59.9) | < 0.001", "locator": "Table 1 (columns: solitary death, un-solitary death, p value)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'solitary death' = PMI-f of 3 days or longer ('The PMI-f of the solitary death cases was 3 days or longer, while it was 2 days or shorter for the un-solitary deaths.'). Population: 1,503 of 1,890 'suspected unnatural deaths' at home in 2013 that could be matched to fire-bureau ambulance records; unmatched cases included bodies too decomposed for age or gender to be recorded, so late discoveries are under-represented. Unmarried 41.8% vs 16.7%; aged 65+ 65.9% vs 78.9% (late-found cases were younger).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-found-3plus-days-men-77-9pct", "citation_text": "77.9% of people found 3 or more days after dying at home in Yokohama in 2013 were men (272 of 349), versus 59.9% of those found sooner (691 of 1,154) (Kakiuchi et al., Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019). Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Kakiuchi Y et al. A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City. Environ Health Prev Med 2019;24:12 (PMID 30764762, PMC6376675)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6376675/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kakiuchi-2019-yokohama-found-3plus-days-men-77-9pct." }, { "id": "miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-alcohol-abuse-61-8pct-found-after-1-week", "family": "consequences", "statement": "61.8% of people living alone with alcohol abuse whose deaths were investigated in Kyoto in 2012-2015 lay undiscovered for more than a week (42 of 68), versus 38.9% of those without (65 of 167); adjusted proportion ratio 1.50 (Miyamori et al., BMC Public Health, 2022).", "value": 61.8, "unit": "% undiscovered for more than 1 week (alcohol abuse group)", "display_value": "61.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (largest forensic database in Kyoto)", "period": "February 2012 - December 2015", "population": "Adults living alone whose deaths were investigated in the Kyoto forensic database, with alcohol abuse", "sample_n": 68, "publisher": "BMC Public Health (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Miyamori D et al. Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan. BMC Public Health 2022;22:545 (PMID 35303850, PMC8933924)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8933924/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-03-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "approximately 61.8% and 38.9% of subjects in the alcohol and non-alcohol abuse groups, respectively, experienced solitary death. Multivariable analyses revealed that alcohol abuse was associated with solitary death (adjusted proportion ratio: 1.50", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'Solitary death was defined as a phenomenon of dying alone at home and remaining undiscovered for more than 1 week.' Population: adults (18+) living alone in the Kyoto forensic database (unexpected deaths); authors note selection bias toward cases with unknown living situations. Adjusted PR 1.50 (95% CI 1.12-2.00); men were 89.7% of the alcohol abuse group.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-alcohol-abuse-61-8pct-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "61.8% of people living alone with alcohol abuse whose deaths were investigated in Kyoto in 2012-2015 lay undiscovered for more than a week (42 of 68), versus 38.9% of those without (65 of 167); adjusted proportion ratio 1.50 (Miyamori et al., BMC Public Health, 2022). Source: BMC Public Health (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Miyamori D et al. Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan. BMC Public Health 2022;22:545 (PMID 35303850, PMC8933924)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8933924/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-alcohol-abuse-61-8pct-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-45-5pct-found-after-1-week", "family": "consequences", "statement": "45.5% of adults living alone whose deaths were investigated in Kyoto's largest forensic database in 2012-2015 were found more than a week after death (107 of 235) (Miyamori et al., BMC Public Health, 2022).", "value": 45.5, "unit": "% undiscovered for more than 1 week", "display_value": "45.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (largest forensic database in Kyoto)", "period": "February 2012 - December 2015", "population": "Adults (18+) living alone whose deaths were investigated in the Kyoto forensic database", "sample_n": 235, "publisher": "BMC Public Health (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Miyamori D et al. Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan. BMC Public Health 2022;22:545 (PMID 35303850, PMC8933924)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8933924/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-03-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Alcohol abuse | 42/68 (61.8) ... Non-alcohol abuse (ref) | 65/167 (38.9)", "locator": "Table 2", "derived": true, "formula": "(42 + 65) / (68 + 167) = 107 / 235 = 45.5%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'Solitary death was defined as a phenomenon of dying alone at home and remaining undiscovered for more than 1 week.' Population: adults (18+) living alone in the Kyoto forensic database (unexpected deaths); authors note selection bias toward cases with unknown living situations. Mean age 63.4; 73.2% men.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-45-5pct-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "45.5% of adults living alone whose deaths were investigated in Kyoto's largest forensic database in 2012-2015 were found more than a week after death (107 of 235) (Miyamori et al., BMC Public Health, 2022). Source: BMC Public Health (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Miyamori D et al. Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan. BMC Public Health 2022;22:545 (PMID 35303850, PMC8933924)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8933924/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#miyamori-2022-kyoto-living-alone-45-5pct-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-1989-1993", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 14% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 1989-1993) had gone more than three days before anyone found them (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016).", "value": 14, "unit": "% found more than 3 days after death or collapse (approximate)", "display_value": "14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine forensic autopsies)", "period": "1989-1993", "population": "Forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home who lived alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "it took more than three days for someone to find the body or an abnormal situation were about 14% and 7% in groups A and B, respectively, 20 years ago, and about 48% and 19% among the recent cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days", "history": [], "notes": "Population: forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home; 45 cases in 1989-1993 and 252 in 2009-2013 (297 total), split into lived alone (group A) and lived with family (group B). Proportions reported as 'about'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-1989-1993", "citation_text": "About 14% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 1989-1993) had gone more than three days before anyone found them (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016). Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-1989-1993." }, { "id": "nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-2009-2013", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 48% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 2009-2013) had gone more than three days before anyone found them, up from about 14% in 1989-1993 (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016).", "value": 48, "unit": "% found more than 3 days after death or collapse (approximate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine forensic autopsies)", "period": "2009-2013", "population": "Forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home who lived alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "it took more than three days for someone to find the body or an abnormal situation were about 14% and 7% in groups A and B, respectively, 20 years ago, and about 48% and 19% among the recent cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days", "history": [], "notes": "Population: forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home; 45 cases in 1989-1993 and 252 in 2009-2013 (297 total), split into lived alone (group A) and lived with family (group B). Proportions reported as 'about'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-2009-2013", "citation_text": "About 48% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 2009-2013) had gone more than three days before anyone found them, up from about 14% in 1989-1993 (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016). Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-living-alone-found-after-3-days-2009-2013." }, { "id": "nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-1989-1993", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 7% of people aged 65+ who lived with family and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 1989-1993) had gone more than three days before anyone found them (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016).", "value": 7, "unit": "% found more than 3 days after death or collapse (approximate)", "display_value": "7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine forensic autopsies)", "period": "1989-1993", "population": "Forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home who lived with family", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "it took more than three days for someone to find the body or an abnormal situation were about 14% and 7% in groups A and B, respectively, 20 years ago, and about 48% and 19% among the recent cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days", "history": [], "notes": "Population: forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home; 45 cases in 1989-1993 and 252 in 2009-2013 (297 total), split into lived alone (group A) and lived with family (group B). Proportions reported as 'about'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-1989-1993", "citation_text": "About 7% of people aged 65+ who lived with family and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 1989-1993) had gone more than three days before anyone found them (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016). Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-1989-1993." }, { "id": "nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-2009-2013", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 19% of people aged 65+ who lived with family and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 2009-2013) had gone more than three days before anyone found them, up from about 7% in 1989-1993 (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016).", "value": 19, "unit": "% found more than 3 days after death or collapse (approximate)", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine forensic autopsies)", "period": "2009-2013", "population": "Forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home who lived with family", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "it took more than three days for someone to find the body or an abnormal situation were about 14% and 7% in groups A and B, respectively, 20 years ago, and about 48% and 19% among the recent cases", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days", "history": [], "notes": "Population: forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home; 45 cases in 1989-1993 and 252 in 2009-2013 (297 total), split into lived alone (group A) and lived with family (group B). Proportions reported as 'about'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-2009-2013", "citation_text": "About 19% of people aged 65+ who lived with family and were found dead or critically ill at home (forensic autopsies, Kyoto, 2009-2013) had gone more than three days before anyone found them, up from about 7% in 1989-1993 (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016). Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-with-family-found-after-3-days-2009-2013." }, { "id": "nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-unknown-cause-of-death-20-30pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "20-30% of autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead at home in Kyoto in 2009-2013 ended with an unknown cause of death, against none in 1989-1993; the authors link this to longer intervals before discovery (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016).", "value": 20, "unit": "% with unknown cause of death (reported as a 20-30% range; lower bound given)", "display_value": "20%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine forensic autopsies)", "period": "2009-2013 (vs 1989-1993)", "population": "Forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home (both household groups)", "sample_n": 252, "publisher": "Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2016-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "None of the older cases had an unknown cause of death in either group. However, among the recent cases from both groups, 20-30% of cases resulted in unknown causes of death.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: forensic autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead or in a critical situation at home; 45 cases in 1989-1993 and 252 in 2009-2013 (297 total), split into lived alone (group A) and lived with family (group B). Proportions reported as 'about'. Discussion: 'Prolongation of the postmortem interval (PMI) results in the deterioration of the corpse making determination of cause of death problematic.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-unknown-cause-of-death-20-30pct", "citation_text": "20-30% of autopsies of people aged 65+ found dead at home in Kyoto in 2009-2013 ended with an unknown cause of death, against none in 1989-1993; the authors link this to longer intervals before discovery (Nomura et al., Science & Justice, 2016). Source: Science & Justice (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Nomura M, McLean S, Miyamori D, Kakiuchi Y, Ikegaya H. Isolation and unnatural death of elderly people in the aging Japanese society. Sci Justice 2016;56(2):80-3 (PMID 26976464)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976464/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#nomura-2016-kyoto-65plus-unknown-cause-of-death-20-30pct." }, { "id": "morita-2015-osaka-living-alone-no-one-checking-found-after-2-weeks", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 2 weeks on average passed before people living alone with no one checking on them were found, typically because of an odour or unpaid rent, versus 3 days when family, friends, colleagues or carers found them and 7 days when piled-up newspapers raised the alarm (Osaka, 2010-2012; Morita et al., Prilozi, 2015).", "value": 14, "unit": "days (average interval until discovery, no one checking)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office)", "period": "April 2010 - March 2012", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases of people in solitary households, by who or what led to discovery", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Prilozi / Contributions, Section of Medical Sciences (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Morita S, Nishi K, Furukawa F, Hitosugi M. A survey of solitary deaths in Japan for shortening postmortem interval until discover. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2015;36(1):47-51 (PMID 26076774; doi:10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029)", "source_url": "https://reference-global.com/download/article/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2015", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "People who did not have anyone checking up on them were found after 2 weeks on average due to either a foul smell or arrears of the rent.", "locator": "p. 49, section 5 ('Subscription of newspaper prevents a long PMI')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: 582 forensic autopsy cases at the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office examined by the authors (suicides excluded). PMI = postmortem interval until discovery. Tables in the PDF are images and were not extracted; figures come from the text. Other quotes from the same paragraph: 'Family, friends, colleagues from a company, and care givers found deceased people after 3 days on average in solitary households.' and 'the PMI of people who were found due to accumulated newspaper in their mailbox was 7days on average'. Candidate chart: average days to discovery by discovery route (3 / 7 / 14).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#morita-2015-osaka-living-alone-no-one-checking-found-after-2-weeks", "citation_text": "About 2 weeks on average passed before people living alone with no one checking on them were found, typically because of an odour or unpaid rent, versus 3 days when family, friends, colleagues or carers found them and 7 days when piled-up newspapers raised the alarm (Osaka, 2010-2012; Morita et al., Prilozi, 2015). Source: Prilozi / Contributions, Section of Medical Sciences (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; peer-reviewed), \"Morita S, Nishi K, Furukawa F, Hitosugi M. A survey of solitary deaths in Japan for shortening postmortem interval until discover. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2015;36(1):47-51 (PMID 26076774; doi:10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029)\" (https://reference-global.com/download/article/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#morita-2015-osaka-living-alone-no-one-checking-found-after-2-weeks." }, { "id": "morita-2015-osaka-mean-interval-men-4-2-days-women-1-3-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "4.2 days was the average interval between death and discovery for men among 582 forensic autopsy cases at the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office in 2010-2012, against 1.3 days for women (Morita et al., Prilozi, 2015).", "value": 4.2, "unit": "days (mean interval until discovery, men)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office)", "period": "April 2010 - March 2012", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases (all household types, suicides excluded)", "sample_n": 582, "publisher": "Prilozi / Contributions, Section of Medical Sciences (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Morita S, Nishi K, Furukawa F, Hitosugi M. A survey of solitary deaths in Japan for shortening postmortem interval until discover. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2015;36(1):47-51 (PMID 26076774; doi:10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029)", "source_url": "https://reference-global.com/download/article/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2015", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The average PMI of females was 1.3 days and that of males was 4.2 days (p < 0.01).", "locator": "p. 48, Results section 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Population: 582 forensic autopsy cases at the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office examined by the authors (suicides excluded). PMI = postmortem interval until discovery. Tables in the PDF are images and were not extracted; figures come from the text. Men's intervals were longer in both solitary and family households and in every age group.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#morita-2015-osaka-mean-interval-men-4-2-days-women-1-3-days", "citation_text": "4.2 days was the average interval between death and discovery for men among 582 forensic autopsy cases at the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office in 2010-2012, against 1.3 days for women (Morita et al., Prilozi, 2015). Source: Prilozi / Contributions, Section of Medical Sciences (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts; peer-reviewed), \"Morita S, Nishi K, Furukawa F, Hitosugi M. A survey of solitary deaths in Japan for shortening postmortem interval until discover. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2015;36(1):47-51 (PMID 26076774; doi:10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029)\" (https://reference-global.com/download/article/10.1515/prilozi-2015-0029.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#morita-2015-osaka-mean-interval-men-4-2-days-women-1-3-days." }, { "id": "kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-not-employed-men-79pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "79.3% of men (2,209 of 2,785) and 89.5% of women (1,062 of 1,187) who died alone at home of disease in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 were not employed (Kanawaku and Ohno, Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2020).", "value": 79.3, "unit": "% not employed (men)", "display_value": "79.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "People living alone who died at home of disease and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": 3972, "publisher": "Journal of Nippon Medical School (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Kanawaku Y, Ohno Y. Solitary Deaths in the Tokyo Metropolis and Labor Force Status: Characteristics of Unnatural Deaths at Home among Persons Living Alone. J Nippon Med Sch 2019;86(6):360-363 (PMID 31308315)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/86/6/86_JNMS.2019_86-604/_pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The non-employed rate was 79.3% (2,209/2,785) among males and 89.5% (1,062/1,187) among females.", "locator": "p. 360, Results and Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'Solitary death was defined as an unnatural death at the home of a person living alone in a private household' (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office); suicides, accidents and criminal deaths excluded, so cases are deaths from disease, mainly sudden cardiac death. Incidence per 1,000 single-person households was significantly higher among the non-employed; about half of non-employed decedents aged 35-64 were welfare recipients.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-not-employed-men-79pct", "citation_text": "79.3% of men (2,209 of 2,785) and 89.5% of women (1,062 of 1,187) who died alone at home of disease in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 were not employed (Kanawaku and Ohno, Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2020). Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Kanawaku Y, Ohno Y. Solitary Deaths in the Tokyo Metropolis and Labor Force Status: Characteristics of Unnatural Deaths at Home among Persons Living Alone. J Nippon Med Sch 2019;86(6):360-363 (PMID 31308315)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/86/6/86_JNMS.2019_86-604/_pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-solitary-deaths-not-employed-men-79pct." }, { "id": "kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-non-employed-median-interval-3-8-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "3 to 8 days was the median interval between death and examination for non-employed people who died alone at home of disease in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 (by age and gender group), 1 to 5 days longer than for employed people; some were found after more than 100 days (Kanawaku and Ohno, Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2020).", "value": 8, "unit": "days (upper end of the 3-8 day range of medians)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo 23 wards, Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "Non-employed people living alone who died at home of disease and were examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": 3271, "publisher": "Journal of Nippon Medical School (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Kanawaku Y, Ohno Y. Solitary Deaths in the Tokyo Metropolis and Labor Force Status: Characteristics of Unnatural Deaths at Home among Persons Living Alone. J Nippon Med Sch 2019;86(6):360-363 (PMID 31308315)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/86/6/86_JNMS.2019_86-604/_pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-01-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Among non-employed persons, the median postmortem interval was 3-8 days, but some deaths were discovered after longer than 100 days.", "locator": "p. 363", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definition: 'Solitary death was defined as an unnatural death at the home of a person living alone in a private household' (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office); suicides, accidents and criminal deaths excluded, so cases are deaths from disease, mainly sudden cardiac death. Companion quote (p. 361): 'the median postmortem interval was 1 to 5 days longer for non-employed persons than for employed persons.' Exception: women 65+ showed no significant difference. sample_n = 2,209 + 1,062 non-employed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-non-employed-median-interval-3-8-days", "citation_text": "3 to 8 days was the median interval between death and examination for non-employed people who died alone at home of disease in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 (by age and gender group), 1 to 5 days longer than for employed people; some were found after more than 100 days (Kanawaku and Ohno, Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2020). Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Kanawaku Y, Ohno Y. Solitary Deaths in the Tokyo Metropolis and Labor Force Status: Characteristics of Unnatural Deaths at Home among Persons Living Alone. J Nippon Med Sch 2019;86(6):360-363 (PMID 31308315)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/86/6/86_JNMS.2019_86-604/_pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kanawaku-2020-tokyo23-non-employed-median-interval-3-8-days." }, { "id": "yamasaki-2026-okayama-late-found-living-with-others-23pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "23% of people found 3 or more days after dying at home in Okayama University forensic autopsy cases (56 of 244) lived with family or acquaintances rather than alone (Yamasaki et al., Legal Medicine, 2026).", "value": 23, "unit": "% of late-found cases (3+ days) who lived with others", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Okayama, Japan (forensic autopsy caseload)", "period": "study period per paper (published 2026)", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases of death at home found 3 or more days after death", "sample_n": 244, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42364373/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-06-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the LPMI-f group, 56 individuals lived with family or acquaintances.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": true, "formula": "56 / 244 = 23.0%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Adds a breakdown to seed jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days (whose notes mention it). The authors: 'The absence of regular visits can result in delayed discovery after death', and suggest neighbours check for uncollected mail. 47 people living alone were found within 24 hours, mostly through regular visits from relatives.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#yamasaki-2026-okayama-late-found-living-with-others-23pct", "citation_text": "23% of people found 3 or more days after dying at home in Okayama University forensic autopsy cases (56 of 244) lived with family or acquaintances rather than alone (Yamasaki et al., Legal Medicine, 2026). Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42364373/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#yamasaki-2026-okayama-late-found-living-with-others-23pct." }, { "id": "fukuda-2025-gunma-undetermined-cause-92-9pct-advanced-brain-decomposition", "family": "consequences", "statement": "92.9% of autopsies at the most advanced stage of brain decomposition on post-mortem CT ended with an undetermined cause of death, against 7.1% with no brain decomposition, in 176 adult autopsies in Gunma, Japan (Fukuda et al., Legal Medicine, 2025).", "value": 92.9, "unit": "% with undetermined cause of death (stage IV brain decomposition)", "display_value": "92.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gunma, Japan (Gunma University legal medicine)", "period": "retrospective (published 2025)", "population": "Adult autopsy cases with pre-autopsy post-mortem CT, by brain decomposition stage", "sample_n": 176, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Fukuda H et al. Postmortem computed tomography-based evaluation of brain decomposition: Correlation with postmortem interval and cause-of-death determinability. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102710 (PMID 40957259)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40957259/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-09-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The rate of undetermined causes of death increased from 7.1 % in stage 0 to 92.9 % in Stage IV.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Brain decomposition stage correlated strongly with post-mortem interval (rho 0.61 to -0.69); high accuracy for identifying intervals of 7-60 days or more. Not restricted to home deaths; shows how delay erodes the ability to establish a cause.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fukuda-2025-gunma-undetermined-cause-92-9pct-advanced-brain-decomposition", "citation_text": "92.9% of autopsies at the most advanced stage of brain decomposition on post-mortem CT ended with an undetermined cause of death, against 7.1% with no brain decomposition, in 176 adult autopsies in Gunma, Japan (Fukuda et al., Legal Medicine, 2025). Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Fukuda H et al. Postmortem computed tomography-based evaluation of brain decomposition: Correlation with postmortem interval and cause-of-death determinability. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2025;78:102710 (PMID 40957259)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40957259/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fukuda-2025-gunma-undetermined-cause-92-9pct-advanced-brain-decomposition." }, { "id": "toyama-2021-tokyo-kodokushi-quarter-under-60-2016", "family": "consequences", "statement": "25% of kodokushi cases in Tokyo in 2016, people living alone who died at home, were under 60 (Toyama and Poudyal, SN Social Sciences, 2021).", "value": 25, "unit": "% of kodokushi cases under age 60", "display_value": "25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office jurisdiction)", "period": "2016", "population": "Kodokushi cases in the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office statistics on people living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "SN Social Sciences (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Toyama S, Poudyal H. Prevalence of kodokushi (solitary deaths) in the Tokyo metropolitan area. SN Soc Sci 2021;1(7) (doi:10.1007/s43545-021-00169-8)", "source_url": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43545-021-00169-8", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-06-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Since a quarter of all kodokushi cases in Tokyo were under the age of 60 in 2016, the issue may gain population-wide relevance in the future.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract only (paywalled). Abstract also says the overall age-adjusted rate 'consistently increased from 2003 to 2010, but since then has remained mostly unchanged in both genders', while rising throughout 2003-2016 among those aged 60+. Data source per reference list: Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office statistics on people living alone who died at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#toyama-2021-tokyo-kodokushi-quarter-under-60-2016", "citation_text": "25% of kodokushi cases in Tokyo in 2016, people living alone who died at home, were under 60 (Toyama and Poudyal, SN Social Sciences, 2021). Source: SN Social Sciences (Springer Nature; peer-reviewed), \"Toyama S, Poudyal H. Prevalence of kodokushi (solitary deaths) in the Tokyo metropolitan area. SN Soc Sci 2021;1(7) (doi:10.1007/s43545-021-00169-8)\" (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43545-021-00169-8). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#toyama-2021-tokyo-kodokushi-quarter-under-60-2016." }, { "id": "fukukawa-2011-japan-municipalities-kodokushi-survey-16-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "16.8% of 960 Japanese municipalities answering a 2008 national survey had carried out, were carrying out or planned a fact-finding survey of kodokushi, so most had no count of such deaths (Fukukawa and Kawaguchi, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 2011).", "value": 16.8, "unit": "% of municipalities", "display_value": "16.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (all 1,811 municipalities surveyed; 961 responded)", "period": "2008 survey (counts for 2007)", "population": "Japanese municipalities responding to a mailed questionnaire (response rate 53.1%)", "sample_n": 960, "publisher": "Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi / Japanese Journal of Public Health (peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Fukukawa Y, Kawaguchi K. A nationwide survey of Japanese municipalities on solitary deaths and countermeasures. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 2011;58(11):959-966 (PMID 22352068)", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jph/58/11/58_959/_article/-char/ja/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2011-11-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "孤独死実態調査を実施（実施中•実施予定含む）していた自治体は全体の16.8%で，大規模自治体の実施率が比較的低かった", "locator": "Abstract (結果 1); Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table 1: already surveyed 9.5%, ongoing or planned 7.3%, no plans 72.5%. Other findings: definitions differed (some municipalities counted people under 65 or not living alone); where cases were tracked, the cause of death was captured for only 28.1% ('死亡原因（28.1%）の把握率は最も低かった'); 84.2% ran patrol or home-visit schemes. A 2017 review (Yamazaki and Hemmi) misreports the 72.0% figure (share calling the issue 'important but secondary') as the share that had surveyed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fukukawa-2011-japan-municipalities-kodokushi-survey-16-8pct", "citation_text": "16.8% of 960 Japanese municipalities answering a 2008 national survey had carried out, were carrying out or planned a fact-finding survey of kodokushi, so most had no count of such deaths (Fukukawa and Kawaguchi, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 2011). Source: Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi / Japanese Journal of Public Health (peer-reviewed), \"Fukukawa Y, Kawaguchi K. A nationwide survey of Japanese municipalities on solitary deaths and countermeasures. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 2011;58(11):959-966 (PMID 22352068)\" (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jph/58/11/58_959/_article/-char/ja/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fukukawa-2011-japan-municipalities-kodokushi-survey-16-8pct." }, { "id": "yamazaki-2017-japan-kodokushi-definitions-7-of-17-require-delay", "family": "consequences", "statement": "7 of 17 Japanese definitions of kodokushi published in 1994-2016 required that the body lay undiscovered for a considerable period, while 11 required that no one was present at the death, 5 that it happened at home and 4 that the person lived alone (Yamazaki and Hemmi, Journal of the Japan Academy of Health Behavioral Science, 2017).", "value": 7, "unit": "definitions (of 17) requiring a period undiscovered", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (definitions in dictionaries, government, research and professional bodies)", "period": "1994-2016", "population": "Published definitions of kodokushi / koritsushi", "sample_n": 17, "publisher": "Journal of the Japan Academy of Health Behavioral Science (日本保健医療行動科学会雑誌; peer-reviewed review)", "source_title": "Yamazaki K, Hemmi I. 孤独死研究の動向と今後の課題 (Trends and Future Issues in the Study of Solitary Death). J Jpn Acad Health Behav Sci 2017;32(1):66-73", "source_url": "https://www.jahbs.info/journal/pdf/vol32_1/vol32_1_4_1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "「自宅（自室内，住居内）での死亡：５／17 件」「看取りなし：11／17 件」「一人暮らし：４／17 件」…「死後しばらくの放置（相当期間発見されない）：７／17 件」", "locator": "p. 68, 孤独死（あるいは孤立死）をどう定義するか", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same review: of 257 database hits on elderly kodokushi to November 2016, 28 papers were retained, only 10 of them original articles, all cross-sectional; the authors found no English-language original papers on kodokushi at the time. An earlier analysis (Ueda et al. 2010) of 11 definitions found no-one-present 11/11, at home 7/11, living alone 7/11, social isolation 6/11.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#yamazaki-2017-japan-kodokushi-definitions-7-of-17-require-delay", "citation_text": "7 of 17 Japanese definitions of kodokushi published in 1994-2016 required that the body lay undiscovered for a considerable period, while 11 required that no one was present at the death, 5 that it happened at home and 4 that the person lived alone (Yamazaki and Hemmi, Journal of the Japan Academy of Health Behavioral Science, 2017). Source: Journal of the Japan Academy of Health Behavioral Science (日本保健医療行動科学会雑誌; peer-reviewed review), \"Yamazaki K, Hemmi I. 孤独死研究の動向と今後の課題 (Trends and Future Issues in the Study of Solitary Death). J Jpn Acad Health Behav Sci 2017;32(1):66-73\" (https://www.jahbs.info/journal/pdf/vol32_1/vol32_1_4_1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#yamazaki-2017-japan-kodokushi-definitions-7-of-17-require-delay." }, { "id": "koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-lowest-income-aor-14", "family": "consequences", "statement": "14.2 times the adjusted odds of a lonely death: people in Korea's lowest income group (Medical Aid recipients) compared with the highest income group, in a national case-control study of all 3,122 lonely deaths in 2021 (aOR 14.19, 95% CI 12.00-16.77) (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025).", "value": 14.19, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio (lowest income/Medical Aid vs highest income)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Lonely deaths in 2021 vs age- and gender-matched controls", "sample_n": 12615, "publisher": "Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "low income level was strongly associated with lonely death (aOR, 95% CI for the 5th [lowest, MA] income group: 14.188, 12.003–16.772, compared with the highest group)", "locator": "Results (logistic regression)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cases: all lonely deaths in 2021 identified in Korea Crime Scene Investigation (police) data by keyword and reviewed by social welfare experts (3,122), linked to National Health Insurance Service records; controls: 9,493 age- and gender-matched NHIS enrollees. The official MOHW count for 2021 is 3,378 (different source and method). By gender: aOR 17.9 in men, 6.0 in women. Medical Aid 30.8% vs 4.0%; lowest income 54.5% vs 19.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-lowest-income-aor-14", "citation_text": "14.2 times the adjusted odds of a lonely death: people in Korea's lowest income group (Medical Aid recipients) compared with the highest income group, in a national case-control study of all 3,122 lonely deaths in 2021 (aOR 14.19, 95% CI 12.00-16.77) (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025). Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-lowest-income-aor-14." }, { "id": "koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-alcohol-use-disorder-19-6pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "19.6% of people who died a lonely death in Korea in 2021 had a diagnosed mental or behavioural disorder due to alcohol, against 1.5% of matched controls (adjusted OR 5.48) (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025).", "value": 19.6, "unit": "% with alcohol-use mental or behavioural disorder (5 years before death)", "display_value": "19.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Lonely deaths in 2021 vs age- and gender-matched controls", "sample_n": 3122, "publisher": "Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol | 611 (19.6) | 144 (1.5) | < 0.001", "locator": "Table 2 (major diseases)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cases: all lonely deaths in 2021 identified in Korea Crime Scene Investigation (police) data by keyword and reviewed by social welfare experts (3,122), linked to National Health Insurance Service records; controls: 9,493 age- and gender-matched NHIS enrollees. The official MOHW count for 2021 is 3,378 (different source and method). aOR quote: 'mental and behavioural disorders associated with alcohol use (aOR, 5.482; 95% CI, 4.397–6.836)'. Alcoholic liver disease 22.1% vs 4.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-alcohol-use-disorder-19-6pct", "citation_text": "19.6% of people who died a lonely death in Korea in 2021 had a diagnosed mental or behavioural disorder due to alcohol, against 1.5% of matched controls (adjusted OR 5.48) (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025). Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-alcohol-use-disorder-19-6pct." }, { "id": "koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-mood-disorders-32-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "32.7% of people who died a lonely death in Korea in 2021 had been diagnosed with a mood disorder in the previous five years, against 13.3% of matched controls (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025).", "value": 32.7, "unit": "% with a mood disorder diagnosis", "display_value": "32.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Lonely deaths in 2021 vs age- and gender-matched controls", "sample_n": 3122, "publisher": "Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Mood disorders were identified in 1,020 (32.7%) individuals who experienced lonely death and 1,264 (13.3%) controls", "locator": "Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cases: all lonely deaths in 2021 identified in Korea Crime Scene Investigation (police) data by keyword and reviewed by social welfare experts (3,122), linked to National Health Insurance Service records; controls: 9,493 age- and gender-matched NHIS enrollees. The official MOHW count for 2021 is 3,378 (different source and method). Schizophrenia 4.8% vs 1.0% (aOR 2.38); bipolar disorder aOR 2.13; hip fracture aOR 2.70; cirrhosis aOR 3.01; heart failure aOR 2.01.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-mood-disorders-32-7pct", "citation_text": "32.7% of people who died a lonely death in Korea in 2021 had been diagnosed with a mood disorder in the previous five years, against 13.3% of matched controls (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025). Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science (Korean Academy of Medical Sciences; peer-reviewed, open access), \"Koo HY, Bai H et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335 (PMID 41468915, PMC12748055)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12748055/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-korea-lonely-death-mood-disorders-32-7pct." }, { "id": "bai-2025-korea-lonely-death-medical-aid-30-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "30.8% of the 3,122 people who died lonely deaths in Korea in 2021 were Medical Aid recipients, a group that makes up only 2.9% of the population (Bai et al., Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2025).", "value": 30.8, "unit": "% Medical Aid recipients", "display_value": "30.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Lonely deaths identified in Korea Crime Scene Investigation data linked to NHIS records", "sample_n": 3122, "publisher": "Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Bai H et al. Who Dies Alone? Demographics, Underlying Diseases, and Healthcare Utilization Patterns of Lonely Death Individuals in Korea. J Prev Med Public Health 2025;58(2):218-226 (PMID 40045675, PMC11986590)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11986590/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Although MA recipients constitute only 2.9% of the general population, they represented 30.8% of lonely death cases.", "locator": "Discussion", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same 2021 dataset as Koo et al. 2025. 84.0% men; most common age group 50-59 (29.8%); 47.0% in Seoul areas; outpatient visits fell and emergency visits rose in the final 3 months. Statutory definition used (Lonely Death Prevention and Management Act, 2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#bai-2025-korea-lonely-death-medical-aid-30-8pct", "citation_text": "30.8% of the 3,122 people who died lonely deaths in Korea in 2021 were Medical Aid recipients, a group that makes up only 2.9% of the population (Bai et al., Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2025). Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Bai H et al. Who Dies Alone? Demographics, Underlying Diseases, and Healthcare Utilization Patterns of Lonely Death Individuals in Korea. J Prev Med Public Health 2025;58(2):218-226 (PMID 40045675, PMC11986590)\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11986590/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#bai-2025-korea-lonely-death-medical-aid-30-8pct." }, { "id": "cho-2025-solitary-death-scoping-review-16-studies", "family": "consequences", "statement": "16 studies met the criteria of a 2025 scoping review of solitary death among people living in the community; 53.3% were from Japan and about 60% were retrospective (Cho et al., Global Public Health, 2025).", "value": 16, "unit": "studies included", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Google Scholar)", "period": "literature to 2025", "population": "Studies of solitary death in community-dwelling people", "sample_n": 16, "publisher": "Global Public Health (Taylor & Francis; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Cho CM, Moon HJ, Yoo JH. Understanding of solitary death in people living in the community: A scoping review. Glob Public Health 2025;20(1):2597627 (PMID 41355040)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41355040/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-12-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Sixteen studies that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. Approximately 60% of studies were retrospective, and 53.3% were conducted in Japan.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Main findings quote: 'Most solitary deaths occur at home and are discovered by family, neighbors, police officers, or someone who visited regularly.' Risk higher among middle-aged and older adults, men, people living alone, low socioeconomic status, poor health and social isolation. 53.3% implies a denominator of 15 (8/15), not 16; reported as published. Full text (tandfonline) returned 403.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cho-2025-solitary-death-scoping-review-16-studies", "citation_text": "16 studies met the criteria of a 2025 scoping review of solitary death among people living in the community; 53.3% were from Japan and about 60% were retrospective (Cho et al., Global Public Health, 2025). Source: Global Public Health (Taylor & Francis; peer-reviewed), \"Cho CM, Moon HJ, Yoo JH. Understanding of solitary death in people living in the community: A scoping review. Glob Public Health 2025;20(1):2597627 (PMID 41355040)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41355040/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cho-2025-solitary-death-scoping-review-16-studies." }, { "id": "waters-2022-cook-county-hoarding-deaths-decomposed-61pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "61% of 138 people who died in hoarding environments and were investigated by the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner in 2017-2018 were found decomposed; 86% had lived alone (Waters et al., American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2022).", "value": 61, "unit": "% found decomposed", "display_value": "61%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, US", "period": "2017-2018", "population": "Medical examiner cases whose records mention hoarding", "sample_n": 138, "publisher": "American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (Wolters Kluwer; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Waters DM, Eckhardt M, Eason EA. Characteristics of Deaths With Evidence of Pathological Hoarding in Cook County 2017 to 2018. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2022;43(1):2-6 (PMID 34334623)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34334623/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2022-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The mean age was 67 years, 56% were male, 76% were White, and 86% of decedents lived alone. Decomposition was noted in 61% of cases.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A subset (hoarding) of medical examiner cases; the US has no national count of people found late. Natural manner 80%, accident 14%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#waters-2022-cook-county-hoarding-deaths-decomposed-61pct", "citation_text": "61% of 138 people who died in hoarding environments and were investigated by the Cook County (Chicago) Medical Examiner in 2017-2018 were found decomposed; 86% had lived alone (Waters et al., American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2022). Source: American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (Wolters Kluwer; peer-reviewed), \"Waters DM, Eckhardt M, Eason EA. Characteristics of Deaths With Evidence of Pathological Hoarding in Cook County 2017 to 2018. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2022;43(1):2-6 (PMID 34334623)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34334623/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#waters-2022-cook-county-hoarding-deaths-decomposed-61pct." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-time-to-discovery-distribution", "family": "japan", "statement": "28,398 (36.9%) of the 76,941 people who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 were found within a day of death; 15,865 (20.6%) in 2-3 days; 10,456 (13.6%) in 4-7 days; 7,570 (9.8%) in 8-14 days; 7,504 (9.8%) in 15-30 days; 5,195 (6.8%) in 31-90 days; 1,273 (1.7%) in 91-180 days; 472 (0.6%) in 181-365 days; 208 (0.3%) after a year or more (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 28398, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総数 76,941 28,398 15,865 10,456 7,570 7,504 5,195 1,273 472 208", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row 総数 (columns ０～１日 … 366日～)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2025-days-distribution", "history": [], "notes": "Elapsed days run from the physician-estimated time of death to the date police learned of the death. Same structure as seed record jp-npa-2024-time-to-discovery-distribution (2024). Sum of the 8+ day columns equals the Cabinet Office 2025 isolated-death estimate (22,222); 4+ days equals 32,678.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-time-to-discovery-distribution", "citation_text": "28,398 (36.9%) of the 76,941 people who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 were found within a day of death; 15,865 (20.6%) in 2-3 days; 10,456 (13.6%) in 4-7 days; 7,570 (9.8%) in 8-14 days; 7,504 (9.8%) in 15-30 days; 5,195 (6.8%) in 31-90 days; 1,273 (1.7%) in 91-180 days; 472 (0.6%) in 181-365 days; 208 (0.3%) after a year or more (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-time-to-discovery-distribution." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "15,911 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home in 2025, 27.0% of all 58,919 such deaths (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 15911, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Japan, 65+: found 8 or more days after death (2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 8+ days after death (any cause)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,919 22,502 12,321 8,185 5,752 5,460 3,515 778 288 118", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上, columns ８～14日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "5,752 + 5,460 + 3,515 + 778 + 288 + 118 = 15,911; 15,911 / 58,919", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-8plus", "history": [], "notes": "Updates seed jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days (2024: 15,630, 26.9%) with the 2025 figure; same series. Equals the 65+ rows of the Cabinet Office 2025 isolated-death table (3,173 + 4,047 + 4,329 + 2,532 + 1,830).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "15,911 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home in 2025, 27.0% of all 58,919 such deaths (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-after-1-month", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,699 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (8.0%) were not found until 31 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 4699, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 31+ days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,919 22,502 12,321 8,185 5,752 5,460 3,515 778 288 118", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上, columns 31～90日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "3,515 + 778 + 288 + 118 = 4,699; 4,699 / 58,919", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "2025 counterpart of seed jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month (2024: 4,538, 7.8%). Merge note: that seed record currently sits in series jp-npa-annual-31plus together with the all-ages 2025 record (7,148); suggest moving the 2024 65+ record to jp-npa-annual-65plus-31plus so each series has one population.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "4,699 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (8.0%) were not found until 31 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-found-after-1-month-all-ages", "family": "japan", "statement": "6,945 people of all ages who lived alone in Japan (9.1%) were not found until 31 or more days after dying at home in 2024 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025).", "value": 6945, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 31+ days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総数 76,020 28,756 15,421 9,987 7,515 7,396 5,138 1,165 389 253", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row 総数, columns 31～90日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "5,138 + 1,165 + 389 + 253 = 6,945; 6,945 / 76,020", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "The 6,945 figure appears in passing in seed jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month; this record gives the all-ages 2024 point its own row so series jp-npa-annual-31plus reads 2024: 6,945 and 2025: 7,148 (seed jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-found-after-1-month-all-ages", "citation_text": "6,945 people of all ages who lived alone in Japan (9.1%) were not found until 31 or more days after dying at home in 2024 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-found-after-1-month-all-ages." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-within-1-day", "family": "japan", "statement": "38.2% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 (22,502 of 58,919) were found within one day of death (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 38.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "38.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,919 22,502 12,321 8,185 5,752 5,460 3,515 778 288 118", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上, column ０～１日", "derived": true, "formula": "22,502 / 58,919", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-within-1-day", "history": [], "notes": "2025 counterpart of seed npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct (2024: 39.2%, which has no series); suggest giving that seed record this series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-within-1-day", "citation_text": "38.2% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 (22,502 of 58,919) were found within one day of death (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-65plus-found-within-1-day." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-under65-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "34.6% of people under 65 who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 (6,178 of 17,860) were found 8 or more days after death, a higher share than among those aged 65+ (27.0%) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 34.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "34.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Japan, under 65: found 8 or more days after death (2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People under 65 living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 8+ days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳未満 17,860 5,888 3,541 2,253 1,798 2,001 1,636 478 180 85", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳未満, columns ８～14日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "(1,798 + 2,001 + 1,636 + 478 + 180 + 85) / 17,860 = 6,178 / 17,860; 65+: 15,911 / 58,919", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-under65-8plus", "history": [], "notes": "Younger people who die alone at home are found late more often than older people, likely because fewer services visit them. Under-65 also found 31+ days: 2,379 (13.3%) vs 8.0% for 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-under65-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "34.6% of people under 65 who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2025 (6,178 of 17,860) were found 8 or more days after death, a higher share than among those aged 65+ (27.0%) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-under65-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-under65-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "34.2% of people under 65 who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2024 (6,093 of 17,818) were found 8 or more days after death, versus 26.9% of those aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025).", "value": 34.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "34.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People under 65 living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 8+ days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳未満 17,818 6,005 3,432 2,288 1,773 1,981 1,657 439 148 95", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳未満, columns ８～14日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "(1,773 + 1,981 + 1,657 + 439 + 148 + 95) / 17,818 = 6,093 / 17,818", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-under65-8plus", "history": [], "notes": "The 4-7 day cells of this table were corrected by NPA (seigohyou.pdf, April 2025); the 8+ day columns used here were not affected. 65+ comparison from seed jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-under65-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "34.2% of people under 65 who lived alone and died at home in Japan in 2024 (6,093 of 17,818) were found 8 or more days after death, versus 26.9% of those aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-under65-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-largest-age-band-85plus", "family": "japan", "statement": "15,079 people aged 85 and over (19.6%) were the largest age band among the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, followed by 75-79 (13,412), 80-84 (11,366), 70-74 (11,004) and 65-69 (8,058) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 15079, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide); aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(体) 76,941 0 57 352 401 429 546 874 1,508 3,091 4,477 6,125 8,058 11,004 13,412 11,366 15,079 162", "locator": "PDF p.1, 年齢階層別 table (columns 15歳未満 … 85歳以上, 不詳)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2025-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Full 2025 age profile: 15-19 57; 20-24 352; 25-29 401; 30-34 429; 35-39 546; 40-44 874; 45-49 1,508; 50-54 3,091; 55-59 4,477; 60-64 6,125; 65-69 8,058; 70-74 11,004; 75-79 13,412; 80-84 11,366; 85+ 15,079; unknown 162. 2025 counterpart of seed jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus (2024: 14,658). Year on year the 75-79 band grew 6.7% (12,567 to 13,412) while 70-74 fell (11,600 to 11,004), as the post-war baby boom cohort ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-largest-age-band-85plus", "citation_text": "15,079 people aged 85 and over (19.6%) were the largest age band among the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, followed by 75-79 (13,412), 80-84 (11,366), 70-74 (11,004) and 65-69 (8,058) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-largest-age-band-85plus." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-under65-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "17,860 of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025 (23.2%) were under 65, including 13,693 aged 50-64 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 17860, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide); aged under 65", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "うち65歳未満 17,860 5,888 3,541 2,253 1,798 2,001 1,636 478 180 85", "locator": "PDF p.1, 経過日数別 table row うち65歳未満 (total column); 年齢階層別 table for 50-54 / 55-59 / 60-64", "derived": true, "formula": "17,860 / 76,941; 50-64 = 3,091 + 4,477 + 6,125 = 13,693", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counterpoint to the 65+ framing: almost one in four solitary home deaths is a working-age adult.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-under65-share", "citation_text": "17,860 of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025 (23.2%) were under 65, including 13,693 aged 50-64 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）年齢階層別・経過日数別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-under65-share." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-by-prefecture-top5", "family": "japan", "statement": "10,678 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo in 2025 (7,932 aged 65+), the most of any Japanese prefecture; the top five were Tokyo 10,678; Osaka 6,258; Kanagawa 5,538; Aichi 4,448; Saitama 4,445, together 40.8% of the national 76,941 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 10678, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (by prefecture; Tokyo = Metropolitan Police Department area)", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide), by prefectural police force", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "25,190 10,678 7,932", "locator": "PDF p.1, 都道府県別 table, row 警視庁 (columns 警察取扱死体数 / うち自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者 総数 / うち６５歳以上); the text layer separates row labels from numbers, so rows were matched to prefecture labels by text coordinates", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2025-by-prefecture", "history": [], "notes": "Full 47-prefecture table parsed; rows sum to the national total (204,562 / 76,941 / 58,919). Police forces map to prefectures; Tokyo is the Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁). Counts reflect population size; no per-capita rate is published.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-by-prefecture-top5", "citation_text": "10,678 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo in 2025 (7,932 aged 65+), the most of any Japanese prefecture; the top five were Tokyo 10,678; Osaka 6,258; Kanagawa 5,538; Aichi 4,448; Saitama 4,445, together 40.8% of the national 76,941 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-by-prefecture-top5." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-prefecture-share-range", "family": "japan", "statement": "Between 24.1% (Tottori) and 49.9% (Aichi) of the bodies handled by police in each of Japan's 47 prefectures in 2025 were people living alone who died at home (national 37.6%; Tokyo 42.4%) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 49.9, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "49.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (47 prefectures)", "period": "2025", "population": "Bodies handled by police in each prefecture; share that were people living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "8,918 4,448 3,302", "locator": "PDF p.1, 都道府県別 table, row 愛知 (Tottori row 鳥取: 1,093 263 217; national row 全国: 204,562 76,941 58,919); labels matched to rows by text coordinates", "derived": true, "formula": "Aichi: 4,448 / 8,918; Tottori: 263 / 1,093; Tokyo: 10,678 / 25,190", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "A share of police-handled bodies, not a rate per population: it also depends on how many deaths each prefecture's police handle. Use with that caveat.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-prefecture-share-range", "citation_text": "Between 24.1% (Tottori) and 49.9% (Aichi) of the bodies handled by police in each of Japan's 47 prefectures in 2025 were people living alone who died at home (national 37.6%; Tokyo 42.4%) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-prefecture-share-range." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-tokyo-died-alone-at-home", "family": "japan", "statement": "10,372 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo (Metropolitan Police Department area) in 2024 and were handled by police, 40.4% of the 25,667 bodies Tokyo police handled; 7,699 were aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025).", "value": 10372, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo Metropolis, Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide), Tokyo", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）都道府県別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6todouhukennbetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "25,667 10,372 7,699", "locator": "PDF p.1, 都道府県別 table, row 警視庁 (label matched by text coordinates)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-tokyo-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Whole Tokyo Metropolis (23 wards plus Tama), so larger than the 23-ward medical-examiner series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-tokyo-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "10,372 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo (Metropolitan Police Department area) in 2024 and were handled by police, 40.4% of the 25,667 bodies Tokyo police handled; 7,699 were aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）都道府県別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6todouhukennbetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-tokyo-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-tokyo-died-alone-at-home", "family": "japan", "statement": "10,678 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo (Metropolitan Police Department area) in 2025 and were handled by police, 42.4% of the 25,190 bodies Tokyo police handled; 7,932 were aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 10678, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo Metropolis, Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and whose bodies were handled by police (any cause, including suicide), Tokyo", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "25,190 10,678 7,932", "locator": "PDF p.1, 都道府県別 table, row 警視庁 (label matched by text coordinates)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-tokyo-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Whole Tokyo Metropolis (23 wards plus Tama), so larger than the 23-ward medical-examiner series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-tokyo-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "10,678 people who lived alone died at home in Tokyo (Metropolitan Police Department area) in 2025 and were handled by police, 42.4% of the 25,190 bodies Tokyo police handled; 7,932 were aged 65+ (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和７年）都道府県別\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7todouhukennbetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-tokyo-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2014-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 166,353 dead bodies in 2014 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2024).", "value": 166353, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2014", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H26～R5）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/20240216_kenshi1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-02-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "166,353 162,881 161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成26年 … 令和５年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2014-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 166,353 dead bodies in 2014 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2024). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H26～R5）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/20240216_kenshi1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2014-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2015-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 162,881 dead bodies in 2015 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2024).", "value": 162881, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H26～R5）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/20240216_kenshi1.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-02-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "166,353 162,881 161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成26年 … 令和５年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2015-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 162,881 dead bodies in 2015 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2024). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H26～R5）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/20240216_kenshi1.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2015-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2016-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 161,407 dead bodies in 2016 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 161407, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2016", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2016-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 161,407 dead bodies in 2016 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2016-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2017-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 165,837 dead bodies in 2017 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 165837, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2017", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2017-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 165,837 dead bodies in 2017 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2017-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2018-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 170,174 dead bodies in 2018 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 170174, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2018", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2018-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 170,174 dead bodies in 2018 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2018-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2019-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 167,808 dead bodies in 2019 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 167808, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2019", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2019-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 167,808 dead bodies in 2019 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2019-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2020-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 169,496 dead bodies in 2020 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 169496, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2020-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 169,496 dead bodies in 2020 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2020-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2021-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 173,220 dead bodies in 2021 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 173220, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2021", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2021-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 173,220 dead bodies in 2021 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2021-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2022-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 196,103 dead bodies in 2022 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 196103, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2022", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2022-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 196,103 dead bodies in 2022 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2022-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2023-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 198,664 dead bodies in 2023 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 198664, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2023", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2023-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 198,664 dead bodies in 2023 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2023-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 204,184 dead bodies in 2024 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 204184, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 204,184 dead bodies in 2024 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2024-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "Japan's police handled 204,562 dead bodies in 2025 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 204562, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All bodies handled by police (crime-related, unnatural and other deaths reported to police; traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "161,407 165,837 170,174 167,808 169,496 173,220 196,103 198,664 204,184 204,562", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 死体取扱総数 (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-police-handled-bodies", "history": [], "notes": "Denominator for the NPA solitary at-home death count (37.6% of 2025's total). The 2014-2015 points come from the earlier ten-year table, which also excludes Great East Japan Earthquake deaths. Police-handled bodies rose 26.7% from 2016 to 2025, with a jump in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies", "citation_text": "Japan's police handled 204,562 dead bodies in 2025 (deaths reported to police as possibly unnatural, excluding traffic deaths) (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies-autopsy-rate", "family": "japan", "statement": "Only 9.9% of the 204,562 bodies handled by Japan's police in 2025 were autopsied, down from 12.7% in 2016 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026).", "value": 9.9, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "9.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "Bodies handled by police; share with a judicial, investigative or other autopsy", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "12.7 12.4 12.0 11.5 10.8 10.4 9.5 10.1 9.8 9.9", "locator": "PDF p.1, row 解剖率（％） (columns 平成28年 … 令和７年)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Context for why causes of death among people found days later are often recorded as unknown.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies-autopsy-rate", "citation_text": "Only 9.9% of the 204,562 bodies handled by Japan's police in 2025 were autopsied, down from 12.7% in 2016 (National Police Agency of Japan, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"死体取扱数等の推移（H28～R７）\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/suii/R710nennkansuii.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-bodies-autopsy-rate." }, { "id": "jp-npa-solitary-home-death-count-definition", "family": "japan", "statement": "In Japan's police count of people who die alone at home, 'home' means the place that was the base of the person's daily life, excluding outdoors; residents of welfare facilities or nursing homes are excluded even in single rooms, and days elapsed run from the physician-estimated time of death to police notification (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": null, "unit": "definition", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "definition in use from 2024 data", "population": "Definition: police-handled bodies of people living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), citing the National Police Agency", "source_title": "孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "「自宅」とは、 「生活の本拠となっている場所であり、屋外を除く」ものとしている", "locator": "WG report p.9, section 4(3)イ (死亡場所); p.10 ウ (facility residents excluded); p.7 footnote 19 (elapsed time)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other details from the same report: suicides are included (section エ); homeless people dying outdoors are not covered (footnote 23); the Tokyo ME office measures elapsed time from death to inquest, the NPA from death to police notification (footnote 19). Complements seed jp-cao-koritsushi-definition (the 8-day yardstick).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-solitary-home-death-count-definition", "citation_text": "In Japan's police count of people who die alone at home, 'home' means the place that was the base of the person's daily life, excluding outdoors; residents of welfare facilities or nursing homes are excluded even in single rooms, and days elapsed run from the physician-estimated time of death to police notification (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), citing the National Police Agency, \"孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-solitary-home-death-count-definition." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "family": "japan", "statement": "32,678 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (25,079 men, 7,595 women and 4 whose gender was not recorded), the Cabinet Office's reference figure alongside its 8-day isolated-death estimate of 22,222 (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).", "value": 32678, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home, bodies handled by police, found 4+ days after death (any cause)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総　　数 22,222 17,620 4,598 4 総　　数 32,678 25,079 7,595 4", "locator": "r7suikei.pdf p.1, table 令和７年孤立死推計値, right block 【参考】4日以上, row 総数", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-4plus-days-reference", "history": [], "notes": "2025 counterpart of seed jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference (31,843). Day 4 is when, per the WG report, putrefaction becomes visible to a lay person. Women are 23.2% of the 4+ day group versus 20.7% of the 8+ day group.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "citation_text": "32,678 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (25,079 men, 7,595 women and 4 whose gender was not recorded), the Cabinet Office's reference figure alongside its 8-day isolated-death estimate of 22,222 (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-under65-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "6,178 (27.8%) of Japan's 22,222 estimated isolated deaths in 2025 were people under 65; an isolated death here is a person living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).", "value": 6178, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "Isolated deaths (孤立死): people living alone found 8+ days after dying at home, aged under 65", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "60～64歳 2,408 2,069 338 1", "locator": "r7suikei.pdf p.1, 8日以上 block, rows 15～19歳 … 60～64歳 (column 総数)", "derived": true, "formula": "8 + 33 + 70 + 87 + 124 + 248 + 459 + 1,063 + 1,678 + 2,408 = 6,178; 6,178 / 22,222", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Matches the NPA under-65 8+ day count for 2025 (6,178). 50-64 alone: 5,149 (23.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-under65-share", "citation_text": "6,178 (27.8%) of Japan's 22,222 estimated isolated deaths in 2025 were people under 65; an isolated death here is a person living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-under65-share." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-men-60-79", "family": "japan", "statement": "52.6% of Japan's 22,222 estimated isolated deaths in 2025 (11,694) were men aged 60 to 79; men outnumbered women in every age band, and the two came close only at 85+ (956 men, 874 women) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).", "value": 52.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "Isolated deaths (孤立死): people living alone found 8+ days after dying at home; men aged 60-79", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "75～79歳 4,329 3,400 929 0", "locator": "r7suikei.pdf p.1, 8日以上 block, column 男, rows 60～64 … 75～79; row 85歳以上", "derived": true, "formula": "2,069 + 2,770 + 3,455 + 3,400 = 11,694; 11,694 / 22,222", "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-by-age-sex", "history": [], "notes": "The 2024 WG table gives the same share: men 60-79 = 1,996 + 2,701 + 3,632 + 3,160 = 11,489 of 21,856 (52.6%). Largest single age band in 2025: 75-79 (4,329); in 2024: 70-74 (4,277).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-men-60-79", "citation_text": "52.6% of Japan's 22,222 estimated isolated deaths in 2025 (11,694) were men aged 60 to 79; men outnumbered women in every age band, and the two came close only at 85+ (956 men, 874 women) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"令和７年孤立死者数の推計について（報道資料）\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-men-60-79." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-peak-age-70-74", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,277 of Japan's 21,856 isolated deaths in 2024 were people aged 70-74 (3,632 men, 645 women), the largest age band among people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 4277, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "Isolated deaths (孤立死): people living alone found 8+ days after dying at home, aged 70-74", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "70～74歳 4,277 3,632 645 0", "locator": "WG report p.15, table (8日以上 block), row 70～74歳", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-by-age-sex", "history": [], "notes": "2024 age bands (8+ days): 60-64 2,307; 65-69 3,102; 70-74 4,277; 75-79 4,044; 80-84 2,502; 85+ 1,705. In 2025 the peak moved to 75-79 (4,329).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-peak-age-70-74", "citation_text": "4,277 of Japan's 21,856 isolated deaths in 2024 were people aged 70-74 (3,632 men, 645 women), the largest age band among people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-peak-age-70-74." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-npa-2024-suicides-loneliness-motive", "family": "japan", "statement": "652 of the 20,320 suicides recorded in Japan in 2024 listed loneliness as a cause or motive, one reason the Cabinet Office keeps suicides inside its isolated-death count (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 652, "unit": "suicides", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "Suicides with 'loneliness' (孤独感) recorded among causes/motives (MHLW and NPA suicide statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan, citing MHLW and NPA suicide statistics", "source_title": "孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "令和６年は20,320人 中652件となっている", "locator": "WG report p.12, section 4(3)エ 自殺の扱いについて; footnote 25", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Series in the same sentence: 2022 673 of 21,881; 2023 663 of 21,837; 2024 652 of 20,320.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-npa-2024-suicides-loneliness-motive", "citation_text": "652 of the 20,320 suicides recorded in Japan in 2024 listed loneliness as a cause or motive, one reason the Cabinet Office keeps suicides inside its isolated-death count (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, citing MHLW and NPA suicide statistics, \"孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-npa-2024-suicides-loneliness-motive." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "About 3 in 10 deaths at home in Japan in 2025 (30.1%) were people who lived alone and whose bodies were handled by police: 76,941 of 255,816 home deaths (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026).", "value": 30.1, "unit": "percent", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "Deaths at home (vital statistics); numerator: NPA solitary at-home deaths", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025,1589533,1307625,1019554,17867,66124,21608,-,204080,281908,255816,26092", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row 2025, column 自宅 (255,816); numerator from seed jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total (76,941)", "derived": true, "formula": "76,941 / 255,816 (2024: 76,020 / 262,883 = 28.9%)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definitions differ: vital statistics record the place of death on the death certificate, police count bodies they handle. Treat as an approximate share. 2024: 28.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths", "citation_text": "About 3 in 10 deaths at home in Japan in 2025 (30.1%) were people who lived alone and whose bodies were handled by police: 76,941 of 255,816 home deaths (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-all-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "Roughly 1 in 21 of all deaths in Japan in 2025 (4.8%) was a person living alone who died at home and was handled by police (76,941 of 1,589,533 deaths) (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026).", "value": 4.8, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "4.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths in Japan (vital statistics); numerator: NPA solitary at-home deaths", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025,1589533,1307625,1019554,17867,66124,21608,-,204080,281908,255816,26092", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row 2025, column 総数 (1,589,533)", "derived": true, "formula": "76,941 / 1,589,533; isolated deaths 22,222 / 1,589,533 = 1.4%; police-handled bodies 204,562 / 1,589,533 = 12.9%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same denominator gives: Cabinet Office isolated deaths 1.4% of all deaths (about 1 in 72); all police-handled bodies 12.9% (police figures exclude traffic deaths).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-all-deaths", "citation_text": "Roughly 1 in 21 of all deaths in Japan in 2025 (4.8%) was a person living alone who died at home and was handled by police (76,941 of 1,589,533 deaths) (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-all-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-share-of-all-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1.4% of all deaths in Japan in 2025 (22,222 of 1,589,533, about 1 in 72) were isolated deaths by the Cabinet Office's 8-day estimate (Cabinet Office of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026).", "value": 1.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "1.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths (vital statistics); numerator: Cabinet Office 8+ day isolated-death estimate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025,1589533,1307625,1019554,17867,66124,21608,-,204080,281908,255816,26092", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row 2025, column 総数; numerator from seed jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "derived": true, "formula": "22,222 / 1,589,533 = 1.398%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-share-of-all-deaths", "citation_text": "1.4% of all deaths in Japan in 2025 (22,222 of 1,589,533, about 1 in 72) were isolated deaths by the Cabinet Office's 8-day estimate (Cabinet Office of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-share-of-all-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-police-handled-share-of-all-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "12.9% of all deaths in Japan in 2025, about 1 in 8, were handled by police (204,562 bodies; 1,589,533 deaths) (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026).", "value": 12.9, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "12.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths (vital statistics); numerator: bodies handled by police (traffic deaths excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025,1589533,1307625,1019554,17867,66124,21608,-,204080,281908,255816,26092", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row 2025, column 総数; numerator from NPA 死体取扱数等の推移 (204,562)", "derived": true, "formula": "204,562 / 1,589,533 (2024: 204,184 / 1,605,378 = 12.7%)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-share-of-all-deaths", "citation_text": "12.9% of all deaths in Japan in 2025, about 1 in 8, were handled by police (204,562 bodies; 1,589,533 deaths) (National Police Agency; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2026). Source: National Police Agency of Japan; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.5表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502538&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-npa-2025-police-handled-share-of-all-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1951-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "82.5% of deaths in Japan in 1951 occurred at home (691,901 of 838,998 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 82.5, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "82.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1951", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1951,100,11.6,9.1,2.6,・,・,0,・,88.4,82.5,5.9", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 1951, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1951-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "82.5% of deaths in Japan in 1951 occurred at home (691,901 of 838,998 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1951-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2000-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "13.9% of deaths in Japan in 2000 occurred at home (133,534 of 961,653 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 13.9, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "13.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2000", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2000,100,83.3,78.2,2.8,0.5,・,0,1.9,16.7,13.9,2.8", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2000, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2000-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "13.9% of deaths in Japan in 2000 occurred at home (133,534 of 961,653 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2000-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2005-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "12.2% of deaths in Japan in 2005 occurred at home (132,702 of 1,083,796 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 12.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "12.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2005", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2005,100,85.2,79.8,2.6,0.7,・,0,2.1,14.8,12.2,2.5", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2005, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2005-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "12.2% of deaths in Japan in 2005 occurred at home (132,702 of 1,083,796 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2005-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2010-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "12.6% of deaths in Japan in 2010 occurred at home (150,783 of 1,197,014 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 12.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "12.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2010", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2010,100,85.1,77.9,2.4,1.3,・,0,3.5,14.9,12.6,2.3", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2010, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2010-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "12.6% of deaths in Japan in 2010 occurred at home (150,783 of 1,197,014 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2010-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2015-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "12.7% of deaths in Japan in 2015 occurred at home (163,986 of 1,290,510 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 12.7, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "12.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2015,100,85.2,74.6,2,2.3,・,-,6.3,14.8,12.7,2.1", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2015, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2015-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "12.7% of deaths in Japan in 2015 occurred at home (163,986 of 1,290,510 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2015-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2019-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "13.6% of deaths in Japan in 2019 occurred at home (188,191 of 1,381,093 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 13.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "13.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2019", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2019,100.0,84.5,71.3,1.6,3.0,0.4,-,8.6,15.5,13.6,1.9", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2019, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2019-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "13.6% of deaths in Japan in 2019 occurred at home (188,191 of 1,381,093 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2019-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2020-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "15.7% of deaths in Japan in 2020 occurred at home (216,103 of 1,372,755 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 15.7, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "15.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2020,100.0,82.4,68.3,1.6,3.3,0.7,0.0,9.2,17.6,15.7,1.9", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2020, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2020-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "15.7% of deaths in Japan in 2020 occurred at home (216,103 of 1,372,755 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2020-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2021-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "17.2% of deaths in Japan in 2021 occurred at home (247,896 of 1,439,856 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 17.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "17.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2021", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021,100.0,81.0,65.9,1.5,3.5,0.9,0.0,10.0,19.0,17.2,1.8", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2021, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2021-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "17.2% of deaths in Japan in 2021 occurred at home (247,896 of 1,439,856 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2021-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2022-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "17.4% of deaths in Japan in 2022 occurred at home (273,265 of 1,569,050 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 17.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "17.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2022", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2022,100.0,80.8,64.5,1.4,3.9,1.0,-,11.0,19.2,17.4,1.8", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2022, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2022-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "17.4% of deaths in Japan in 2022 occurred at home (273,265 of 1,569,050 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2022-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2023-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "17.0% of deaths in Japan in 2023 occurred at home (267,335 of 1,576,016 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 17, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "17%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2023", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023,100.0,81.2,64.4,1.3,4.0,1.1,-,11.5,18.8,17.0,1.8", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2023, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2023-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "17.0% of deaths in Japan in 2023 occurred at home (267,335 of 1,576,016 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2023-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "16.4% of deaths in Japan in 2024 occurred at home (262,883 of 1,605,378 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 16.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "16.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024,100.0,81.9,64.4,1.2,4.1,1.3,-,12.2,18.1,16.4,1.7", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2024, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "16.4% of deaths in Japan in 2024 occurred at home (262,883 of 1,605,378 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2025-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "16.1% of deaths in Japan in 2025 occurred at home (255,816 of 1,589,533 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 16.1, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "16.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All deaths registered in Japan, by place of death (自宅 = home)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2025,100.0,82.3,64.1,1.1,4.2,1.4,-,12.8,17.7,16.1,1.6", "locator": "e-Stat CSV (table 5-6), row 2025, column 自宅; counts from table 5-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Home deaths fell from 82.5% (1951) to a low of 12.2% (2005), then rose to 17.4% in 2022 as hospital deaths fell and the pandemic shifted care; 16.1% in 2025. Not all home deaths are solitary; see jp-npa-2025-solitary-home-deaths-share-of-home-deaths. Up to 1994 nursing-home deaths are included under home or other.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "16.1% of deaths in Japan in 2025 occurred at home (255,816 of 1,589,533 deaths) (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 上巻 死亡 第5.6表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502539&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,364 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2002 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014).", "value": 1364, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2002", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-17 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2014-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1, 3 6 41, 4 51", "locator": "平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-17; figure 1-2-6-17 data labels for 2002 and 2003; the PDF text layer renders '1,364' and '1,451' as '1, 3 6 41, 4 51'; value for 2002", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). Only the 2014 edition reaches back to 2002; that edition labels 2012 as 2,727 and 2013 (preliminary) as 2,733, while the 2018, 2024 and 2025 editions show 2012 = 2,733 and 2013 = 2,878; later editions are used here. The ME office's own 2002 table (平成15年版 statistical tables, table (18)) gives the same 1,364.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "1,364 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2002 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-17 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2003-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,451 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2003 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 1451, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2003", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2003", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2003-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "1,451 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2003 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2003-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2004-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,669 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2004 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 1669, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2004", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2004", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2004-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "1,669 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2004 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2004-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2005-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,860 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 1860, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2005", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2005", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2005-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "1,860 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2005 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2005-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2006-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,892 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2006 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 1892, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2006", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2006", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2006-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "1,892 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2006 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2006-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2007-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,361 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2007 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 2361, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2007", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2007", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2007-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,361 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2007 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2007-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2008-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,211 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2008 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 2211, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2008", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2008", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2008-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,211 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2008 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2008-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2009-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,194 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2009 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 2194, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2009", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2009", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2009-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,194 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2009 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2009-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2010-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,913 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2010 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 2913, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2010", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2010", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2010-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,913 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2010 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2010-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2011-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,618 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2011 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018).", "value": 2618, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2011", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1,4511,451 1,6691,669 1,8601,860 1,8921,892 2,3612,361 2,2112,211 2,1942,194 2,9132,913 2,6182,618", "locator": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16; figure 1-2-4-16 data labels 2003-2011 in order; the PDF text layer doubles each label ('1,4511,451' = 1,451); value for 2011", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The quote is the verbatim text layer, which prints each figure label twice (e.g. '1,4511,451' for 1,451).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2011-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,618 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2011 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-16 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2011-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,733 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2012 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024).", "value": 2733, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2012", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和6年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-17 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2024/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,733 2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868", "locator": "令和6年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-17; figure 1-2-4-17 data labels 2012-2022 in order; value for 2012", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). Only the 2014 edition reaches back to 2002; that edition labels 2012 as 2,727 and 2013 (preliminary) as 2,733, while the 2018, 2024 and 2025 editions show 2012 = 2,733 and 2013 = 2,878; later editions are used here. The ME office's own 2012 table (平成25年版 statistical tables, table (18)) gives the same 2,733, confirming the later editions' year labels.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,733 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2012 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和6年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-17 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2024/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2013-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,878 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2013 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 2878, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2013", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2013", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). Only the 2014 edition reaches back to 2002; that edition labels 2012 as 2,727 and 2013 (preliminary) as 2,733, while the 2018, 2024 and 2025 editions show 2012 = 2,733 and 2013 = 2,878; later editions are used here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2013-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,878 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2013 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2013-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2014-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,891 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2014 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 2891, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2014", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2014", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2014-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "2,891 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2014 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2014-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2015-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "3,127 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 3127, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2015", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2015-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "3,127 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2015 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2015-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2016-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "3,179 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 3179, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2016", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2016", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2016-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "3,179 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2016 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2016-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2017-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "3,333 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2017 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 3333, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2017", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2017", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2017-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "3,333 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2017 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2017-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2018-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "3,882 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2018 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 3882, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2018", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2018", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2018-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "3,882 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2018 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2018-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2019-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "3,936 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2019 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 3936, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2019", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2019", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2019-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "3,936 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2019 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2019-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2020-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,239 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2020 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 4239, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2020", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2020-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "4,239 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2020 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2020-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2021-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,010 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 4010, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2021", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values. The ME office's own 2021 table gives 3,963 (2,613 men + 1,350 women) for 65+ single households dying at home; the white paper's tabulation differs slightly.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "4,010 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2022-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,868 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2022 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025).", "value": 4868, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,878 2,891 3,127 3,179 3,333 3,882 3,936 4,239 4,010 4,868 4,957", "locator": "令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18; figure 1-2-4-18 data labels 2013-2023 in order; value for 2022", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Part of the 2002-2024 series (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths notes). The 2026 edition repeats the same 2015-2022 values.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2022-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "4,868 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2022 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2025). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和7年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2022-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "5,302 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2024, 3.7 times the 1,451 recorded in 2003 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026).", "value": 5302, "unit": "people", "display_value": "5,302", "display_label": "people living alone in the 23 wards in 2024: 3.7 times the 1,451 of 2003", "display_hook": "aged 65+ died alone at home in Tokyo", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office", "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office (unnatural or unexplained deaths)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和8年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-13 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "東京 23 区内における一人暮らしで 65 歳以上の人の自宅での死亡件数は、増加傾向となっており、令和6年 に 5,302 件となっている", "locator": "令和8年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-13; text item コ (p.49) and figure 1-2-4-13; value for 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Series (white paper figures, latest edition carrying each year): 2002 1,364; 2003 1,451; 2004 1,669; 2005 1,860; 2006 1,892; 2007 2,361; 2008 2,211; 2009 2,194; 2010 2,913; 2011 2,618; 2012 2,733; 2013 2,878; 2014 2,891; 2015 3,127; 2016 3,179; 2017 3,333; 2018 3,882; 2019 3,936; 2020 4,239; 2021 4,010; 2022 4,868; 2023 4,957 (seed); 2024 5,302. Also table (17) of the ME office's 2025 statistical tables gives 5,302 home deaths for 2024. 5,302 / 1,451 = 3.65. The ME office examines only deaths reported as unnatural or unexplained (about 18% of deaths in the 23 wards), so attended natural deaths are not counted; the 65+ living-alone population also grew over the period.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "5,302 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2024, 3.7 times the 1,451 recorded in 2003 (deaths handled by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office; Cabinet Office of Japan, 2026). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和8年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-13 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close", "family": "japan", "statement": "73.4% of people aged 65+ who live alone in Japan say isolated death (dying unattended and being found later) feels close to them, 25.7% 'very much' and 47.7% 'somewhat', against 48.7% of all people 65+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023, n=537).", "value": 73.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2023", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone (no co-residents), nationwide sample", "sample_n": 537, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan", "source_title": "令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果 クロス集計表 問13", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/zentai/pdf/4_3_1_2.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1人(ひとり暮らし) 537 25.7 47.7 20.9 4.3 1.5 73.4 25.1", "locator": "Cross-tab PDF 4_3_1_2, printed p.250 (問13 続き), row 1人（ひとり暮らし） under F6 世帯人数; same values on p.249 row 同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし）", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-isolated-death-feels-close-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Question (white paper wording): 孤立死（誰にも看取られることなく、亡くなった後に発見される死）について身近に感じるか. Columns: とても感じる / まあ感じる / あまり感じない / まったく感じない / 不明 / 感じる(計) / 感じない(計). The PDF's fonts lack a Unicode map; text was decoded from Adobe-Japan1 CIDs with Adobe's UniJIS-UTF16-H CMap. Check: the decoded 全体 row (2,677; 14.4 / 34.3 / 36.5 / 13.0 / 1.8; 48.7) matches the 2024 white paper figure exactly.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close", "citation_text": "73.4% of people aged 65+ who live alone in Japan say isolated death (dying unattended and being found later) feels close to them, 25.7% 'very much' and 47.7% 'somewhat', against 48.7% of all people 65+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023, n=537). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, \"令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果 クロス集計表 問13\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/zentai/pdf/4_3_1_2.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2023-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close", "family": "japan", "statement": "48.7% of people aged 65+ in Japan feel that isolated death is close to them (14.4% very much, 34.3% somewhat) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023, n=2,677).", "value": 48.7, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "48.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "survey fieldwork FY2023", "population": "People aged 65+ nationwide", "sample_n": 2677, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan", "source_title": "令和6年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 65歳以上の者の孤立死に対する意識", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2024/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65 歳以上の者の孤立死について見ると、 「と ても感じる」又は「まあ感じる」と回答した者 は 48.7％である", "locator": "White paper 2024, chapter 1 section 2-4, item コ and figure 1-2-4-18 (n=2,677)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-isolated-death-feels-close-all", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close", "citation_text": "48.7% of people aged 65+ in Japan feel that isolated death is close to them (14.4% very much, 34.3% somewhat) (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023, n=2,677). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, \"令和6年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-18 65歳以上の者の孤立死に対する意識\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2024/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2018-60plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close", "family": "japan", "statement": "50.8% of people aged 60+ who lived alone in Japan said isolated death felt like a close, personal issue in 2018, versus 34.1% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2019; housing and living environment survey, 2018).", "value": 50.8, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "50.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2018", "population": "People aged 60+ living alone (single households), nationwide sample", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan", "source_title": "令和元年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-13 孤立死を身近な問題と感じるものの割合 (高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査 平成30年)", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2019/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "60歳以上の者全体では34.1％だが、 一人暮らし世帯では50.8％と5割を超えている", "locator": "White paper 2019, chapter 1 section 2-4, item コ; figure 1-2-4-13 (一人暮らし 15.9 + 34.8)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-isolated-death-feels-close-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Earlier wave of the same Cabinet Office housing survey as the 2023 figure, but covering 60+ (2023: 65+) and with slightly different wording; not strictly comparable.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2018-60plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close", "citation_text": "50.8% of people aged 60+ who lived alone in Japan said isolated death felt like a close, personal issue in 2018, versus 34.1% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2019; housing and living environment survey, 2018). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, \"令和元年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-13 孤立死を身近な問題と感じるものの割合 (高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査 平成30年)\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2019/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2018-60plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2012-60plus-living-alone-kodokushi-feels-close", "family": "japan", "statement": "45.4% of people aged 60+ who lived alone in Japan said dying alone and being found later (kodokushi) felt like a close, personal issue in 2012, versus 17.3% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018; health attitudes survey, 2012).", "value": 45.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "45.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2012", "population": "People aged 60+ living alone, recalculated from a sample of people aged 55+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan", "source_title": "平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-15 孤独死を身近な問題と感じるものの割合 (高齢者の健康に関する意識調査 平成24年)", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "60歳以上の者全体では17.3％だ が、一人暮らし世帯では 45.4％と 4 割を超えて い る", "locator": "White paper 2018, chapter 1 section 2-4, item コ; figure 1-2-4-15", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-cao-isolated-death-feels-close-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Different survey (health attitudes, 2012) from the 2018 and 2023 housing surveys; the term used was 孤独死, defined as 誰にも看取られることなく、亡くなったあとに発見される死. Trend across the three waves (45.4% to 50.8% to 73.4% among people living alone) mixes survey changes with real change.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2012-60plus-living-alone-kodokushi-feels-close", "citation_text": "45.4% of people aged 60+ who lived alone in Japan said dying alone and being found later (kodokushi) felt like a close, personal issue in 2012, versus 17.3% of all people 60+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2018; health attitudes survey, 2012). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, \"平成30年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 図1-2-4-15 孤独死を身近な問題と感じるものの割合 (高齢者の健康に関する意識調査 平成24年)\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2018/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04_02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2012-60plus-living-alone-kodokushi-feels-close." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2023-never-married-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close", "family": "japan", "statement": "68.8% of never-married people aged 65+ in Japan (n=138) and 70.0% of those without children (n=277) feel isolated death is close to them, versus 42.8% of those with a spouse or partner (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023).", "value": 68.8, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "68.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "survey fieldwork FY2023", "population": "People aged 65+ who have never married", "sample_n": 138, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan", "source_title": "令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果 クロス集計表 問13", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/zentai/pdf/4_3_1_2.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "したことがない 138 28.3 40.6 23.9 5.1 2.2 68.8 29.0", "locator": "Cross-tab PDF 4_3_1_2, printed p.249 (問13), rows under F3 現在の結婚状況 and F4 子供の有無", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Decoded from Adobe-Japan1 CIDs (see jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-isolated-death-feels-close). Married/partnered: 42.8% (n=1,747); divorced 64.9% (n=191); widowed 56.8% (n=544).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-never-married-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close", "citation_text": "68.8% of never-married people aged 65+ in Japan (n=138) and 70.0% of those without children (n=277) feel isolated death is close to them, versus 42.8% of those with a spouse or partner (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2024; survey fieldwork FY2023). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan, \"令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果 クロス集計表 問13\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/zentai/pdf/4_3_1_2.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-never-married-65plus-isolated-death-feels-close." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-home-deaths-who-found", "family": "japan", "statement": "30.0% of the 5,302 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2024 were found by family; health and welfare workers found 18.3%, neighbours 16.8%, building managers 14.0%, acquaintances 12.3% and delivery workers 4.1% (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 30, "unit": "percent", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, ME-examined cases; first discoverer", "sample_n": 5302, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総　数 100% 705 1,054 1,226 2,317 5,302 内 訳 家　　　族 30.0% 156 252 311 872 1591", "locator": "PDF p.13 (printed p.54), table (18), column 総数 and age columns 65-69 / 70-74 / 75-79 / 80+", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-found-by-family", "history": [], "notes": "Counts: family 1,591; health/welfare 971; neighbours 890; managers 742; acquaintances 650; delivery 218; other 197; housekeepers 17; passers-by 16; police 9; unknown 1. By age, family found 22.1% (156 of 705) of those aged 65-69 but 37.6% (872 of 2,317) of those 80+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-home-deaths-who-found", "citation_text": "30.0% of the 5,302 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2024 were found by family; health and welfare workers found 18.3%, neighbours 16.8%, building managers 14.0%, acquaintances 12.3% and delivery workers 4.1% (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-home-deaths-who-found." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family", "family": "japan", "statement": "38.8% of the 1,364 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2002 were found by family (528), compared with 30.0% in 2024 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2003).", "value": 38.8, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "38.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2002", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, ME-examined cases; share first found by family", "sample_n": 1364, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 平成15年版統計表 (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所 / (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/11-17-18", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2003", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "100.0% 1364 38.8% 528 10.1% 138", "locator": "平成15年版 statistical tables, table (18), column 総数, first row (family)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-found-by-family", "history": [], "notes": "Other discoverers in 2002: building managers 16.7% (228), acquaintances 12.0% (164), health/welfare 10.6% (144), neighbours 10.1% (138), police 4.3% (59), delivery 1.8% (24). Place of death 2002: 75.0% of 1,817 ME-examined deaths of people 65+ living alone were at home. Labels decoded from Adobe-Japan1 CIDs (first row 家人 = family member); digits read from the plain text layer; the total 1,364 matches the white paper's 2002 value.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family", "citation_text": "38.8% of the 1,364 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2002 were found by family (528), compared with 30.0% in 2024 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2003). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 平成15年版統計表 (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所 / (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/11-17-18). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2002-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family", "family": "japan", "statement": "35.6% of the 2,733 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2012 were found by family (972), compared with 30.0% in 2024 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2013).", "value": 35.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "35.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2012", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, ME-examined cases; share first found by family", "sample_n": 2733, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 平成25年版統計表 (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所 / (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/40-55_4", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2013", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "35.6% 128 140 186 518 972", "locator": "平成25年版 statistical tables, table (18), column 総数, first row (family)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-found-by-family", "history": [], "notes": "Other discoverers in 2012: health/welfare 17.4% (475), neighbours 14.9% (408), managers 13.1% (359), acquaintances 11.2% (307), delivery 4.0% (111), police 0.4% (12). The row labels use a font whose text cannot be decoded, so rows were assigned by the table's fixed order (the same 11 rows as the readable 2002 and 2024 editions); rows sum to the 2,733 total, which also confirms 2,733 as the 2012 value in the white paper series. Place of death 2012: 74.0% of 3,694 at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family", "citation_text": "35.6% of the 2,733 people aged 65+ who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2012 were found by family (972), compared with 30.0% in 2024 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2013). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 平成25年版統計表 (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所 / (18) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の自宅で死亡した時の発見者\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/40-55_4). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2012-65plus-home-deaths-found-by-family." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-who-found-all-ages", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,377 (26.2%) of the 9,074 people who lived alone and whose deaths were examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were found by family; health and welfare workers found 1,676, acquaintances 1,507, neighbours 1,234, building managers 1,056, passers-by 456 and delivery workers 256 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 26.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "26.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office, any place of death; first discoverer", "sample_n": 9074, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (16) 一人暮らしの者の死亡における発見者", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "家族 2,377 1,318 1,059", "locator": "PDF p.11 (printed p.52), table (16), column 総数", "derived": true, "formula": "2,377 / 9,074", "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-2024-all-ages-discoverer", "history": [], "notes": "Shares: family 26.2%; health/welfare 18.5%; acquaintances 16.6%; neighbours 13.6%; managers 11.6%; other 5.1%; passers-by 5.0%; delivery 2.8%; police 0.3%; housekeepers 0.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-who-found-all-ages", "citation_text": "2,377 (26.2%) of the 9,074 people who lived alone and whose deaths were examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were found by family; health and welfare workers found 1,676, acquaintances 1,507, neighbours 1,234, building managers 1,056, passers-by 456 and delivery workers 256 (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (16) 一人暮らしの者の死亡における発見者\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-who-found-all-ages." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-place-of-death", "family": "japan", "statement": "81.5% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and whose deaths were examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 died at home (5,302 of 6,503); 14.3% died in hospital (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 81.5, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "81.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone, ME-examined deaths, by place of death", "sample_n": 6503, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "6,503 931 1 9 0 62 5302 198 100.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 1.0% 81.5% 3.0%", "locator": "PDF p.13 (printed p.54), table (17)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-place-of-death", "citation_text": "81.5% of people aged 65+ who lived alone and whose deaths were examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 died at home (5,302 of 6,503); 14.3% died in hospital (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (17) 65歳以上の一人暮らしの者の死亡場所\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-65plus-living-alone-place-of-death." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-cause-of-death", "family": "japan", "statement": "7.9% of the 9,074 deaths of people living alone examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were suicides (717); 62.6% were illness or natural causes (5,677, two-thirds of them circulatory disease) and 29.5% accidents or undetermined causes (2,680) (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 7.9, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "7.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office, any place of death", "sample_n": 9074, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "自殺 717 495 222", "locator": "PDF p.9 (printed p.50), table (15), column 総数", "derived": true, "formula": "717 / 9,074; 5,677 / 9,074; 2,680 / 9,074", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Circulatory disease 3,820 (ischaemic heart disease 2,518); alcoholic liver disease 321. The ME office examines unnatural or unexplained deaths only.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-cause-of-death", "citation_text": "7.9% of the 9,074 deaths of people living alone examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were suicides (717); 62.6% were illness or natural causes (5,677, two-thirds of them circulatory disease) and 29.5% accidents or undetermined causes (2,680) (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-cause-of-death." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-deaths-examined", "family": "japan", "statement": "7,544 people who lived alone (5,193 men, 2,351 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2021, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 7544, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2021", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office (unnatural or unexplained deaths), any place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "令和　　　　３　　　 年 7,544 5,193 2,351", "locator": "PDF p.9 (printed p.50), table (15), year row 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-living-alone-examined", "history": [], "notes": "Up 20.3% from 2021 to 2024. In 2024 these were 55.2% of all 16,449 deaths the office examined (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations). Men outnumber women more than two to one.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-deaths-examined", "citation_text": "7,544 people who lived alone (5,193 men, 2,351 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2021, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-deaths-examined." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2022-living-alone-deaths-examined", "family": "japan", "statement": "8,762 people who lived alone (6,014 men, 2,748 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2022, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 8762, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2022", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office (unnatural or unexplained deaths), any place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "４　　　 年 8,762 6,014 2,748", "locator": "PDF p.9 (printed p.50), table (15), year row 2022", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-living-alone-examined", "history": [], "notes": "Up 20.3% from 2021 to 2024. In 2024 these were 55.2% of all 16,449 deaths the office examined (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations). Men outnumber women more than two to one.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2022-living-alone-deaths-examined", "citation_text": "8,762 people who lived alone (6,014 men, 2,748 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2022, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2022-living-alone-deaths-examined." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2023-living-alone-deaths-examined", "family": "japan", "statement": "8,908 people who lived alone (6,109 men, 2,799 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2023, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 8908, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2023", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office (unnatural or unexplained deaths), any place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "５　　　 年 8,908 6,109 2,799", "locator": "PDF p.9 (printed p.50), table (15), year row 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-living-alone-examined", "history": [], "notes": "Up 20.3% from 2021 to 2024. In 2024 these were 55.2% of all 16,449 deaths the office examined (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations). Men outnumber women more than two to one.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-living-alone-deaths-examined", "citation_text": "8,908 people who lived alone (6,109 men, 2,799 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2023, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-living-alone-deaths-examined." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-deaths-examined", "family": "japan", "statement": "9,074 people who lived alone (6,267 men, 2,807 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 9074, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone (all ages) whose deaths were examined by the Tokyo ME office (unnatural or unexplained deaths), any place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "６　　　 年 9,074 6,267 2,807", "locator": "PDF p.9 (printed p.50), table (15), year row 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-living-alone-examined", "history": [], "notes": "Up 20.3% from 2021 to 2024. In 2024 these were 55.2% of all 16,449 deaths the office examined (see jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations). Men outnumber women more than two to one.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-deaths-examined", "citation_text": "9,074 people who lived alone (6,267 men, 2,807 women) had their deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024, in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (13)～(19) (15) 一人暮らしの者の死因\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-deaths-examined." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations", "family": "japan", "statement": "55.2% of the 16,449 deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were of people who lived alone (9,074); the office examined 17.8% of all 92,289 deaths in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026).", "value": 55.2, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "55.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2024", "population": "All deaths examined (検案) by the Tokyo ME office; share who lived alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (1)～(10) (3) 区部の死亡者数に対する検案と解剖の割合; (15)", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-4_3", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "16,297 件 18.0% 16,449 件 17.8%", "locator": "r7-4_3 PDF p.6 (printed p.26), table (3), columns ５年 / ６年 (検案数 and ratio to deaths); 2024 deaths 92,289 in the same table; numerator from r7-7 table (15) (9,074)", "derived": true, "formula": "9,074 / 16,449", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coverage context: the office examines about one death in six in the 23 wards (16.7%-18.0% in 2017-2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations", "citation_text": "55.2% of the 16,449 deaths examined by Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office in 2024 were of people who lived alone (9,074); the office examined 17.8% of all 92,289 deaths in the 23 wards (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2026). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都監察医務院 令和7年版統計表及び統計図表 (1)～(10) (3) 区部の死亡者数に対する検案と解剖の割合; (15)\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/r7-4_3). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2024-living-alone-share-of-examinations." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-vs-with-others-found-8plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,176 people who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021 were found 8 or more days after death (37.2% of 5,851), versus 55 people who lived with others (1.9% of 2,840) (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024).", "value": 2176, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "2021", "population": "People who died at home, ME-examined cases, by household type (single vs multi-person); found 8+ days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年（表4-00-121）", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "８～１４日 735 529 22 551 179 5 184 / １５～３０日 753 593 12 605 143 5 148 / ３１～９０日 571 466 4 470 95 6 101", "locator": "Table 4-00-121, rows ８～１４日 … ３６６日～, columns 男性/女性 × 単身世帯/複数世帯", "derived": true, "formula": "single: (529 + 593 + 466 + 94 + 30 + 13) + (179 + 143 + 95 + 22 + 9 + 3) = 2,176 of (4,130 + 1,721); multi: (22 + 12 + 4) + (5 + 5 + 6 + 1) = 55 of (1,646 + 1,194)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The 55 multi-person cases match the Cabinet Office WG report's footnote 24. Latest year the ME office has published this household table (page updated 2024-09-04). Seed jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days gives the same table's shares by gender (men 41.8%, women 26.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-vs-with-others-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "2,176 people who lived alone and died at home in Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021 were found 8 or more days after death (37.2% of 5,851), versus 55 people who lived with others (1.9% of 2,840) (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年（表4-00-121）\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-living-alone-vs-with-others-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo-me-kodokushi-definition", "family": "japan", "statement": "Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office defines kodokushi (孤独死) as the death at home of a person from a one-person household, counted among unnatural or unexplained deaths it examines; homeless people and unidentified bodies are excluded and no minimum time to discovery applies (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2011).", "value": null, "unit": "definition", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "definition used since the 2003-2007 statistics", "population": "Definition: deaths at home of people in single-person households, ME-examined", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "東京都23区における孤独死統計（平成15～19年）：世帯分類別異状死統計調査 第1章", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/03_dai1syou", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2011", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "孤独死 単身世帯の者が自宅で死亡したこと，あるいはそのような死亡の様態。", "locator": "Chapter 1, section 2 用語・比率の説明; section 1〔５〕(ウ) 集計対象の人的範囲", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "異状死 = external causes, after-effects of external causes, and deaths where internal or external cause is unclear. Elapsed time is measured from the date of death to the date of inquest. Differs from the NPA count (police-handled bodies, nationwide) and from the Cabinet Office 8-day yardstick.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo-me-kodokushi-definition", "citation_text": "Tokyo's Medical Examiner's Office defines kodokushi (孤独死) as the death at home of a person from a one-person household, counted among unnatural or unexplained deaths it examines; homeless people and unidentified bodies are excluded and no minimum time to discovery applies (Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, 2011). Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"東京都23区における孤独死統計（平成15～19年）：世帯分類別異状死統計調査 第1章\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/03_dai1syou). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-tokyo-me-kodokushi-definition." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2017-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,077 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2017 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1077, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2017", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2017", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2017-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,077 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2017 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2017-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2018-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,240 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2018 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1240, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2018", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2018", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2018-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,240 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2018 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2018-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2019-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,171 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2019 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1171, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2019", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2019", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2019-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,171 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2019 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2019-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2020-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,314 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2020 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1314, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2020", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2020", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2020-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,314 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2020 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2020-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2021-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,307 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2021 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1307, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2021", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2021-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,307 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2021 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2021-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2022-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,489 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2022 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1489, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2022", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2022", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2022-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,489 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2022 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2022-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2023-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,493 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2023 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1493, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2023", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2023-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,493 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2023 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2023-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2024-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,591 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1591, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2024-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,591 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office) (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2024-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,624 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office), 50.8% more than the 1,077 recorded in 2017 (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 1624, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, cases handled by the Osaka ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 1,077 1,240 1,171 1,314 1,307 1,489 1,493 1,591 1,624", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（独居）の推移, column 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "1,624 / 1,077 - 1 = 50.8%", "headline": false, "series": "osaka-me-kodokushi-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Definition on the page: 「孤独死」とは、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The ME system in Osaka covers deaths in Osaka City (the office's 2017 paper is titled 大阪市内における孤独死の現状). Page updated 2026-07-24.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days", "citation_text": "1,624 people who lived alone in Osaka City were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (lonely deaths handled by the Osaka Medical Examiner's Office), 50.8% more than the 1,077 recorded in 2017 (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"独居の孤独死（孤独死数（独居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/dokkyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-alone-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-with-family-4plus-days", "family": "japan", "statement": "32 people who lived with family in Osaka City were still found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases), against 1,624 people who lived alone (Osaka Prefecture, 2026).", "value": 32, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Osaka City, Japan (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases)", "period": "2025", "population": "People with co-resident family who died at home and were found 4+ days after death, Osaka ME office cases", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所)", "source_title": "同居の孤独死（孤独死数（同居）の推移）", "source_url": "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/doukyo.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-20", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "暦年 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 人数 24 35 31 20 21 25 21 25 32", "locator": "Web page table 孤独死数（同居）の推移, column 2025", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Series 2017-2025: 24, 35, 31, 20, 21, 25, 21, 25, 32. Definition: 同居家族がいる場合で、死亡から発見まで4日以上経過したもの. The office's 2017 poster names co-residents with dementia, separation within the household and social withdrawal (hikikomori) as factors.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-with-family-4plus-days", "citation_text": "32 people who lived with family in Osaka City were still found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2025 (Osaka Medical Examiner's Office cases), against 1,624 people who lived alone (Osaka Prefecture, 2026). Source: Osaka Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (大阪府健康医療部監察医事務所), \"同居の孤独死（孤独死数（同居）の推移）\" (https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/o100210/kansatsui/kodokushi-kannkei/doukyo.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-osaka-me-2025-kodokushi-living-with-family-4plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-found-after-1-week", "family": "japan", "statement": "38.3% of people who lived alone and died at home in Kobe in 2023 (323 of 843 examined) were found more than a week after death, and 10.6% more than a month after; 27.0% were found within a day (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024).", "value": 38.3, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "38.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Kobe, people living alone: found more than a week after death (2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kobe, Japan (Hyogo ME office jurisdiction)", "period": "2023", "population": "People living alone who died at home, cases examined by the Hyogo Prefectural Medical Examiner's Office", "sample_n": 843, "publisher": "Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室)", "source_title": "兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の発見までの時間", "source_url": "https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "２週間以内 100 (90) １ヶ月以内 134 (123) ３日以内 66 (54) １週間以内 143 (125) １日以内 98 (78) ２日以内 77 (66) ６時間以内 47 (31) １２時間以内 51 (34) 総 数 843 (712)", "locator": "Annual report p.27, table 独居自宅死亡者の発見までの時間 (column 計); figures in brackets are autopsies", "derived": true, "formula": "(100 + 134 + 46 + 17 + 17 + 6 + 3) / 843 = 323 / 843; >1 month (46 + 17 + 17 + 6 + 3) / 843; within a day (32 + 47 + 51 + 98) / 843", "headline": false, "series": "kobe-me-2023-time-to-discovery", "history": [], "notes": "Bins: ≤1 h 32; ≤6 h 47; ≤12 h 51; ≤1 day 98; ≤2 days 77; ≤3 days 66; ≤1 week 143; ≤2 weeks 100; ≤1 month 134; ≤2 months 46; ≤3 months 17; ≤6 months 17; ≤1 year 6; >1 year 3; unknown 6. The 2024 edition is a scanned image PDF and could not be parsed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "38.3% of people who lived alone and died at home in Kobe in 2023 (323 of 843 examined) were found more than a week after death, and 10.6% more than a month after; 27.0% were found within a day (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024). Source: Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室), \"兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の発見までの時間\" (https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-who-found", "family": "japan", "statement": "33.4% of people who lived alone and died at home in Kobe in 2023 (281 of 841) were found by family or relatives; neighbours found 15.1%, care workers and home helpers 9.9%, building managers 9.8% and delivery workers 4.2% (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024).", "value": 33.4, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "33.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kobe, Japan (Hyogo ME office jurisdiction)", "period": "2023", "population": "People living alone who died at home, ME-examined; how the death was discovered", "sample_n": 841, "publisher": "Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室)", "source_title": "兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の発見端緒", "source_url": "https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "隣人 127 (118) 通行人 8 (6) 総 数 841 (712) 家族・親戚 281 (223)", "locator": "Annual report p.28, table 独居自宅死亡者の発見端緒 (column 計)", "derived": true, "formula": "281 / 841; 127 / 841; 83 / 841; 82 / 841; 35 / 841", "headline": false, "series": "kobe-me-2023-discoverer", "history": [], "notes": "Other discoverers: acquaintances (other) 67, work acquaintances 48, health/welfare staff 46, police 18, passers-by 8, medical acquaintances 7, other 38, unknown 1.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-who-found", "citation_text": "33.4% of people who lived alone and died at home in Kobe in 2023 (281 of 841) were found by family or relatives; neighbours found 15.1%, care workers and home helpers 9.9%, building managers 9.8% and delivery workers 4.2% (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024). Source: Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室), \"兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の発見端緒\" (https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-who-found." }, { "id": "jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-share-of-cases", "family": "japan", "statement": "842 of the 1,524 deaths examined by Kobe's medical examiners in 2023 (55.2%) were people who lived alone and died at home; 712 of them (84.6%) were autopsied (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024).", "value": 842, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Kobe, Japan (Hyogo ME office jurisdiction)", "period": "2023", "population": "People living alone who died at home, ME-examined (検案) cases", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室)", "source_title": "兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の死因分類; 死亡地区及び月別分類", "source_url": "https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "総 数 842 (712) 病 死 循 環 器 疾 患 402 (363)", "locator": "Annual report p.25 (死因分類 table, 総数) and p.4 (死亡地区及び月別分類, 合計 1524 (1149))", "derived": true, "formula": "842 / 1,524; 712 / 842", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Kobe autopsies a far higher share of these deaths than Tokyo. Causes: circulatory disease 402 (47.7%), suicide 53 (6.3%), drowning 41, hypothermia 20, heatstroke 13, falls 12, undetermined 112.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-share-of-cases", "citation_text": "842 of the 1,524 deaths examined by Kobe's medical examiners in 2023 (55.2%) were people who lived alone and died at home; 712 of them (84.6%) were autopsied (Hyogo Medical Examiner's Office, 2024). Source: Hyogo Prefectural Government, Medical Examiner's Office (兵庫県監察医務室), \"兵庫県監察医務死因調査統計年報 令和5（2023）年版 独居自宅死亡者の死因分類; 死亡地区及び月別分類\" (https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kf15/documents/r5hmeannual.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-kobe-me-2023-living-alone-home-deaths-share-of-cases." }, { "id": "jp-ur-fy2008-residents-found-after-1-week", "family": "japan", "statement": "154 single residents of Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) rental housing in Japan were found more than a week after death in FY2008 (89 aged 65+), excluding suicides and homicides (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014).", "value": 154, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (UR rental housing, about 750,000 units)", "period": "fiscal year 2008", "population": "Single residents of UR rental housing who died there and were found more than one week after death (suicide and homicide excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), citing the Urban Renaissance Agency", "source_title": "平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-18 単身居住者で死亡から相当期間経過後に発見された件数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2014-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65歳以上 65歳未満 132132112112 8989 6565 154154", "locator": "White paper 2014, figure 1-2-6-18 data labels; the PDF text layer prints each label twice ('154154' = 154 total, '8989' = 89 aged 65+, '6565' = 65 under 65)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ur-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Figure labels (doubled in the PDF text layer) give FY2008 154 (65+ 89, under 65 65); FY2009 169 (112 / 57); FY2010 184 (132 / 52); FY2011 200 (131 / 69); FY2012 220 (157 / 63 by difference). FY2009-2011 values are read from chart labels whose stacking sums match the totals. No later UR series was found in later white papers.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ur-fy2008-residents-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "154 single residents of Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) rental housing in Japan were found more than a week after death in FY2008 (89 aged 65+), excluding suicides and homicides (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), citing the Urban Renaissance Agency, \"平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-18 単身居住者で死亡から相当期間経過後に発見された件数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ur-fy2008-residents-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "jp-ur-fy2012-residents-found-after-1-week", "family": "japan", "statement": "220 single residents of Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) rental housing in Japan were found more than a week after death in FY2012 (157 aged 65+), excluding suicides and homicides, about 40% more than in FY2008 overall and about 80% more among those aged 65+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014).", "value": 220, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (UR rental housing, about 750,000 units)", "period": "fiscal year 2012", "population": "Single residents of UR rental housing who died there and were found more than one week after death (suicide and homicide excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), citing the Urban Renaissance Agency", "source_title": "平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-18 単身居住者で死亡から相当期間経過後に発見された件数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2014-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "平成24（2012）年度に220件、65歳以上に 限ると157件となり、20（2008）年度に比べ全 体で約4割、65歳以上では約8割の増加", "locator": "White paper 2014, item エ (text)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ur-found-after-1-week", "history": [], "notes": "Figure labels (doubled in the PDF text layer) give FY2008 154 (65+ 89, under 65 65); FY2009 169 (112 / 57); FY2010 184 (132 / 52); FY2011 200 (131 / 69); FY2012 220 (157 / 63 by difference). FY2009-2011 values are read from chart labels whose stacking sums match the totals. No later UR series was found in later white papers.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ur-fy2012-residents-found-after-1-week", "citation_text": "220 single residents of Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) rental housing in Japan were found more than a week after death in FY2012 (157 aged 65+), excluding suicides and homicides, about 40% more than in FY2008 overall and about 80% more among those aged 65+ (Cabinet Office of Japan, 2014). Source: Cabinet Office of Japan (高齢社会白書), citing the Urban Renaissance Agency, \"平成26年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節6(5) 図1-2-6-18 単身居住者で死亡から相当期間経過後に発見された件数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2014/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_6_7.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ur-fy2012-residents-found-after-1-week." }, { "id": "jp-mic-chubu-2012-aichi-public-housing-isolated-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "348 'isolated deaths' were recorded in public housing in Aichi Prefecture in FY2009-2011, about one per 2,000 units a year; 32% (111) of those who died were under 65, and neighbours were the most common discoverers (48% of cases with a recorded discoverer) (MIC Chubu Regional Bureau, 2012).", "value": 348, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aichi Prefecture, Japan (public housing managed by 45 public landlords incl. UR)", "period": "FY2009-FY2011", "population": "Deaths of residents found after death in public housing, as recorded by housing managers (definitions vary by manager)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Chubu Regional Administrative Evaluation Bureau", "source_title": "公的住宅における孤立死防止対策に関する実態把握の結果（報道資料）", "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000188119.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "各管理者が把握している「孤立死」の発生件数は、平成21 年度から 23 年度の間に 348 件", "locator": "Press release p.3 (result 1) and p.4 (age table), p.5 (discoverers)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Days to discovery were unknown for 62% of cases; 7+ days for at least 52 (15%). Only 1 of 45 managers used a time threshold (7 days); 33 counted any death found afterwards. Regional and dated; useful mainly to show that isolated deaths are not confined to older people.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-chubu-2012-aichi-public-housing-isolated-deaths", "citation_text": "348 'isolated deaths' were recorded in public housing in Aichi Prefecture in FY2009-2011, about one per 2,000 units a year; 32% (111) of those who died were under 65, and neighbours were the most common discoverers (48% of cases with a recorded discoverer) (MIC Chubu Regional Bureau, 2012). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Chubu Regional Administrative Evaluation Bureau, \"公的住宅における孤立死防止対策に関する実態把握の結果（報道資料）\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000188119.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-chubu-2012-aichi-public-housing-isolated-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-average-days-to-discovery", "family": "japan", "statement": "19 days on average passed before tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were found (men 19, women 17), and only 37.0% were found within 3 days (insurer claims 2015-2025, n=9,249; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 19, "unit": "days", "display_value": "19 days", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Japan, insured tenants who died alone: average time to discovery (2015-2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": 9249, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "孤独死発生から発見までの平均日数 は全体で19日、男性が19日、女性 が17日となっている。", "locator": "Report p.14 (発見までの日数), cumulative data", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days). Split: ≤3 days 37.0%; 4-14 days 28.3%; 15-29 days 15.4%; 30-89 days 15.8%; 90+ days 3.5%. Men found after 15+ days 35.7%, women 30.4%. FY2024 single year (n=1,337): average 19 days (men 20, women 15), 38.4% within 3 days.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-average-days-to-discovery", "citation_text": "19 days on average passed before tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were found (men 19, women 17), and only 37.0% were found within 3 days (insurer claims 2015-2025, n=9,249; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-average-days-to-discovery." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-under65-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "46.1% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were under 65 (5,574 of 12,089), and the average age at death was 63.6 (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 46.1, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "46.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": 12089, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65歳未満のいわゆる現役世代 の孤独死者が46.1％となっており、 「孤独死は高齢者だけの問題」では ないことが判る。", "locator": "Report p.11, cumulative age table and note ③", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days). In the FY2024 single-year data the under-65 share was 35.6% and the average age 67.4 (men 67.3, women 68.0). Renters skew younger than the population, which pulls the age down.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-under65-share", "citation_text": "46.1% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were under 65 (5,574 of 12,089), and the average age at death was 63.6 (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-under65-share." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-men-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "83.3% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were men (10,086 of 12,105), well above men's roughly 60% share of rental residents (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 83.3, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "83.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": 12105, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "本レポートにおける孤独死の割合は 男性83.3%、女性16.7%であっ た。", "locator": "Report p.11, note ① and table 男女別孤独死人数", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-men-share", "citation_text": "83.3% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were men (10,086 of 12,105), well above men's roughly 60% share of rental residents (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-men-share." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-first-discoverer", "family": "japan", "statement": "33.6% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were found by relatives, friends or acquaintances; 50.4% were found by people dealing with them through work (property managers and landlords 23.6%, welfare, watch-over and delivery services 20.4%, police 6.4%) (insurer claims 2015-2025, n=10,203; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 33.6, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "33.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": 10203, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "近親者（親族および友人・知人）が第 一発見者となるケースは3割ほどの状況に ある。", "locator": "Report p.15, table 第一発見者の構成 (親族 20.8%, 友人・知人 12.8%, 管理 23.6%, 福祉 20.4%, 警察 6.4%, 他人 15.9%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ssi-discoverer", "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days). In FY2024 alone, close persons found 26.8% and occupational contacts 57.8%. Speed by discoverer (share found within 3 days): friends/acquaintances 53.7%, welfare/delivery 51.5%, relatives 42.5%, property managers 22.0%, others 21.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-first-discoverer", "citation_text": "33.6% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan were found by relatives, friends or acquaintances; 50.4% were found by people dealing with them through work (property managers and landlords 23.6%, welfare, watch-over and delivery services 20.4%, police 6.4%) (insurer claims 2015-2025, n=10,203; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-first-discoverer." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-suicide-share", "family": "japan", "statement": "8.3% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan died by suicide (1,005 of 12,105), versus about 1.2% of all deaths nationally; 57.1% died of illness and 33.7% of undetermined causes (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 8.3, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "8.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": 12105, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "全国民の死者 数（1,605,298人）のうち、自殺者の 占める割合が1.2％(※）であるのに対し、 本レポートにおける自殺者の割合は 8.3％と高い。", "locator": "Report p.12, 死亡原因別人数", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days). Women's suicide share 11.7% vs men 7.6%; among women in their 20s the report gives 35.3%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-suicide-share", "citation_text": "8.3% of tenants who died alone in insured rental homes in Japan died by suicide (1,005 of 12,105), versus about 1.2% of all deaths nationally; 57.1% died of illness and 33.7% of undetermined causes (insurer claims 2015-2025; Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-suicide-share." }, { "id": "jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-restoration-cost", "family": "japan", "statement": "¥494,344 was the average cost of restoring a rental unit in Japan after a tenant died alone there (insurer claims 2015-2025; ¥610,507 in FY2024), on top of about ¥294,000 to clear belongings and ¥337,035 in average rent compensation (Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025).", "value": 494344, "unit": "yen", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (insured rental housing)", "period": "claims April 2015 to March 2025 (FY2024 single year shown separately)", "population": "Tenants of rental housing covered by members' 'lonely death' insurance who died alone in the unit and were found after death (claims Apr 2015-Mar 2025)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee", "source_title": "第10回 孤独死現状レポート", "source_url": "https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "原状回復を行うためにかかった費用の 平均額（平均損害額）は累積データ は494,344円であるのに対し、単年で は610,507円と高い。", "locator": "Report p.22, commentary ② (FY2024 single year vs cumulative); amounts tabulated on p.17 (cumulative) and p.22", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary source: insurer claims data for policyholders' rental units only, not a population sample. Definition: 賃貸住宅居室内で死亡した事実が死後判明に至った１人暮らしの人の死 (no minimum days). Belongings clearance average loss ¥294,131 (FY2024 ¥266,265); rent guarantee average payment ¥337,035 (FY2024 ¥389,706); maximum restoration loss ¥7,564,673. The report attributes the FY2024 rise to higher material and labour costs.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-restoration-cost", "citation_text": "¥494,344 was the average cost of restoring a rental unit in Japan after a tenant died alone there (insurer claims 2015-2025; ¥610,507 in FY2024), on top of about ¥294,000 to clear belongings and ¥337,035 in average rent compensation (Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association, 2025). Source: Japan Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Association (日本少額短期保険協会), Lonely Death Countermeasures Committee, \"第10回 孤独死現状レポート\" (https://www.shougakutanki.jp/general/info/kodokushi/news/kodokusiReport_10th.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ssi-2025-kodokushi-restoration-cost." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "japan", "statement": "About 42,000 bodies in Japan (41,969) had no one to claim them in FY2023 and were cremated or buried by local governments, equal to 2.7% of the 1,576,016 deaths in 2023 (Japan Research Institute for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 41969, "unit": "bodies", "display_value": "41,969", "display_label": "in FY2023, 2.7% of all deaths, cremated or buried by local governments", "display_hook": "bodies no one claimed in Japan", "row_label": "Japan: bodies no one claimed, cremated or buried by local governments (FY2023)", "publisher_short": "MHLW, Japan", "geography": "Japan", "period": "fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024)", "population": "Deceased with no one to arrange the funeral, cremated/buried by municipalities under the Burial Act art. 9, the Act on Sick and Dead Travellers, or Public Assistance Act art. 18(2)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Japan Research Institute for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (published on mhlw.go.jp)", "source_title": "行旅病人及行旅死亡人取扱法、墓地、埋葬等に関する法律及び生活保護法に基づく火葬等関連事務を行った場合等の遺骨・遺体の取扱いに関する調査研究事業 報告書", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/12000000/001463077.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "令和５年度の引き取り手のないご遺体の数を、概況把握調査結果をもとに試算したと ころ、推定約42,000人となった。", "locator": "Report p.43 (PDF p.47), （参考）引き取り手のないご遺体の数に関する粗い試算", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Breakdown: Burial Act art. 9 cremations 8,694; travellers' act 1,209; Public Assistance Act 18(2)(i) 26,138; 18(2)(ii) 5,928; total 41,969. A rough estimate grossed up from about 1,100 responding municipalities by population coverage; denominator 1,576,016 deaths (2023). Not all of these people died alone at home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2023-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "About 42,000 bodies in Japan (41,969) had no one to claim them in FY2023 and were cremated or buried by local governments, equal to 2.7% of the 1,576,016 deaths in 2023 (Japan Research Institute for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2025). Source: Japan Research Institute for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (published on mhlw.go.jp), \"行旅病人及行旅死亡人取扱法、墓地、埋葬等に関する法律及び生活保護法に基づく火葬等関連事務を行った場合等の遺骨・遺体の取扱いに関する調査研究事業 報告書\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/12000000/001463077.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2023-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "jp-mic-2018-2021-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "105,773 deaths with no one to claim the body were handled by Japanese municipalities between April 2018 and October 2021, under the travellers' act (2,852), the Burial Act (10,154) and public assistance funerals (92,767) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).", "value": 105773, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (responding municipalities)", "period": "April 2018 to October 2021", "population": "Deceased with no claimant whose cremation/burial was handled by municipalities (partial municipal response)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局)", "source_title": "遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書", "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "引取者のない死亡人の発生件数は、3 法合計で10 万5,773 件となっている。", "locator": "Report p.7 (PDF p.13), section 3(1)ア and table 3-(1)-①", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Coverage was partial: 1,078 municipalities answered for the travellers' act, 1,068 for the Burial Act and 691 for public assistance (of 1,741). The public-assistance figure may include some funerals with a family organiser (art. 18(1)).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2018-2021-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "105,773 deaths with no one to claim the body were handled by Japanese municipalities between April 2018 and October 2021, under the travellers' act (2,852), the Burial Act (10,154) and public assistance funerals (92,767) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局), \"遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2018-2021-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-urns-held-by-municipalities", "family": "japan", "statement": "59,848 urns holding the ashes of unclaimed deceased were being kept by Japanese municipalities at the end of October 2021 (responding municipalities only) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).", "value": 59848, "unit": "urns", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (responding municipalities)", "period": "as of 31 October 2021", "population": "Urns of unclaimed deceased stored by municipalities (travellers' act, Burial Act, public assistance)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局)", "source_title": "遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書", "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "保管柱数 25,429 32,210 34,462", "locator": "Report p.73 (PDF p.79), table 6-(3)-①, column 令和3年10月末日 (quoted row: 生活保護法; 行旅法 row 4,766 5,485 6,055; 墓埋法 row 15,283 19,050 19,331)", "derived": true, "formula": "6,055 + 19,331 + 34,462 = 59,848", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Up from 45,478 (4,766 + 15,283 + 25,429) at 31 March 2018, but the number of responding municipalities also rose, so the report compares per-municipality averages (all up except the Burial Act line in 2021). Responding municipalities: 510, 449 and 353 respectively.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-urns-held-by-municipalities", "citation_text": "59,848 urns holding the ashes of unclaimed deceased were being kept by Japanese municipalities at the end of October 2021 (responding municipalities only) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局), \"遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-urns-held-by-municipalities." }, { "id": "jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-leftover-money-held", "family": "japan", "statement": "About ¥2.15 billion (2,149,559,637 yen) left behind by unclaimed deceased was being held by Japanese municipalities at the end of October 2021, money they could not pass to heirs (responding municipalities only) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023).", "value": 2149559637, "unit": "yen", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (responding municipalities)", "period": "as of 31 October 2021", "population": "Leftover cash of unclaimed deceased held by municipalities after funeral costs", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局)", "source_title": "遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書", "source_url": "https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "10 月末日 554 （90.2%） 60 （9.8%） 614 （100%） 1 億6,190 万980 円 … 6 億6,017 万909 円 … 13 億2,748 万7,748 円", "locator": "Report pp.58-59, table 6-(1)-① (rows 令和3年10月末日 for 行旅法, 墓埋法, 生活保護法)", "derived": true, "formula": "161,900,980 + 660,170,909 + 1,327,487,748 = 2,149,559,637 yen", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-leftover-money-held", "citation_text": "About ¥2.15 billion (2,149,559,637 yen) left behind by unclaimed deceased was being held by Japanese municipalities at the end of October 2021, money they could not pass to heirs (responding municipalities only) (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2023). Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Administrative Evaluation Bureau (総務省行政評価局), \"遺留金等に関する実態調査 結果報告書\" (https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000870888.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mic-2021-unclaimed-leftover-money-held." }, { "id": "jp-mlit-2021-death-disclosure-guideline", "family": "japan", "statement": "About 3 years: how long Japanese real-estate agents must disclose a death in a rental home to new tenants when the body lay undiscovered long enough to need special cleaning or major renovation; a natural death found in time need not be disclosed (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 2021).", "value": 3, "unit": "years (approx.)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "guideline issued 8 October 2021", "population": "Definition/rule: disclosure of deaths in rental properties by licensed real-estate agents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan", "source_title": "宅地建物取引業者による人の死の告知に関するガイドライン", "source_url": "https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/content/001426603.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-10-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "①の死が発覚してから概ね３年間 を経過した後は、原則として、借主に対してこれを告げなくてもよい。", "locator": "Guideline p.6, section 4(1)① proviso (特殊清掃等) and 4(1)②", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Natural deaths and everyday accidents (falls, drowning in the bath, choking) need not be disclosed in principle; the exception is when the body was left unnoticed for a long time and special cleaning (特殊清掃) or large-scale renovation followed. For sales there is no time limit in the guideline. Footnote 9 cites 188,191 home deaths in 2019, about 90% of them natural or illness.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mlit-2021-death-disclosure-guideline", "citation_text": "About 3 years: how long Japanese real-estate agents must disclose a death in a rental home to new tenants when the body lay undiscovered long enough to need special cleaning or major renovation; a natural death found in time need not be disclosed (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 2021). Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, \"宅地建物取引業者による人の死の告知に関するガイドライン\" (https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/content/001426603.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mlit-2021-death-disclosure-guideline." }, { "id": "jp-jccu-2017-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,022 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (58.7%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by September 2017, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2017).", "value": 1022, "unit": "municipalities", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "September 2017", "population": "Municipalities with a co-op 'community watch-over agreement' (地域見守り協定) with the municipality or social welfare council", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会)", "source_title": "生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）", "source_url": "https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2017/20171012_01.html", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "締結市区町村数は1,022に達し、これは全市区町村（1,741）の58.7％に当たります。", "locator": "News release, section on agreement count", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-jccu-watch-over-agreements", "history": [], "notes": "Organisation-published figure (co-op federation), not an official count. Agreements started in 2007; co-op home delivery reaches over 10 million registered households. No count of alerts raised or lives saved is published nationally.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2017-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "citation_text": "1,022 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (58.7%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by September 2017, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2017). Source: Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会), \"生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）\" (https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2017/20171012_01.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2017-co-op-watch-over-agreements." }, { "id": "jp-jccu-2022-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,217 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (70.0%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by end of March 2022, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2022).", "value": 1217, "unit": "municipalities", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "end of March 2022", "population": "Municipalities with a co-op 'community watch-over agreement' (地域見守り協定) with the municipality or social welfare council", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会)", "source_title": "生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）", "source_url": "https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2022/20220414_02.html", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "締結市区町村数は1,217に達し、これは全市区町村数（1,741）の70％に当たります。", "locator": "News release, section on agreement count", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-jccu-watch-over-agreements", "history": [], "notes": "Organisation-published figure (co-op federation), not an official count. Agreements started in 2007; co-op home delivery reaches over 10 million registered households. No count of alerts raised or lives saved is published nationally.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2022-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "citation_text": "1,217 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (70.0%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by end of March 2022, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2022). Source: Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会), \"生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）\" (https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2022/20220414_02.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2022-co-op-watch-over-agreements." }, { "id": "jp-jccu-2025-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,308 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (75.1%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by end of March 2025, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2025).", "value": 1308, "unit": "municipalities", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "end of March 2025", "population": "Municipalities with a co-op 'community watch-over agreement' (地域見守り協定) with the municipality or social welfare council", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会)", "source_title": "生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）", "source_url": "https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2025/20250430_01.html", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "締結市区町村数は 1,308 に達し、これは全市区町村数（ 1,741 ）の 75.1 ％に当たります。", "locator": "News release, section on agreement count", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-jccu-watch-over-agreements", "history": [], "notes": "Organisation-published figure (co-op federation), not an official count. Agreements started in 2007; co-op home delivery reaches over 10 million registered households. No count of alerts raised or lives saved is published nationally.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2025-co-op-watch-over-agreements", "citation_text": "1,308 of Japan's 1,741 municipalities (75.1%) had a watch-over agreement with a consumer co-op by end of March 2025, under which delivery staff report signs such as uncollected mail or untouched deliveries (Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, 2025). Source: Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (日本生活協同組合連合会), \"生協の「地域見守り協定」締結状況（ニュースリリース）\" (https://jccu.coop/info/newsrelease/2025/20250430_01.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-jccu-2025-co-op-watch-over-agreements." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2050-never-married-share-65plus-living-alone", "family": "japan", "statement": "59.7% of men aged 65+ who live alone in Japan are projected to have never married by 2050, up from 33.7% in 2020 (women: 11.9% to 30.2%), 2.69 million men and 1.91 million women (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 2024).", "value": 59.7, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "59.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020 -> 2050 projection", "population": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65+; share never married", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "６５歳以上の高齢単独世帯に占める未婚の割合をみると、令和２（2020）年時点では男性 33.7%、女性 11.9%であったが", "locator": "Summary p.13-14, section 6 (男女・配偶関係別にみた65歳以上の単独世帯)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Never-married older people living alone have no spouse or children to notice their absence, the group the Okayama study (seed jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days) links to delayed discovery. Complements seed jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-never-married-share-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "59.7% of men aged 65+ who live alone in Japan are projected to have never married by 2050, up from 33.7% in 2020 (women: 11.9% to 30.2%), 2.69 million men and 1.91 million women (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 2024). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-never-married-share-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2050-65plus-living-alone-rate", "family": "japan", "statement": "26.1% of men and 29.3% of women aged 65+ in Japan are projected to live alone by 2050, up from 16.4% and 23.6% in 2020 (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 2024).", "value": 26.1, "unit": "percent", "display_value": "26.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020 -> 2050 projection", "population": "People aged 65+ (incl. institutional population in the denominator); share living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "令和２（2020）年の６５歳以上の独居率は男性 16.4%であるのに対し、女性は 23.6%である。", "locator": "Summary p.13, section 5 and table 6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men's rate rises fastest because of past increases in lifetime non-marriage; 2050 men: 26.1%, women 29.3% (table 6, 65歳以上 rows).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-65plus-living-alone-rate", "citation_text": "26.1% of men and 29.3% of women aged 65+ in Japan are projected to live alone by 2050, up from 16.4% and 23.6% in 2020 (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 2024). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-65plus-living-alone-rate." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "326 deaths in Japan in 1995 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (244 men, 82 women); 98 (30.1%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2019).", "value": 326, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1995", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）平成7年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000020292664&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-05-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Ｒ９８,　　　立合者のいない死亡,総数,326,2,2,-,-,-,4,-,-,-,9,10,14,9,22,25,40,35,31,26,30,14,19,4,4,1,-,29", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R98 総数 (columns 総数, 0歳 … 100歳以上, 不詳); sex rows 男/女 below", "derived": true, "formula": "26 + 30 + 14 + 19 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 98 (65+); 98 / 326", "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death' (立会者のいない死亡) is an ICD-10 coding category for deaths where the body is found with no witness and no cause can be determined; it is not a count of people living alone, and coding practice (and autopsy capacity) changes over time. R98 share of all deaths: 0.04% (326 of 922,139). ICD-10 has been used in Japan since 1995, so this is the earliest comparable year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "citation_text": "326 deaths in Japan in 1995 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (244 men, 82 women); 98 (30.1%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2019). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）平成7年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000020292664&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r98-unattended-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2005-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,211 deaths in Japan in 2005 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (926 men, 285 women); 475 (39.2%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2006).", "value": 1211, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2005", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）平成17年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000002615956&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2006-11-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98　　　,総数,1211,2,-,-,-,-,2,-,1,5,10,16,25,37,41,74,113,150,169,141,133,98,60,34,7,2,-,93", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R98 総数 (columns 総数, 0歳 … 100歳以上, 不詳); sex rows 男/女 below", "derived": true, "formula": "141 + 133 + 98 + 60 + 34 + 7 + 2 = 475 (65+); 475 / 1211", "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death' (立会者のいない死亡) is an ICD-10 coding category for deaths where the body is found with no witness and no cause can be determined; it is not a count of people living alone, and coding practice (and autopsy capacity) changes over time. R98 share of all deaths: 0.11% (1,211 of 1,083,796).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2005-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "citation_text": "1,211 deaths in Japan in 2005 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (926 men, 285 women); 475 (39.2%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2006). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）平成17年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000002615956&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2005-icd-r98-unattended-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2015-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "2,433 deaths in Japan in 2015 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (1,922 men, 511 women); 1,370 (56.3%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2021).", "value": 2433, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）平成27年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032020051&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-03-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98　　　立会者のいない死亡,総数,2433,-,1,-,-,-,1,2,2,1,14,14,17,48,84,112,148,215,303,412,363,257,205,94,31,8,-,102", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R98 総数 (columns 総数, 0歳 … 100歳以上, 不詳); sex rows 男/女 below", "derived": true, "formula": "412 + 363 + 257 + 205 + 94 + 31 + 8 = 1370 (65+); 1370 / 2433", "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death' (立会者のいない死亡) is an ICD-10 coding category for deaths where the body is found with no witness and no cause can be determined; it is not a count of people living alone, and coding practice (and autopsy capacity) changes over time. R98 share of all deaths: 0.19% (2,433 of 1,290,510).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2015-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "citation_text": "2,433 deaths in Japan in 2015 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (1,922 men, 511 women); 1,370 (56.3%) were aged 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2021). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）平成27年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000032020051&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2015-icd-r98-unattended-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "4,415 deaths in Japan in 2025 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (3,396 men, 1,019 women); 3,105 (70.3%) were aged 65+, up from 326 deaths in 1995, when only 30.1% were 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 4415, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R98 (unattended death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502574&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R98　　　立会者のいない死亡,総数,4415,2,-,-,-,-,2,-,-,5,11,13,16,29,67,122,216,301,428,577,760,819,541,300,98,8,2,100", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R98 総数 (columns 総数, 0歳 … 100歳以上, 不詳); sex rows 男/女 below", "derived": true, "formula": "577 + 760 + 819 + 541 + 300 + 98 + 8 + 2 = 3105 (65+); 3105 / 4415", "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R98 'unattended death' (立会者のいない死亡) is an ICD-10 coding category for deaths where the body is found with no witness and no cause can be determined; it is not a count of people living alone, and coding practice (and autopsy capacity) changes over time. R98 share of all deaths: 0.28% (4,415 of 1,589,533). Rise 1995-2025: 13.5-fold in count, 8-fold as a share of deaths (0.04% to 0.28%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r98-unattended-deaths", "citation_text": "4,415 deaths in Japan in 2025 were coded R98, 'unattended death' with no cause determinable (3,396 men, 1,019 women); 3,105 (70.3%) were aged 65+, up from 326 deaths in 1995, when only 30.1% were 65+ (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502574&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r98-unattended-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "1,537 deaths in Japan in 1995 were coded R99, other ill-defined and unknown causes of death (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2019).", "value": 1537, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1995", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R99 (other ill-defined and unspecified causes)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）平成7年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000020292664&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-05-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Ｒ９９,　　　その他の診断名不明確および原因不明の死亡,総数,1537", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R99 総数 (column 総数)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R99 is a residual category for deaths whose cause could not be established, often because a body was found late or not autopsied; it is not a count of people living alone. Series: 1995 1,537; 2005 2,512; 2015 10,097; 2025 28,124 (2025 men 18,549, women 9,575; 65+ 22,260, 79.1%). England and Wales studies use R98/R99 as a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to ascertain cause (see europe-uk family).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "citation_text": "1,537 deaths in Japan in 1995 were coded R99, other ill-defined and unknown causes of death (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2019). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）平成7年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000020292664&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1995-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "family": "japan", "statement": "28,124 deaths in Japan in 2025 were coded R99, other ill-defined and unknown causes of death, 18 times the 1,537 recorded in 1995 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026).", "value": 28124, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025", "population": "All registered deaths in Japan with underlying cause ICD-10 R99 (other ill-defined and unspecified causes)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計)", "source_title": "人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502574&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "R99　　　その他の診断名不明確及び原因不明の死亡,総数,28124", "locator": "e-Stat CSV, row R99 総数 (column 総数)", "derived": true, "formula": "28,124 / 1,537 = 18.3", "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "R99 is a residual category for deaths whose cause could not be established, often because a body was found late or not autopsied; it is not a count of people living alone. Series: 1995 1,537; 2005 2,512; 2015 10,097; 2025 28,124 (2025 men 18,549, women 9,575; 65+ 22,260, 79.1%). England and Wales studies use R98/R99 as a proxy for bodies found too decomposed to ascertain cause (see europe-uk family).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths", "citation_text": "28,124 deaths in Japan in 2025 were coded R99, other ill-defined and unknown causes of death, 18 times the 1,537 recorded in 1995 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (人口動態統計), \"人口動態統計（確定数）令和７年 下巻 死亡 第1表-1 死亡数，性・年齢（５歳階級）・死因（三桁基本分類）別（ICD-10コード A～T）\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040502574&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-2025-icd-r99-ill-defined-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "2,412 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2017, the first year of the official series (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 2412, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "계2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378", "locator": "붙임1 table '최근 5년간 시·도별 고독사 발생 현황', row 계 (columns 2017-2021)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "First survey (KIHASA for MOHW, released 2022-12-14) analysed about 240,000 police death-scene records for 2017-2021. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise. Republished unchanged in the 2024 release. 2017 = 0.8% of all deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-count", "citation_text": "2,412 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2017, the first year of the official series (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,048 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2018 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 3048, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "계2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378", "locator": "붙임1 table '최근 5년간 시·도별 고독사 발생 현황', row 계 (columns 2017-2021)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "+26.4% on 2017 (2024 release, 전년대비 증감율). MOHW attributes the 2019 dip to a base effect from the 2018 spike in all deaths. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-count", "citation_text": "3,048 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2018 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "2,949 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2019, the only year of decline in the 2017-2024 series (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 2949, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "계2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378 | 2019년*을 제외하면 증가 추세에 있다", "locator": "붙임1 table row 계; p.2 narrative and footnote (2018 base effect)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Footnote: *2018년 고독사 포함 전체 사망자 수의 급격한 증가에 따른 기저효과 존재. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-count", "citation_text": "2,949 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2019, the only year of decline in the 2017-2024 series (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,279 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2020, up 11.2% on 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 3279, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 사망자 수(A) 3,279 3,378 3,559 3,661 3,924 | 전년대비 증가율 11.2 3.0 5.4 2.9 7.2", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', rows A and 전년대비 증가율 (2020 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-count", "citation_text": "3,279 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2020, up 11.2% on 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,378 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2021, the baseline year of the national prevention plan (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 3378, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021년 고독사 사망자 수는 총 3,378명으로, 2019년*을 제외하면 증가 추세에 있다.", "locator": "p.2, section 1 최근 5년간 고독사 발생 현황", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "1.1% of all deaths (317,680) and 6.6 per 100,000. Average annual growth 2017-2021: 8.8% (men 10.0%, women 5.6%). 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-count", "citation_text": "3,378 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2021, the baseline year of the national prevention plan (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,559 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2022, the first year counted under the broadened statutory definition (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 3559, "unit": "deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 사망자는 2022년 3,559명, 2023년 3,661명으로 가장 최근 조사였던 2021년 3,378명 대비 다소 증가한 것으로 나타났다.", "locator": "p.1, summary paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Second survey (Korea Social Security Information Service, 고독사예방조사연구센터), Apr-Sep 2024. 0.95 per 100 deaths (all deaths spiked to 372,939 in 2022). 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-count", "citation_text": "3,559 lonely deaths (godoksa) were recorded in South Korea in 2022, the first year counted under the broadened statutory definition (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-count." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-2024-increase", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "63% more lonely deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2024 than in 2017 (3,924 against 2,412), and the rate rose from 4.7 to 7.7 per 100,000 people (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022 and 2025; derived).", "value": 62.7, "unit": "% increase in annual count, 2017-2024", "display_value": "63%", "display_label": "2,412 in 2017, 3,924 in 2024; the legal definition was broadened in 2022", "display_hook": "more lonely deaths in South Korea in seven years", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Korea Ministry of Health", "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 고독사 사망자 수는 3,924명으로 2023년 3,661명 대비 263명(7.2%) 증가하였다.", "locator": "MOHW 2025 release p.2 (2024 count); 2017 count 2,412 and 2017 rate 4.7 from MOHW 2022 release, 붙임1 tables", "derived": true, "formula": "3,924 / 2,412 - 1 = 62.7%; rate 4.7 (2017, MOHW 2022) to 7.7 (2024, MOHW 2025)", "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Series break: 2017-2021 counted under the older, narrower definition; 2022 onward under the current broader definition (MOHW 2024 says this partly explains the rise). Cite as the official series, with that caveat.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-2024-increase", "citation_text": "63% more lonely deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2024 than in 2017 (3,924 against 2,412), and the rate rose from 4.7 to 7.7 per 100,000 people (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022 and 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-2024-increase." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-per-day", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "About 11 lonely deaths a day were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (3,924 in the year, 10.7 a day) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived).", "value": 10.7, "unit": "lonely deaths per day", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 고독사 사망자 수는 3,924명으로 2023년 3,661명 대비 263명(7.2%) 증가하였다.", "locator": "p.2, ① 고독사 사망자 발생 현황", "derived": true, "formula": "3,924 / 366 days (2024 was a leap year) = 10.72", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Korean media headline this as 'more than 10 a day' (e.g. 매일 10명 넘게). 2023: 3,661 / 365 = 10.0 a day.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-per-day", "citation_text": "About 11 lonely deaths a day were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (3,924 in the year, 10.7 a day) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-per-day." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-growth-rate-2017-2021-vs-2019-2023", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "5.6% a year was the average growth of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2019-2023, down from 8.8% a year in 2017-2021, the period of the first survey (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 5.6, "unit": "% average annual growth (2019-2023)", "display_value": "5.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2023", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "최근 5년간(2019년~2023년) 고독사 사망자 연평균 증가율(5.6%)도 최초 실태조사 기간(2017년~2021년) 연평균 증가율(8.8%)에 비해 3.2%p 낮아졌다.", "locator": "p.1, summary", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "MOHW credits the 2021 Act, local ordinances, the 2022 pilots and the 2023 basic plan. 2024 then rose 7.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-growth-rate-2017-2021-vs-2019-2023", "citation_text": "5.6% a year was the average growth of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2019-2023, down from 8.8% a year in 2017-2021, the period of the first survey (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-growth-rate-2017-2021-vs-2019-2023." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "4.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 4.7, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "4.7 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전국 평균 4.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.6", "locator": "p.4 table '인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생 현황', row 전국 평균 (2017-2021)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Mid-year resident registration population. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100k", "citation_text": "4.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "5.9 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2018 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 5.9, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "5.9 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전국 평균 4.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.6", "locator": "p.4 table '인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생 현황', row 전국 평균 (2017-2021)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Mid-year resident registration population. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100k", "citation_text": "5.9 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2018 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "5.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 5.7, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "5.7 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전국 평균 4.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.6", "locator": "p.4 table '인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생 현황', row 전국 평균 (2017-2021)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Mid-year resident registration population. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100k", "citation_text": "5.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "6.4 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 6.4, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "6.4 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (A/B*10)6.46.66.97.27.7", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (2020 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Population: 주민등록연앙인구 (KOSTAT). 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100k", "citation_text": "6.4 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "6.6 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 6.6, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "6.6 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (A/B*10)6.46.66.97.27.7", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (2021 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Population: 주민등록연앙인구 (KOSTAT). 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100k", "citation_text": "6.6 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "6.9 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 6.9, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "6.9 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (A/B*10)6.46.66.97.27.7", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (2022 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Population: 주민등록연앙인구 (KOSTAT).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100k", "citation_text": "6.9 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "7.2 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 7.2, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "7.2 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (A/B*10)6.46.66.97.27.7", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (2023 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Population: 주민등록연앙인구 (KOSTAT). Also stated in seed record kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count; repeated here so the rate series is complete for charting.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100k", "citation_text": "7.2 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100k", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "7.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 7.7, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population", "display_value": "7.7 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (A/B*10)6.46.66.97.27.7", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수 (2024 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100k", "history": [], "notes": "Population: 주민등록연앙인구 (KOSTAT). Also stated in seed record kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count; repeated here so the rate series is complete for charting.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100k", "citation_text": "7.7 lonely deaths per 100,000 population were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100k." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "0.84 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2017 were lonely deaths (2,412 of 285,534) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived).", "value": 0.84, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "0.84 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378 3,559 3,661 | 285,534 298,820 295,110 304,948 317,680 372,939 352,511", "locator": "p.5, table '고독사 사망자 및 전체 사망자 수', rows 고독사 사망자 수 and 전체 사망자 수 (2017-2023)", "derived": true, "formula": "2,412 / 285,534 x 100 = 0.845", "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "The first survey published this share rounded to one decimal (2017 0.8%, 2018 1.0%, 2019 1.0%); LegCo Research Office (2025) cites 0.84% for 2017 from MOHW. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "0.84 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2017 were lonely deaths (2,412 of 285,534) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2017-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.02 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2018 were lonely deaths (3,048 of 298,820) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived).", "value": 1.02, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.02 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2018", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378 3,559 3,661 | 285,534 298,820 295,110 304,948 317,680 372,939 352,511", "locator": "p.5, table '고독사 사망자 및 전체 사망자 수', rows 고독사 사망자 수 and 전체 사망자 수 (2017-2023)", "derived": true, "formula": "3,048 / 298,820 x 100 = 1.020", "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "The first survey published this share rounded to one decimal (2017 0.8%, 2018 1.0%, 2019 1.0%); LegCo Research Office (2025) cites 0.84% for 2017 from MOHW. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.02 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2018 were lonely deaths (3,048 of 298,820) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2018-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.00 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2019 were lonely deaths (2,949 of 295,110) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived).", "value": 1, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.00 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2019", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378 3,559 3,661 | 285,534 298,820 295,110 304,948 317,680 372,939 352,511", "locator": "p.5, table '고독사 사망자 및 전체 사망자 수', rows 고독사 사망자 수 and 전체 사망자 수 (2017-2023)", "derived": true, "formula": "2,949 / 295,110 x 100 = 0.999", "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "The first survey published this share rounded to one decimal (2017 0.8%, 2018 1.0%, 2019 1.0%); LegCo Research Office (2025) cites 0.84% for 2017 from MOHW. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.00 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2019 were lonely deaths (2,949 of 295,110) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2019-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.08 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2020 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 1.08, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.08 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수 1.08 1.06 0.95 1.04 1.09", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row (A/C*100) (2020 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.08 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2020 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2020-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.06 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2021 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 1.06, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.06 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수 1.08 1.06 0.95 1.04 1.09", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row (A/C*100) (2021 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "2021 is the baseline of the 1st Basic Plan target (cut to 0.85 by 2027). 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.06 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2021 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2021-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "0.95 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2022 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 0.95, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "0.95 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2022", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수 1.08 1.06 0.95 1.04 1.09", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row (A/C*100) (2022 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "All deaths jumped to 372,939 in 2022 (COVID-19 year), which depressed the ratio.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "0.95 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2022 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2022-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.04 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2023 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 1.04, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.04 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수 1.08 1.06 0.95 1.04 1.09", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row (A/C*100) (2023 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Also stated in a seed record (kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-count / kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count); repeated here so the series is complete for charting.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.04 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2023 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.09 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2024 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 1.09, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths", "display_value": "1.09 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); denominator: all deaths (KOSTAT cause-of-death statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수 1.08 1.06 0.95 1.04 1.09", "locator": "p.3, table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 규모 및 증가율', row (A/C*100) (2024 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-godoksa-per-100-deaths", "history": [], "notes": "Also stated in a seed record (kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-count / kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-count); repeated here so the series is complete for charting.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100-deaths", "citation_text": "1.09 of every 100 deaths in South Korea in 2024 were lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-per-100-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-sex", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,205 of South Korea's 3,924 lonely deaths in 2024 were men (81.7%), against 605 women (15.4%) and 114 whose gender was not recorded (2.9%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 81.7, "unit": "% men", "display_value": "81.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 사망자 중 남성은 3,205명(81.7%), 여성은 605명(15.4%), 성별 미상은 114명(2.9%)이었다.", "locator": "p.4, sex paragraph and table '최근 5년간 성별 고독사 발생 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Updates seed kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-male-share (2023, share of known gender 84.1%). 2024 share of known gender: 3,205 / 3,810 = 84.1%. Men's share of known-gender cases 2017-2023: 81.9, 82.6, 81.8, 82.3, 84.2, 84.2, 84.1% (MOHW 2024, 고독사 성별 비중).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-sex", "citation_text": "3,205 of South Korea's 3,924 lonely deaths in 2024 were men (81.7%), against 605 women (15.4%) and 114 whose gender was not recorded (2.9%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-sex." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-50s-60s-men-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "54.0% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 (2,117 of 3,924) were men in their 50s or 60s: 1,089 men in their 60s (27.8%) and 1,028 in their 50s (26.2%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived).", "value": 54, "unit": "% of all lonely deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "60대 남성 고독사 사망자 수가 가장 많았고(1,089명, 27.8%), 50대 남성 고독사 사망자 수가 두 번째로 많아(1,028명, 26.2%) 중장년 남성이 고독사에 가장 취약했다.", "locator": "p.6, sex x age paragraph and table '2024년 성별·연령대별 고독사 발생 현황'", "derived": true, "formula": "(1,089 + 1,028) / 3,924 = 53.95%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Earlier releases: 50s-60s men 52.1% (2021, first survey), 54.1% (2022), 53.9% (2023). Seed kr-mohw-godoksa-2023-male-share notes carry the 2023 figure; this is the 2024 update.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-50s-60s-men-share", "citation_text": "54.0% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 (2,117 of 3,924) were men in their 50s or 60s: 1,089 men in their 60s (27.8%) and 1,028 in their 50s (26.2%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-50s-60s-men-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-age", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "32.4% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were people in their 60s (1,271), 30.5% in their 50s (1,197), 13.0% in their 40s (509), 12.7% in their 70s (497), 5.1% aged 80+ (202), 4.3% in their 30s (171) and 1.2% aged 29 or under (47) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 32.4, "unit": "% in their 60s", "display_value": "32.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "60대(1,271명, 32.4%), 50대(1,197명, 30.5%), 40대(509명, 13.0%), 70대(497명, 12.7%) 순으로 50대·60대가 가장 많았고 | 명 47 171 509 1,197 1,271 497 202 30 3,924", "locator": "p.5 age paragraph; p.6 table '2024년 성별·연령대별 고독사 발생 현황', row 계 (20대 이하, 30대, 40대, 50대, 60대, 70대, 80대 이상, 미상, 계)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Age unknown: 30 (0.8%). The age pattern has been stable since 2020.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-age", "citation_text": "32.4% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were people in their 60s (1,271), 30.5% in their 50s (1,197), 13.0% in their 40s (509), 12.7% in their 70s (497), 5.1% aged 80+ (202), 4.3% in their 30s (171) and 1.2% aged 29 or under (47) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-age." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-aged-60plus-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "50.2% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 (1,970 of 3,924) were people aged 60 or over, and only 17.8% (699) were aged 70 or over (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived).", "value": 50.2, "unit": "% aged 60+", "display_value": "50.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "명 47 171 509 1,197 1,271 497 202 30 3,924", "locator": "p.6, table '2024년 성별·연령대별 고독사 발생 현황', row 계 (60대 1,271; 70대 497; 80대 이상 202)", "derived": true, "formula": "60+: (1,271 + 497 + 202) / 3,924 = 50.20%; 70+: (497 + 202) / 3,924 = 17.81%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "MOHW publishes 10-year age bands only, so no 65+ figure exists. Contrast with Japan, where 76% of solitary at-home deaths are 65+: Korea's lonely deaths are concentrated in middle age.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-aged-60plus-share", "citation_text": "50.2% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 (1,970 of 3,924) were people aged 60 or over, and only 17.8% (699) were aged 70 or over (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-aged-60plus-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-rate-by-age", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "16.6 lonely deaths per 100,000 people in their 60s were recorded in South Korea in 2024, the highest of any age group, ahead of people in their 50s (13.9), 70s (12.2) and 80+ (8.4); the all-age rate was 7.7 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 16.6, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population aged 60-69", "display_value": "16.6 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "같은 기간 연령대별 인구 10만 명당 고독사 사망자 수는 60대, 50대, 70대, 80대 이상 순으로 많았다. | 60대 924 14.3 981 14.3 1,110 15.4 1,146 15.3 1,271 16.6", "locator": "p.5, table '최근 5년간 연령대별 인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생 현황' (2024 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2024 rates: 29 or under 0.3; 30s 2.6; 40s 6.5; 50s 13.9; 60s 16.6; 70s 12.2; 80+ 8.4. The 60s rate rose from 14.3 (2020).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-rate-by-age", "citation_text": "16.6 lonely deaths per 100,000 people in their 60s were recorded in South Korea in 2024, the highest of any age group, ahead of people in their 50s (13.9), 70s (12.2) and 80+ (8.4); the all-age rate was 7.7 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-rate-by-age." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-region", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "894 of South Korea's 3,924 lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in Gyeonggi Province (22.8%), 784 in Seoul (20.0%) and 367 in Busan (9.4%), the three largest regional counts (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 894, "unit": "deaths (Gyeonggi)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 시도별 고독사 사망자 수는 경기(894명, 22.8%), 서울(784명, 20.0%), 부산(367명, 9.4%) 순으로 많게 나타났다.", "locator": "p.3 regional paragraph; p.4 table '최근 5년간 시도별 고독사 발생 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2024 all regions: Gyeonggi 894, Seoul 784, Busan 367, Incheon 260, Gyeongnam 237, Daegu 229, Chungnam 171, Gyeongbuk 162, Gangwon 133, Chungbuk 128, Gwangju 119, Jeonnam 112, Daejeon 107, Jeonbuk 96, Ulsan 68, Jeju 48, Sejong 9 (sum 3,924). Seoul fell from 678 (2022) to 559 (2023) then rose to 784 (2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-region", "citation_text": "894 of South Korea's 3,924 lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in Gyeonggi Province (22.8%), 784 in Seoul (20.0%) and 367 in Busan (9.4%), the three largest regional counts (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-region." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-rate-by-region", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "9.8 lonely deaths per 100,000 people were recorded in Busan in 2021, the highest of South Korea's 17 regions, against a national average of 6.6; Daejeon (8.8), Incheon (8.5) and South Chungcheong (8.3) followed (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 9.8, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100,000 population (Busan)", "display_value": "9.8 per 100,000", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생이 매년 전국 평균에 비해 많은 지역은 4개 지역(부산, 인천, 광주, 충남)으로 확인되었다. | 전국 평균 4.7 5.9 5.7 6.4 6.6 | 부산6.48.57.59.49.8", "locator": "p.4 narrative; 붙임1 table '최근 5년간 인구 10만 명당 고독사 발생 현황' (2021 column)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2021 per 100,000: Busan 9.8, Daejeon 8.8, Incheon 8.5, Chungnam 8.3, Gwangju 7.7, Gangwon 7.2, Gyeongbuk 6.9, Jeonnam 6.8, Seoul 6.6, Jeju 6.6, Gyeongnam 6.1, Jeonbuk 5.9, Chungbuk 5.8, Gyeonggi 5.3, Daegu 5.2, Ulsan 5.2, Sejong 3.6. Share of all deaths 2021: Daejeon 1.6%, Incheon 1.5%, Busan 1.4%, Gwangju 1.4%, Seoul 1.3%, national 1.1%. Regional rates are not published for 2022-2024. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-rate-by-region", "citation_text": "9.8 lonely deaths per 100,000 people were recorded in Busan in 2021, the highest of South Korea's 17 regions, against a national average of 6.6; Daejeon (8.8), Incheon (8.5) and South Chungcheong (8.3) followed (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-rate-by-region." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-housing", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "48.9% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in houses (detached, multi-household or villa; 1,920), 19.7% in apartments (774), 19.6% in studio flats or officetels (769), 4.8% in gosiwon (189) and 4.2% in motels or inns (163) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 48.9, "unit": "% in houses (주택)", "display_value": "48.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 고독사 발생장소는 주택(1,920명, 48.9%), 아파트(774명, 19.7%), 원룸 및 오피스텔(769명, 19.6%) 순으로 많았으나", "locator": "p.6 place paragraph; p.7 table '최근 5년간 고독사 발생 장소 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Categories: 주택 = detached, multi-household, row houses, villas; 아파트 = rental, ordinary, mixed-use; 기타 (2.8%, 109) = dormitories, containers, abandoned houses. Gosiwon are tiny rented rooms; they were coded separately in police data only from 2019. The 원룸 share jumped between 2020 (4.0%) and 2021 (16.0%), likely a coding change.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-housing", "citation_text": "48.9% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in houses (detached, multi-household or villa; 1,920), 19.7% in apartments (774), 19.6% in studio flats or officetels (769), 4.8% in gosiwon (189) and 4.2% in motels or inns (163) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-by-housing." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-gosiwon-motel-share-2020-2024", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "4.8% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in gosiwon (tiny rented rooms), up from 1.9% in 2020, and 4.2% in motels or inns, up from 1.9% (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 4.8, "unit": "% in gosiwon", "display_value": "4.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020-2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "여관·모텔(’20년 1.9% → ’24년 4.2%) 및 고시원(’20년 1.9% → ’24년 4.8%) 비중은 최근 5년간 증가하는 추세였다.", "locator": "p.1, summary bullet", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counts: gosiwon 62 (2020) to 189 (2024); motels/inns 63 to 163 (p.7 table). MOHW plans to target discovery surveys at multi-household, studio, motel and gosiwon areas.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-gosiwon-motel-share-2020-2024", "citation_text": "4.8% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 occurred in gosiwon (tiny rented rooms), up from 1.9% in 2020, and 4.2% in motels or inns, up from 1.9% (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-gosiwon-motel-share-2020-2024." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "13.4% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were suicides (526 of 3,924), down from 14.1% (516) in 2023 and 19.2% (463 of 2,412) in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024 and 2025).", "value": 13.4, "unit": "% suicides", "display_value": "13.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 사망자 중 자살자가 차지하는 비중은 2024년 13.4%(526명)로 2023년 14.1%(516명)에 비해 감소하였다.", "locator": "p.8, suicide paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Suicides among lonely deaths 2017-2023 (MOHW 2024, table '연령대별 고독사 사망자 중 자살 사망자 수', row 계): 463, 567, 576, 541, 571, 495, 516; shares 19.2, 18.6, 19.5, 16.5, 16.9, 13.9, 14.1%. The first survey gave 17.3% for 2021. For comparison, suicide was 4.2-4.7% of all deaths in 2017-2021 (MOHW 2022).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share", "citation_text": "13.4% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were suicides (526 of 3,924), down from 14.1% (516) in 2023 and 19.2% (463 of 2,412) in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024 and 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share-by-age", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "57.4% of lonely deaths of people aged 29 or under in South Korea in 2024 were suicides, falling with age to 43.3% in their 30s, 25.7% in their 40s, 13.5% in their 50s, 8.3% in their 60s, 3.8% in their 70s and 2.0% at 80+ (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 57.4, "unit": "% suicides among lonely deaths aged 29 or under", "display_value": "57.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 연령대별 고독사 사망자 중 자살자의 비중은 20대 이하(57.4%), 30대(43.3%), 40대(25.7%), 50대(13.5%) 순으로 2023년과 유사하게 연령대가 낮을수록 자살로 인한 고독사 비중이 높게 나타났다.", "locator": "p.8, suicide paragraph and table '2023년·2024년 연령대별 고독사 사망자 중 자살자 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counts 2024: 29 or under 27 of 47; 30s 74 of 171; 40s 131 of 509; 50s 161 of 1,197; 60s 105 of 1,271; 70s 19 of 497; 80+ 4 of 202.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share-by-age", "citation_text": "57.4% of lonely deaths of people aged 29 or under in South Korea in 2024 were suicides, falling with age to 43.3% in their 30s, 25.7% in their 40s, 13.5% in their 50s, 8.3% in their 60s, 3.8% in their 70s and 2.0% at 80+ (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-suicide-share-by-age." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-discoverer-2020-vs-2024", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "43.1% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were first found by landlords, security guards, building managers or couriers, up from 28.4% in 2020, while the share found by family fell from 34.8% to 26.6% and by friends or acquaintances from 14.5% to 7.1% (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 43.1, "unit": "% first found by landlords and building staff", "display_value": "43.1%", "display_label": "of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024, up from 28.4% in 2020; family found 26.6%", "display_hook": "first found by landlords or building staff", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Korea Ministry of Health", "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020-2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); first discoverer or reporter", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "최초 발견(신고)자 비중(’20년→’24년) ▴가족(34.8%→26.6%) ▴지인(14.5%→7.1%) ▴임대인 등(28.4%→43.1%) ▴보건복지서비스 종사자(1.7%→7.7%)", "locator": "p.1, summary bullet; p.7 table '최근 5년간 고독사 최초 발견(신고)자 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Updates seed kr-mohw-godoksa-2024-who-found-the-body: confirms the 2020 baseline that page 1 had only from a search excerpt. 2017 shares (MOHW 2024 table): family 35.0%, landlords etc. 27.4%, neighbours 17.3%, acquaintances 14.8%, health/welfare workers 1.7%. Health and welfare workers (social workers, care workers) found 1.7% in 2020 and 7.7% in 2024. Categories: family = parents, siblings, relatives; 임대인 등 = landlords, security guards, building managers, couriers; neighbours include village heads.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-discoverer-2020-vs-2024", "citation_text": "43.1% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2024 were first found by landlords, security guards, building managers or couriers, up from 28.4% in 2020, while the share found by family fell from 34.8% to 26.6% and by friends or acquaintances from 14.5% to 7.1% (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-discoverer-2020-vs-2024." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-discoverer-detail", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "159 of South Korea's 3,378 lonely deaths in 2021 (4.7%) were first found by delivery couriers, up from 81 (3.4%) in 2017; siblings (758, 22.4%) and landlords (740, 21.9%) were the most common first finders (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 159, "unit": "deaths first found by delivery couriers", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide); first discoverer or reporter", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "택배기사81 (3.4) 113 (3.7) 144 (4.9)139 (4.2) 159 (4.7)", "locator": "붙임1 table '최근 5년간 고독사 최초 발견(신고)자' (2017-2021), row 택배기사", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2021 detail: siblings 758 (22.4%), landlords 740 (21.9%), neighbours 560 (16.6%), acquaintances 460 (13.6%), lineal relatives 287 (8.5%), couriers 159 (4.7%), other relatives 95 (2.8%), security guards 84 (2.5%), coworkers 64 (1.9%), care workers 62 (1.8%), village heads 44 (1.3%), unknown 65. The later releases merge these into broader groups. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-discoverer-detail", "citation_text": "159 of South Korea's 3,378 lonely deaths in 2021 (4.7%) were first found by delivery couriers, up from 81 (3.4%) in 2017; siblings (758, 22.4%) and landlords (740, 21.9%) were the most common first finders (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-discoverer-detail." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-basic-livelihood-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "39.1% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2024 (1,462) had received basic livelihood security benefits in the year before death, a share that has stayed near 40% since 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025).", "value": 39.1, "unit": "% basic livelihood recipients", "display_value": "39.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide) whose identity could be matched to social security records (3,737 of 3,924)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 사망자 중 사망 전 1년간 기초생활보장수급을 받았던 이력이 있는 경우는 2024년 1,462명(39.1%)로", "locator": "p.8, last paragraph; p.9 table '최근 5년간 고독사 사망자 중 기초생활보장수급 대상자 현황'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Denominator excludes 187 people who could not be identified. 2020-2024 shares: 41.9, 44.3, 39.7, 41.4, 39.1%. MOHW 2024 notes this shows lonely deaths are not confined to the poorest households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-basic-livelihood-share", "citation_text": "39.1% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2024 (1,462) had received basic livelihood security benefits in the year before death, a share that has stayed near 40% since 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-basic-livelihood-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-social-security-history", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "86.3% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2021 had a history of receiving some social security support, including 44.3% who were basic livelihood recipients (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 86.3, "unit": "% with any social security support history", "display_value": "86.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide) matched to social security records (446 unidentified excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "기초생활보장 수급자(44.3%)를 포함해 상당수(86.3%)가 각종 사회보장 지원*을 받은 이력 보유(미상 제외**)", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.2 고독사 현황 및 특징, (사회보장급여 수급)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Examples of support: basic pension, long-term care, in-kind aid, job support, fee reductions. Only 15.3% had been flagged by the welfare blind-spot detection system. Many were therefore already known to public services. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-social-security-history", "citation_text": "86.3% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2021 had a history of receiving some social security support, including 44.3% who were basic livelihood recipients (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-social-security-history." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-health-history", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "20.1% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2021 had a history of hypertension, 18.0% diabetes, 12.3% alcohol-related disorders and 11.1% a severe illness such as cancer, stroke or heart disease (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 20.1, "unit": "% with hypertension history", "display_value": "20.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide) matched to National Health Insurance records (350 unidentified excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고혈압(20.1%), 당뇨병(18.0%), 알코올질환*(12.3%) 병력이 많았으며, 중증질환**(11.1%) 병력도 확인(미상 제외***)", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.2 고독사 현황 및 특징, (건강 상태)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Alcohol-related disorders were the leading condition among lonely deaths in their 20s-40s (8-15%); hypertension led from the 60s. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-health-history", "citation_text": "20.1% of South Korea's identifiable lonely deaths in 2021 had a history of hypertension, 18.0% diabetes, 12.3% alcohol-related disorders and 11.1% a severe illness such as cancer, stroke or heart disease (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-godoksa-health-history." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-share-of-police-death-scenes", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "6.9% of the 57,145 unexplained-death scene investigations by South Korean police in 2024 (3,924) were classified as lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived).", "value": 6.9, "unit": "% of police death-scene records", "display_value": "6.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Police death-scene inspection records of unexplained (변사) deaths, 2024", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "이번 조사는 2024년 경찰청 형사사법정보 57,145건을 분석하여 고독사 요건*에 부합하는 사례를 추출하고", "locator": "p.2, survey method paragraph", "derived": true, "formula": "3,924 / 57,145 = 6.87%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Method: police death-scene records are screened against the legal definition, then linked to social security (Korea Social Security Information Service) and health insurance records. Exclusions: foreigners; deaths outside a residence (mountain trails, hospitals, streets); people not socially isolated (for example with regular care-worker visits). 2021: 3,378 of 52,981 police unexplained-death cases (6.4%) (KIHASA 2022 report, table 2-15). Japan's equivalent framing (37.2% of police-handled bodies) counts everyone living alone who died at home, so the shares are not comparable.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-share-of-police-death-scenes", "citation_text": "6.9% of the 57,145 unexplained-death scene investigations by South Korean police in 2024 (3,924) were classified as lonely deaths (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-share-of-police-death-scenes." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-godoksa-non-suicide-2017-2023", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "61.4% more non-suicide lonely deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2023 than in 2017 (3,145 against 1,949) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived).", "value": 61.4, "unit": "% increase, non-suicide lonely deaths 2017-2023", "display_value": "61.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2023", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide), excluding suicides", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,412 3,048 2,949 3,279 3,378 3,559 3,661 | 463 567 576 541 571 495 516", "locator": "p.5 table '고독사 사망자 및 전체 사망자 수' (counts) and p.9 table '연령대별 고독사 사망자 중 자살 사망자 수', row 계", "derived": true, "formula": "2017: 2,412 - 463 = 1,949; 2023: 3,661 - 516 = 3,145; 3,145 / 1,949 - 1 = 61.4%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The same 61.4% is cited by the Hong Kong LegCo Research Office (2025). 2024: 3,924 - 526 = 3,398 (MOHW 2025). Series break caveat as for the annual count.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-non-suicide-2017-2023", "citation_text": "61.4% more non-suicide lonely deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2023 than in 2017 (3,145 against 1,949) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-godoksa-non-suicide-2017-2023." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2022-godoksa-sex-share-of-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "About 1.3-1.6% of all male deaths in South Korea each year in 2017-2021 were lonely deaths, against 0.3-0.4% of female deaths; in 2021 men outnumbered women 5.3 to 1 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022).", "value": 5.3, "unit": "ratio of male to female lonely deaths (2021)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2021", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-12-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2021년에는 5.3배로 격차가 확대되었다. | 고독사를 포함한 성별 전체 사망자 중 고독사가 차지하는 비중은 남성은 약 1.3∼1.6%, 여성은 약 0.3∼0.4%로서", "locator": "p.6, sex section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Average annual growth 2017-2021: men 10.0%, women 5.6%. 2017-2021 figures were produced under the definition in force before June 2023 (a person living alone, cut off from family and others, who died alone by suicide, illness etc. and whose body was found after a certain time); from 2022 the survey applies the current, broader statutory definition (social isolation, no time-to-discovery clause), which MOHW says partly explains the 2022-2023 rise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2022-godoksa-sex-share-of-deaths", "citation_text": "About 1.3-1.6% of all male deaths in South Korea each year in 2017-2021 were lonely deaths, against 0.3-0.4% of female deaths; in 2021 men outnumbered women 5.3 to 1 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2022). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2022년 고독사 실태조사 결과 발표 (first national lonely-death survey, 2017-2021 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=374084&mid=a10503010100). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2022-godoksa-sex-share-of-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-godoksa-definition-time-clause-deleted-2024", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "Since 6 February 2024, South Korea's legal definition of a lonely death no longer requires the body to be found 'after a certain period of time'; a June 2023 amendment had already replaced 'living alone' with 'living in social isolation' (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 2024, "unit": "year the time-to-discovery clause was deleted", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020-2024 (amendments 2023-06-13 and 2024-02-06)", "population": "n/a (definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2023년 시점 법적 정의(’23.6.13. 개정 시행) 현행 법적 정의(’24.2.6. 개정 시행) | 시신이 일정한 시간이 흐른 뒤에 발견되는 죽음(삭제)", "locator": "p.4, table '고독사 예방 및 관리에 관한 법률 上 고독사 정의 개정 과정'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original 2020 text: 가족, 친척 등 주변 사람들과 단절된 채 홀로 사는 사람이 자살·병사 등으로 혼자 임종을 맞고, 시신이 일정한 시간이 흐른 뒤에 발견되는 죽음. MOHW says applying the broader current definition partly explains the 2022-2023 increase. Complements seed kr-godoksa-statutory-definition.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-definition-time-clause-deleted-2024", "citation_text": "Since 6 February 2024, South Korea's legal definition of a lonely death no longer requires the body to be found 'after a certain period of time'; a June 2023 amendment had already replaced 'living alone' with 'living in social isolation' (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-definition-time-clause-deleted-2024." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-seoul-busan-3-day-criterion", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3 days after death is the local yardstick Seoul and Busan used to judge whether a body was found 'after a certain time', since the national law set no threshold (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 3, "unit": "days (local criterion, Seoul and Busan)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "as of 2023", "population": "n/a (definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "시신이 부패될 정도로 상당 기간* 방치된 후 발견 | 법률상 기준은 없으나, 일부 지역(서울·부산)은 자체 기준(3일)을 적용하여 판단", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.1 고독사 정의, □ (사망 후) “일정한 시간이 흐른 뒤에 발견”", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The national survey operationalised 'found after a certain time' through decomposition-related keywords in police records (KIHASA 2022 report, table 2-3), not a day count; the report notes police records do not consistently estimate days from death to discovery. Na (2023) reports that other local governments used 5 or 7 days. Since February 2024 the national definition has no time element.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-seoul-busan-3-day-criterion", "citation_text": "3 days after death is the local yardstick Seoul and Busan used to judge whether a body was found 'after a certain time', since the national law set no threshold (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-seoul-busan-3-day-criterion." }, { "id": "kr-godoksa-act-in-force-2021", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "In force since 1 April 2021, South Korea's Act on the Prevention and Management of Lonely Deaths (enacted 31 March 2020) made a national lonely-death survey a legal duty (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs for MOHW, 2022 survey report).", "value": 2021, "unit": "year in force", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020-2021", "population": "n/a (law)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (한국보건사회연구원) for the Ministry of Health and Welfare", "source_title": "2022년 고독사 예방 실태조사 연구 (research report behind the first lonely-death survey; posted on the MOHW research board)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1479983&nPage=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-01-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "｢고독사 예방 및 관리에 관한 법률｣을 제정(2020.3.31., 시행 2021.4.1.)하여 고독사 실태조사를 수행하고 고독사 통계를 산출하기 위한 법적 근거를 마련함.", "locator": "Ch.1 서론, 5. 고독사 예방법의 제정", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Corrects a common mix-up: the Act is from 2020 and in force since April 2021 (not 2021/2022). Article 10 originally required a survey every 5 years; the 2023 Basic Plan moved to annual statistics. The LegCo Research Office (2025) calls it the first law of its kind in the world.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-act-in-force-2021", "citation_text": "In force since 1 April 2021, South Korea's Act on the Prevention and Management of Lonely Deaths (enacted 31 March 2020) made a national lonely-death survey a legal duty (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs for MOHW, 2022 survey report). Source: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (한국보건사회연구원) for the Ministry of Health and Welfare, \"2022년 고독사 예방 실태조사 연구 (research report behind the first lonely-death survey; posted on the MOHW research board)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10411010100&bid=0019&act=view&list_no=1479983&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-godoksa-act-in-force-2021." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-basic-plan-target", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "0.85 lonely deaths per 100 deaths by 2027 is the target of South Korea's 1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, a 20% cut from 1.06 in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 0.85, "unit": "target lonely deaths per 100 deaths (2027)", "display_value": "0.85 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023-2027", "population": "n/a (policy target)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획 발표 (press release, HWP attachment on the government briefing page)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "정부는 2027년까지 전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 수 20% 감소(′21년, 1.06명 → ′27년, 0.85명)를 목표로", "locator": "Press release p.1, lead paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other targets: expand the prevention pilot from 39 to 229 districts; shorten the survey cycle from 5 years to 1 year. Strategies include gatekeepers (neighbours, local shops), AI check-in calls and AI monitoring of electricity, telecom and water use.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-basic-plan-target", "citation_text": "0.85 lonely deaths per 100 deaths by 2027 is the target of South Korea's 1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, a 20% cut from 1.06 in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획 발표 (press release, HWP attachment on the government briefing page)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-basic-plan-target." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-vs-plan-target", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1.09 lonely deaths per 100 deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2024, above the 2021 baseline of 1.06 that the national plan aims to cut to 0.85 by 2027, so the rate was 28% above the target (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023 and 2025; derived).", "value": 1.09, "unit": "lonely deaths per 100 deaths (2024)", "display_value": "1.09 per 100 deaths", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021-2024", "population": "Deaths classified as lonely deaths (고독사) by the national survey of police death-scene records (all ages, any cause including suicide)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "전체 사망자 100명당 고독사 사망자 수는 2023년 1.04명에서 2024년 1.09명으로 증가하였다.", "locator": "MOHW 2025 release p.1; target from the 1st Basic Plan press release (2023-05-18)", "derived": true, "formula": "1.09 / 0.85 - 1 = 28.2% above the 2027 target; 1.09 vs 1.06 baseline = +2.8%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Progress so far: 1.06 (2021), 0.95 (2022), 1.04 (2023), 1.09 (2024). MOHW said in 2024 that the 2022-2023 dip reflected prevention efforts; the 2024 rise reversed it. From 2026 MOHW is widening policy to social isolation (planned 사회적 고립 예방 및 관리에 관한 법률, a 2026 social-isolation survey, and the 고독사위기대응시스템 from February 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-vs-plan-target", "citation_text": "1.09 lonely deaths per 100 deaths were recorded in South Korea in 2024, above the 2021 baseline of 1.06 that the national plan aims to cut to 0.85 by 2027, so the rate was 28% above the target (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023 and 2025; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 전년 대비 증가, “생애주기별 사회적 고립 위험군 발굴하여 맞춤형 지원 예정” (press release with 2024 lonely-death survey results; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503000000&bid=0027&list_no=1488039&act=view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-godoksa-vs-plan-target." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-prevention-pilot-229-districts", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "229 cities, counties and districts, every local authority in South Korea, ran the lonely-death prevention pilot from July 2024, up from 39 in August 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 229, "unit": "local authorities (시군구) running the pilot", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2022-2024", "population": "n/a (programme coverage)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(2022.8) 39개 시군구 대상 시범사업 시행 → (2024.7) 전국 229개 시군구 시범사업 확대 시행", "locator": "p.2 footnote", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pilot services: check-in calls and visits, help with living conditions, community spaces and social networks, aftercare. As of September 2024, 255 lonely-death ordinances were in force at basic local-government level and 17 at metropolitan level (same release, p.4).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-prevention-pilot-229-districts", "citation_text": "229 cities, counties and districts, every local authority in South Korea, ran the lonely-death prevention pilot from July 2024, up from 39 in August 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2024년 고독사 사망자 실태조사 결과 발표 (press release, 2022-2023 data; PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&list_no=1483372&mid=a10503010100&nPage=1&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-prevention-pilot-229-districts." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-estimate", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "About 1,525,000 South Koreans living alone were estimated to be at risk of a lonely death, 21.3% of one-person households and 3% of the population, from a national survey of 9,471 one-person households (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 1525000, "unit": "people at risk of lonely death (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "survey Nov-Dec 2022 (published May 2023)", "population": "People living in one-person households (resident registration, October 2022)", "sample_n": 9471, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "◈ 조사결과 : 고독사 위험군은 약 152.5만명 추정(인구 대비 3%, 1인 가구 대비 21.3%)", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.3 고독사 위험군 규모(추정) 및 특징, survey box", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Method: random sample (stratified by region, gender, age) of 9,471 one-person households, online and in person, Korea Research, Nov-Dec 2022 (MOHW contract). Screening: 10 questions such as social contact 0-1 times a week, one meal a day, nobody to help when ill; scores 0-100 (high risk 70-100, medium 40-60). 21.3% = the 2,023 people scoring 40+ who completed the in-depth survey; applied to 7.17 million one-person households. High risk (70+) was 11.7% of those 2,023, about 2.5% of respondents (KIHASA 2022 report, table 4-14). Widely reported as '152만' or '153만' at-risk people; it is from the 2022 survey, not a 2023 survey. No newer national estimate has been published; MOHW plans a social-isolation survey in 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-estimate", "citation_text": "About 1,525,000 South Koreans living alone were estimated to be at risk of a lonely death, 21.3% of one-person households and 3% of the population, from a national survey of 9,471 one-person households (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-estimate." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-by-age", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "373,000 South Koreans in their 50s living alone were estimated to be at risk of a lonely death (33.9% of that age group's one-person households), more than any other age band; 355,000 in their 60s (30.2%) and 245,000 in their 40s (25.8%) followed (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 373000, "unit": "people in their 50s at risk (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "survey Nov-Dec 2022", "population": "People living in one-person households, by age", "sample_n": 9471, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "※ 연령별 1인 가구 수 고려 시 40대 24.5만명, 50대 37.3만명, 60대 35.5만명 추정", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.3, □ 중·장년(40대, 50대, 60대) 1인 가구 중 위험군", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "All bands: 19-29 138,000 (9.7%); 30s 204,000 (16.6%); 40s 245,000 (25.8%); 50s 373,000 (33.9%); 60s 355,000 (30.2%); 70+ 210,000 (16.2%). Hardest problem reported: young adults emotional instability (42.8%), middle-aged money (39.1%), older people health (30.4%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-by-age", "citation_text": "373,000 South Koreans in their 50s living alone were estimated to be at risk of a lonely death (33.9% of that age group's one-person households), more than any other age band; 355,000 in their 60s (30.2%) and 245,000 in their 40s (25.8%) followed (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-risk-group-by-age." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-identified-at-risk-people", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "170,938 people were classified as at risk of a lonely death by South Korea's local authorities in 2024, the first national tally of people actually identified; 31.1% (53,136) were in Seoul (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2025).", "value": 170938, "unit": "people identified as at risk", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "People identified by local governments as at risk of lonely death (administrative count, not a survey estimate)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Shinmun (서울신문), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Seo Mi-hwa", "source_title": "고독사 위험자 17만 명 첫 집계…수도권·대도시 집중", "source_url": "https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/society/2025/09/16/20250916500183", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "지난해 전국에서 ‘고독사 위험자’로 분류된 인원이 17만 938명에 이른 것으로 나타났다.", "locator": "Article paragraphs 1-3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Seo Mi-hwa (National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee) on 2025-09-16; not published by MOHW itself. Regional split: Seoul 53,136 (31.1%), Gwangju 30,159 (17.6%), Busan 16,237 (9.5%), Incheon 15,680 (9.2%), Gyeonggi 10,883 (6.4%). The count depends on how actively each authority searches; it is not comparable with the 1.525 million survey estimate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-identified-at-risk-people", "citation_text": "170,938 people were classified as at risk of a lonely death by South Korea's local authorities in 2024, the first national tally of people actually identified; 31.1% (53,136) were in Seoul (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2025). Source: Seoul Shinmun (서울신문), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Seo Mi-hwa, \"고독사 위험자 17만 명 첫 집계…수도권·대도시 집중\" (https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/society/2025/09/16/20250916500183). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-identified-at-risk-people." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2013-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "1,280 unclaimed deceased (bodies no relative claimed) were recorded in South Korea in 2013 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 1280, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2013", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "*무연고사망자수:1,280명(’13년)→2,008명(’17년)→3,603명(’21년)", "locator": "Press release p.3, footnote on 무연고 사망자 증가", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Unclaimed deaths are not lonely deaths: someone dying in a care hospital with no relative to claim the body is unclaimed but not a lonely death (Basic Plan 2023). They are the closest long-run official series on people dying without family. Data holder: Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency (한국장례문화진흥원).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2013-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "1,280 unclaimed deceased (bodies no relative claimed) were recorded in South Korea in 2013 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2013-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2017-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "2,008 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 2008, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "*무연고사망자수:1,280명(’13년)→2,008명(’17년)→3,603명(’21년)", "locator": "Press release p.3, footnote on 무연고 사망자 증가", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "See kr-mohw-2013-unclaimed-deaths for the definition.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2017-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "2,008 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2017 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2017-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2019-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "2,656 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 2656, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2019", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "※ 최근 3년 무연고 사망자 현황 : (’19)2,656명 → (’20)3,136명 → (’21)3,603명", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.1 참고 '고독사 정의와 유사개념 간 비교', 무연고 사망자", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Definition: no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing to claim the body.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2019-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "2,656 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2019 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2019-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2020-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,136 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 3136, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "※ 최근 3년 무연고 사망자 현황 : (’19)2,656명 → (’20)3,136명 → (’21)3,603명", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.1 참고 '고독사 정의와 유사개념 간 비교', 무연고 사망자", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "A 2021 National Assembly Research Service report gave 2,947 for 2020 (seen only in a search excerpt); the later MOHW figure 3,136 is used. Definition: no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing to claim the body.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2020-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "3,136 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2020-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2021-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "3,603 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 3603, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "※ 최근 3년 무연고 사망자 현황 : (’19)2,656명 → (’20)3,136명 → (’21)3,603명", "locator": "Basic Plan, Ⅲ.1 참고 '고독사 정의와 유사개념 간 비교', 무연고 사망자", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "2021 is also given as 3,603 in the MOHW funeral-facilities plan (2023-01-05) and in MOHW data reported in 2026. Definition: no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing to claim the body.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "3,603 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), with other ministries, \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획(’23∼’27) (1st Basic Plan for the Prevention of Lonely Deaths, full text, HWP attachment)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156570306). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2021-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2022-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "4,842 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 4842, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2022", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "무연고로 처리된 시신은 △2021년 3603명 △2022년 4842명 △2023년 5543명 △2024년 6366명 △2025년 7171명으로 증가했다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee), reported 2026-09-15/16; MOHW does not publish this series itself. The same 2021-2025 figures appear in Financial News (2026-09-22) citing the Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2022-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "4,842 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2022 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2022-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "5,543 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 5543, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "무연고로 처리된 시신은 △2021년 3603명 △2022년 4842명 △2023년 5543명 △2024년 6366명 △2025년 7171명으로 증가했다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee), reported 2026-09-15/16; MOHW does not publish this series itself. The same 2021-2025 figures appear in Financial News (2026-09-22) citing the Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency. An earlier lawmaker release (Rep. Park Hee-seung, 2024) gave 5,415 for 2023, seen only in a search excerpt; figures are revised over time.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "5,543 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2024-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "6,366 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 6366, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "무연고로 처리된 시신은 △2021년 3603명 △2022년 4842명 △2023년 5543명 △2024년 6366명 △2025년 7171명으로 증가했다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee), reported 2026-09-15/16; MOHW does not publish this series itself. The same 2021-2025 figures appear in Financial News (2026-09-22) citing the Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "6,366 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2024 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2024-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "7,171 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2025, nearly double the 3,603 of 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 7171, "unit": "unclaimed deceased", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "무연고로 처리된 시신은 △2021년 3603명 △2022년 4842명 △2023년 5543명 △2024년 6366명 △2025년 7171명으로 증가했다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-unclaimed-deaths-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee), reported 2026-09-15/16; MOHW does not publish this series itself. The same 2021-2025 figures appear in Financial News (2026-09-22) citing the Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency. +99% vs 2021 (3,603).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "7,171 unclaimed deceased were recorded in South Korea in 2025, nearly double the 3,603 of 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-65plus", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "60.1% of South Korea's unclaimed deceased in 2025 were aged 65 or over (4,310), up from 51.2% (1,845) in 2021, a 133.6% rise in four years (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 60.1, "unit": "% aged 65+", "display_value": "60.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65세 이상 무연고 사망자는 2021년 1845명에서 2025년 4310명으로 133.6% 증가했다. 전체 무연고 사망자에서 차지한 비중 역시 51.2%에서 60.1%로 높아졌다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (2026-09-15). In 2025, 6,569 (91.6%) were aged 50+. Financial News (2026-09-22, citing the Korea Funeral Culture Promotion Agency) gives the 60+ share: 66.1% (2021) to 75.2% (2025), and 3,863 unclaimed deaths in January-June 2026 (77.8% aged 60+).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-65plus", "citation_text": "60.1% of South Korea's unclaimed deceased in 2025 were aged 65 or over (4,310), up from 51.2% (1,845) in 2021, a 133.6% rise in four years (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-65plus." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-relatives-refused", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "74.9% of South Korea's 7,171 unclaimed deceased in 2025 (5,370) had relatives who refused or avoided claiming the body; 18.7% (1,338) had no relatives and 6.5% (463) had relatives who could not be found (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026).", "value": 74.9, "unit": "% with relatives who refused or avoided claiming the body", "display_value": "74.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Unclaimed deceased (무연고 사망자): no relatives, relatives unknown, or relatives refusing or avoiding to claim the body (Funeral Act), all ages and places of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung", "source_title": "'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다", "source_url": "https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "연고자가 있으나 시신인수를 거부·기피한 경우는 5370명으로 전체의 74.9%에 달했다.", "locator": "Article paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original: MOHW data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung (2026-09-15). Refusals rose from 2,551 (2021) to 5,370 (2025), about 79% of the increase in unclaimed deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-relatives-refused", "citation_text": "74.9% of South Korea's 7,171 unclaimed deceased in 2025 (5,370) had relatives who refused or avoided claiming the body; 18.7% (1,338) had no relatives and 6.5% (463) had relatives who could not be found (Ministry of Health and Welfare data, reported 2026). Source: Money Today (머니투데이), reporting Ministry of Health and Welfare data submitted to Rep. Kwon Chil-seung, \"'무연고 사망' 4년새 두 배… 4명중 3명은 가족이 있었다\" (https://www.mt.co.kr/society/2026/09/16/2026091519533054346). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2025-unclaimed-deaths-relatives-refused." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-public-funeral-target", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "70% of unclaimed deceased are to receive a public funeral by 2027 under South Korea's funeral-facilities plan, up from 42% in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 70, "unit": "% target share of unclaimed deceased given a public funeral (2027)", "display_value": "70%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021-2027", "population": "Unclaimed deceased", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-01-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "무연고 사망자 공영장례 지원: (21년) 42% → (27년) 70%", "locator": "Press release p.7, (과제3) 국가 책임 강화, 달성 목표", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Since a Funeral Act amendment in force on 2023-09-29, district heads must hold funeral rites for unclaimed deceased in their area (MOHW, 2024-02-07). As of January 2024, 15 of 17 metropolitan governments and 177 districts had public-funeral ordinances.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-public-funeral-target", "citation_text": "70% of unclaimed deceased are to receive a public funeral by 2027 under South Korea's funeral-facilities plan, up from 42% in 2021 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"「제3차 장사시설 수급 종합계획(’23~’27)」수립 (press release, PDF attachment)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?act=view&bid=0027&cg_code=&list_no=374467&mid=a10503000000&tag=). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-public-funeral-target." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-own-count", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "51 lonely deaths were counted in Seoul in 2020 under the city's own district statistics, down from 83 in 2018 and 69 in 2019 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021).", "value": 51, "unit": "lonely deaths (Seoul's own count)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Lonely deaths in Seoul as counted by district (동) statistics; Seoul's criterion is a body found 3 or more days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울", "source_title": "\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)", "source_url": "https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "서울시 자치구 동별 자체 통계에 따르면 고독사는 2018년 83건→2019년 69건→2020년 51건으로 해마다 감소 추세로 나타났다.", "locator": "Article, last section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definitions drive the numbers: the national MOHW survey counted 571 lonely deaths in Seoul in 2020, about 11 times Seoul's own count. Seoul's criterion (3+ days after death) is described by the Seoul Welfare Foundation (2021). Over the same years Seoul's unclaimed deaths rose (see kr-seoul-2020-unclaimed-deaths).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-own-count", "citation_text": "51 lonely deaths were counted in Seoul in 2020 under the city's own district statistics, down from 83 in 2018 and 69 in 2019 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울, \"\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)\" (https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-own-count." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2020-unclaimed-deaths", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "667 unclaimed deceased, which Seoul treats as possible lonely deaths, were recorded in Seoul in 2020, up from 389 in 2018 and 417 in 2019 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021).", "value": 667, "unit": "unclaimed deceased (Seoul)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Unclaimed deceased in Seoul", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울", "source_title": "\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)", "source_url": "https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사 의심사례로 추정할 수 있는 무연고 사망자는 2018년 389명→2019년 417명→2020년 667명으로 증가하고 있다.", "locator": "Article, last section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seoul started public funerals for unclaimed deceased in 2018, the first local government to do so.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-unclaimed-deaths", "citation_text": "667 unclaimed deceased, which Seoul treats as possible lonely deaths, were recorded in Seoul in 2020, up from 389 in 2018 and 417 in 2019 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울, \"\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)\" (https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-unclaimed-deaths." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-middle-aged-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "54.9% of lonely deaths in Seoul in 2020 were people aged 50 to 64 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021).", "value": 54.9, "unit": "% aged 50-64", "display_value": "54.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Lonely deaths in Seoul (city's own district statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울", "source_title": "\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)", "source_url": "https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-05-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "특히, 작년 한 해 서울에서 발생한 고독사 가운데 54.9%는 중장년층(50세~64세)이었는데요.", "locator": "Article, standfirst", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seoul's 2020 at-risk survey (Seoul Welfare Foundation) found 65.7% of at-risk people were men.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-middle-aged-share", "citation_text": "54.9% of lonely deaths in Seoul in 2020 were people aged 50 to 64 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2021). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 내 손안에 서울, \"\"외로운 죽음 막는다\" 1인가구 고독사 예방사업 강화 (4th Seoul lonely-death prevention plan)\" (https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2001610). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2020-godoksa-middle-aged-share." }, { "id": "kr-swf-2020-seoul-at-risk-deaths-found-3plus-days", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "5.3% of 978 deaths at home among Seoul welfare recipients living alone in 2020 (52) were lonely deaths found three or more days after death (Seoul Welfare Foundation, 2021).", "value": 5.3, "unit": "% found 3+ days after death", "display_value": "5.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "Deaths at home of basic-livelihood recipients living alone in Seoul (funeral-benefit records) plus lonely-death incident reports", "sample_n": 978, "publisher": "Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단)", "source_title": "서울시 고독사 위험계층 실태조사 연구 (Song I, Mo E; research report)", "source_url": "https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&opno=10005&bno=94004", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "978건 중 52건은 사망한지 3일 이후에 발견된 고독사로 분석되었다. 약 5.3%에 달한다.", "locator": "Ch.3, '서울시 고독사 위험자 중 사망자 현황' (table 3-1)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Base: 967 funeral-benefit recipients in Seoul who lived alone and died at home in 2020 plus 11 non-recipient lonely-death reports (978). Despite regular monitoring of recipients, 52 were found 3+ days after death. The same report states Seoul counts lonely deaths as bodies found 3 or more days after death (서울시, 2020).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-swf-2020-seoul-at-risk-deaths-found-3plus-days", "citation_text": "5.3% of 978 deaths at home among Seoul welfare recipients living alone in 2020 (52) were lonely deaths found three or more days after death (Seoul Welfare Foundation, 2021). Source: Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단), \"서울시 고독사 위험계층 실태조사 연구 (Song I, Mo E; research report)\" (https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&opno=10005&bno=94004). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-swf-2020-seoul-at-risk-deaths-found-3plus-days." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2025-at-risk-check-ins", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "About 110,000 Seoul residents at risk of isolation receive regular check-ins: about 70,000 at high or medium risk of lonely death are called or visited by neighbourhood carers and about 40,000 at low risk get AI and sensor-based checks (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025).", "value": 110000, "unit": "people receiving check-in services", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Seoul residents identified as at risk of isolation or lonely death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 복지실 고독대응과", "source_title": "“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고립 위험가구 11만여 명에 대한 안부확인서비스를 지속 추진해 | ‘우리동네돌봄단’이 고독사 고·중 위험군 등 7만여 명의 안부를 확인하고, 고독사 저위험군 등 4만여 명을 대상으로는 ‘스마트 안부확인서비스’를 제공한다.", "locator": "Press release, first paragraphs", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "In 2024 the neighbourhood carers (우리동네돌봄단, 1,200 in 2025) made about 1.99 million check-in calls and 370,000 visits. Smart services (smart plugs, AI calls, phone-usage and power-usage analytics) were used by 44,923 households in 2024.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2025-at-risk-check-ins", "citation_text": "About 110,000 Seoul residents at risk of isolation receive regular check-ins: about 70,000 at high or medium risk of lonely death are called or visited by neighbourhood carers and about 40,000 at low risk get AI and sensor-based checks (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 복지실 고독대응과, \"“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2025-at-risk-check-ins." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2022-2024-smart-check-alerts", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "73,215 crisis alerts from Seoul's smart check-in services (smart plugs, AI calls, phone and power-use monitoring) were answered by the city's night and holiday control centre in the three years to January 2025 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025).", "value": 73215, "unit": "crisis alerts responded to (3 years)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2022-2024 (three years to January 2025)", "population": "Alerts from smart check-in services for at-risk households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 복지실 고독대응과", "source_title": "“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "관제센터는 지난 3년 동안 총 73,215건의 위기 신호에 대응했으며", "locator": "Press release, smart-service section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "An alert is raised when AI calls go unanswered several times or power or phone use stops changing; the centre calls or dispatches staff. The release cites a December 2024 rescue triggered by a smart-plug alert.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2022-2024-smart-check-alerts", "citation_text": "73,215 crisis alerts from Seoul's smart check-in services (smart plugs, AI calls, phone and power-use monitoring) were answered by the city's night and holiday control centre in the three years to January 2025 (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), 복지실 고독대응과, \"“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2022-2024-smart-check-alerts." }, { "id": "na-2023-kr-forensic-mean-time-to-discovery", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "26.6 days was the mean time from death to discovery among 128 lonely deaths identified in 664 forensic autopsies in South Korea (2017-2021), ranging from 3 to 220 days; 62.5% (80) were found a week or more after death, after a mean 39.9 days (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023).", "value": 26.6, "unit": "days (mean time from death to discovery)", "display_value": "26.6 days", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "South Korea, lonely deaths at forensic autopsy: mean time to discovery (2017-2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2021", "population": "Unwitnessed deaths found 3+ days after death among forensic autopsies performed by one forensic pathologist (Pusan National University)", "sample_n": 128, "publisher": "Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs", "source_title": "Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274", "source_url": "http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "사망 이후 고독사 시신이 발견되기까지 평균 기간은 26.6일이었고, 3 일에서 220일까지 다양하였는데, 1 주일 이상의 기간이 지난 이후 발견된 경우의 평균 기간은 39.9일이었고 80건(62.5%)이 여기에 해당하였다.", "locator": "Ⅳ.1, discussion of discovery time (p.282)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Study definition: died with no witness and found 3+ days after death (excludes the subjective 'isolation' test). 128 of 664 autopsies (19.3%). 84.4% men; 50s the largest age group (39.8%). Time estimated from police records plus forensic signs. The author recommends a 7-day threshold. Not a national sample. The results text mentions a man found after 10 months, which sits oddly with the stated 220-day maximum.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-mean-time-to-discovery", "citation_text": "26.6 days was the mean time from death to discovery among 128 lonely deaths identified in 664 forensic autopsies in South Korea (2017-2021), ranging from 3 to 220 days; 62.5% (80) were found a week or more after death, after a mean 39.9 days (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023). Source: Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274\" (http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-mean-time-to-discovery." }, { "id": "na-2023-kr-forensic-time-to-discovery-distribution", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "43.0% of 128 lonely deaths at forensic autopsy in South Korea (2017-2021) were found between one week and one month after death (55), 37.5% within a week (3 to 7 days; 48), 16.4% after one to six months (21) and 3.1% after six months or more (4) (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023).", "value": 43, "unit": "% found 1 week to 1 month after death", "display_value": "43%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2021", "population": "Lonely deaths (found 3+ days after death) among forensic autopsies by one pathologist", "sample_n": 128, "publisher": "Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs", "source_title": "Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274", "source_url": "http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1주일 이내 발견은 48건(37.5%)이었고 | 1주일부터 1달 사이에 시신이 발견된 고독사 건이 55건(43.0%)으로 가장 많았고 | 6개월 이상 지난 후에 발견된 고독사 건은 4건(3.1%)이었고", "locator": "Ⅲ.1, results on discovery time (p.278)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mean days by band: within a week 4.5; 1 week-1 month 14.7; 1-6 months 69.1 (21 cases, 16.4%); 6+ months 232.5. Because the study only includes deaths found 3+ days later, the 'within a week' band means 3-7 days.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-time-to-discovery-distribution", "citation_text": "43.0% of 128 lonely deaths at forensic autopsy in South Korea (2017-2021) were found between one week and one month after death (55), 37.5% within a week (3 to 7 days; 48), 16.4% after one to six months (21) and 3.1% after six months or more (4) (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023). Source: Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274\" (http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-time-to-discovery-distribution." }, { "id": "na-2023-kr-forensic-who-found-them", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "50.9% of 128 lonely deaths at forensic autopsy in South Korea (65) were found by neighbours reporting a smell or by building managers and landlords collecting fees or rent, after a mean 29.7 days, against a mean 17.6 days when family found the body (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023).", "value": 50.9, "unit": "% found by neighbours, building managers or landlords", "display_value": "50.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2017-2021", "population": "Lonely deaths (found 3+ days after death) among forensic autopsies by one pathologist", "sample_n": 128, "publisher": "Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs", "source_title": "Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274", "source_url": "http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "65건으로 전체 128건에서 50.9%에 해당하였고 사망 이후 시신 발견까지의 기간은 평균 29.7±52.9일이었다.", "locator": "Ⅲ.1, results on discoverers (p.278)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mean days to discovery by finder: coworkers 3.8; welfare officials 12.3; family 17.6; neighbours/building managers/landlords 29.7; welfare officials or utility meter readers combined 67.8 (meter readers the longest). Siblings found only 8 (6.3%), unlike the national survey where siblings led.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-who-found-them", "citation_text": "50.9% of 128 lonely deaths at forensic autopsy in South Korea (65) were found by neighbours reporting a smell or by building managers and landlords collecting fees or rent, after a mean 29.7 days, against a mean 17.6 days when family found the body (Na, Health and Social Welfare Review, 2023). Source: Health and Social Welfare Review (보건사회연구), Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, \"Na J. 법의부검 자료를 통한 대한민국 고독사에 관한 고찰 (A study of solitary deaths in the Republic of Korea using forensic autopsy data). 보건사회연구 43(4):274-288. doi:10.15709/hswr.2023.43.4.274\" (http://www.kihasa.re.kr/hswr/assets/pdf/1442/journal-43-4-274.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#na-2023-kr-forensic-who-found-them." }, { "id": "koo-2025-kr-lonely-death-medical-aid-low-income", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "30.8% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2021 were Medical Aid recipients, against 4.0% of matched controls, and 54.5% were in the lowest income group, against 19.2% (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025).", "value": 30.8, "unit": "% Medical Aid recipients", "display_value": "30.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2021", "population": "All lonely deaths in 2021 linked to police and National Health Insurance data (3,122 cases) vs 9,493 gender- and age-matched controls", "sample_n": 12615, "publisher": "Journal of Korean Medical Science", "source_title": "Koo HY, Bai H, et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335. doi:10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e335", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468915/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "more likely to be covered by medical aid, in the lowest income group, and have high (≥ 3) Charlson comorbidity index scores than the controls (30.8% vs. 4.0%, 54.5% vs. 19.2%, 14.5% vs. 8.6%, respectively).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Nationwide case-control study (Seoul National University with Korea Social Security Information Service). Lonely deaths also had more diabetes, heart failure, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and alcohol-related disease, and more frequent healthcare use. 3,122 cases against the official 3,378, presumably after record linkage.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-kr-lonely-death-medical-aid-low-income", "citation_text": "30.8% of South Korea's lonely deaths in 2021 were Medical Aid recipients, against 4.0% of matched controls, and 54.5% were in the lowest income group, against 19.2% (Koo et al., Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2025). Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science, \"Koo HY, Bai H, et al. Potential Risk Factors for Lonely Death: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2025;40(50):e335. doi:10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e335\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468915/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#koo-2025-kr-lonely-death-medical-aid-low-income." }, { "id": "sg-singstat-2010-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "27,900 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2010, 8.2% of the 340,700 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share).", "value": 27900, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2010", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households living in a one-person household", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household: 2010 27900 | Total: 2010 340700", "locator": "Table M810821, rows 'Total' and 'Living In One-Person Household' (all ages 65+), column 2010; basis: Census of Population 2010", "derived": true, "formula": "27,900 / 340,700 = 8.19%", "headline": false, "series": "sg-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Singapore publishes no count of people who die alone at home: MOH (Jan 2020, Oct 2025, Jul 2026), MSF (Sep 2024) and MHA (Aug 2024) parliamentary replies all say the data are not tracked. Data revised June 2026 (child-in-law refinement).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2010-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "27,900 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2010, 8.2% of the 340,700 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2010-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-singstat-2015-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "41,200 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2015, 8.9% of the 460,900 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share).", "value": 41200, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2015", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households living in a one-person household", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household: 2015 41200 | Total: 2015 460900", "locator": "Table M810821, rows 'Total' and 'Living In One-Person Household' (all ages 65+), column 2015; basis: General Household Survey 2015", "derived": true, "formula": "41,200 / 460,900 = 8.94%", "headline": false, "series": "sg-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Singapore publishes no count of people who die alone at home: MOH (Jan 2020, Oct 2025, Jul 2026), MSF (Sep 2024) and MHA (Aug 2024) parliamentary replies all say the data are not tracked. Data revised June 2026 (child-in-law refinement).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2015-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "41,200 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2015, 8.9% of the 460,900 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2015-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-singstat-2020-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "63,800 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2020, 10.2% of the 622,900 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share).", "value": 63800, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2020", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households living in a one-person household", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household: 2020 63800 | Total: 2020 622900", "locator": "Table M810821, rows 'Total' and 'Living In One-Person Household' (all ages 65+), column 2020; basis: Census of Population 2020", "derived": true, "formula": "63,800 / 622,900 = 10.24%", "headline": false, "series": "sg-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Singapore publishes no count of people who die alone at home: MOH (Jan 2020, Oct 2025, Jul 2026), MSF (Sep 2024) and MHA (Aug 2024) parliamentary replies all say the data are not tracked. Data revised June 2026 (child-in-law refinement).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2020-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "63,800 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2020, 10.2% of the 622,900 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2020-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-singstat-2025-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "88,400 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2025, 11.5% of the 768,800 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share).", "value": 88400, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2025", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households living in a one-person household", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household: 2025 88400 | Total: 2025 768800", "locator": "Table M810821, rows 'Total' and 'Living In One-Person Household' (all ages 65+), column 2025; basis: General Household Survey 2025", "derived": true, "formula": "88,400 / 768,800 = 11.50%", "headline": false, "series": "sg-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Newest figure; updates seed sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone (around 87,000 in 2024; this table gives 87,200 for 2024). More than three times the 2010 level (27,900). Singapore publishes no count of people who die alone at home: MOH (Jan 2020, Oct 2025, Jul 2026), MSF (Sep 2024) and MHA (Aug 2024) parliamentary replies all say the data are not tracked. Data revised June 2026 (child-in-law refinement).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2025-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "88,400 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2025, 11.5% of the 768,800 residents of that age in resident households (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2026; derived share). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual (table M810821)\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#sg-singstat-2025-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2021-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "188,569 people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong lived alone in 2021, 13.0% of all older persons (Census and Statistics Department, 2023).", "value": 188569, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong", "period": "2021 (census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ (all, including those in non-domestic households in the denominator)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-02-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There were 188 569 older persons living alone, constituting 13.0% of the overall population of older persons.", "locator": "Ch.2, para 2.23", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hk-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "The share living alone rose 0.3 points in ten years. Hong Kong has no official count of solitary deaths (LegCo Research Office, 2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-csd-2021-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "188,569 people aged 65 and over in Hong Kong lived alone in 2021, 13.0% of all older persons (Census and Statistics Department, 2023). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-csd-2021-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2011-65plus-one-person-households", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "119,376 people aged 65 and over lived alone in Hong Kong in 2011 (one-person households), against 188,569 in 2021 (Census and Statistics Department, 2023).", "value": 119376, "unit": "one-person households aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong", "period": "2011 (census)", "population": "One-person households with the person aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "The Profile of the Population in One-person Households in 2021 (Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, March 2023, feature article)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-One-Person-Households.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The number of one -person households with persons aged 45-64 and 65 and over increased respectively from 151 694 and 119 376 in 2011 to 216 517 and 188 569 in 2021.", "locator": "Para 3.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hk-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "One-person households = persons living alone, so the 2021 value equals the 188,569 older persons living alone. Growth: 188,569 / 119,376 - 1 = 58.0% (derived).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-csd-2011-65plus-one-person-households", "citation_text": "119,376 people aged 65 and over lived alone in Hong Kong in 2011 (one-person households), against 188,569 in 2021 (Census and Statistics Department, 2023). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"The Profile of the Population in One-person Households in 2021 (Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, March 2023, feature article)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-One-Person-Households.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-csd-2011-65plus-one-person-households." }, { "id": "hk-legco-2025-unclaimed-bodies", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "Around 3,760 unclaimed dead bodies were on Hong Kong's official list as at September 2025, and the territory keeps no systematic record of solitary deaths, so their number may be underestimated (LegCo Research Office, 2025).", "value": 3760, "unit": "unclaimed bodies (on FEHD list)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong", "period": "as at September 2025", "population": "Unclaimed bodies listed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Research Office, Legislative Council Secretariat, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "Measures to tackle solitary deaths in South Korea (Essentials ISE06/2025)", "source_url": "https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-2025ise06-measures-to-tackle-solitary-deaths-in-south-korea.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Without a systematic record on solitary deaths and given around 3 760 unclaimed dead bodies as at September 2025 in Hong Kong, the actual number of solitary deaths may be underestimated.", "locator": "Introduction, para 2 (citing FEHD Unclaimed Dead Body Search System)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The FEHD search system is a 10-year list of unclaimed bodies passed on by the Department of Health and Hospital Authority, so the 3,760 is a multi-year stock, not an annual count. LegCo discussed solitary deaths at least three times in 2023-2025; three older people were found decomposed or skeletonised in public housing between May and September 2025 (media cases).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-legco-2025-unclaimed-bodies", "citation_text": "Around 3,760 unclaimed dead bodies were on Hong Kong's official list as at September 2025, and the territory keeps no systematic record of solitary deaths, so their number may be underestimated (LegCo Research Office, 2025). Source: Research Office, Legislative Council Secretariat, Hong Kong SAR, \"Measures to tackle solitary deaths in South Korea (Essentials ISE06/2025)\" (https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-2025ise06-measures-to-tackle-solitary-deaths-in-south-korea.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-legco-2025-unclaimed-bodies." }, { "id": "hk-legco-2025-one-person-households", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "594,300 one-person households existed in Hong Kong in 2024, up 38.4% from 429,500 in 2015, and more than half of them (52.9%) were people aged 60 or over (LegCo Research Office, 2025, from Census and Statistics Department data).", "value": 594300, "unit": "one-person households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong", "period": "2024 (age share as at March 2025)", "population": "One-person households, all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Research Office, Legislative Council Secretariat, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "Measures to tackle solitary deaths in South Korea (Essentials ISE06/2025)", "source_url": "https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-2025ise06-measures-to-tackle-solitary-deaths-in-south-korea.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "registering a 38.4% jump from 429 500 in 2015 to 594 300 in 2024. | with more than half (52.9%) being older adults aged 60 or over", "locator": "'Recent developments in Hong Kong', para 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Data provided by C&SD in August 2025. One-person households were 21.5% of all households (March 2025), projected to reach 731,000 (23.8%) by 2046.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-legco-2025-one-person-households", "citation_text": "594,300 one-person households existed in Hong Kong in 2024, up 38.4% from 429,500 in 2015, and more than half of them (52.9%) were people aged 60 or over (LegCo Research Office, 2025, from Census and Statistics Department data). Source: Research Office, Legislative Council Secretariat, Hong Kong SAR, \"Measures to tackle solitary deaths in South Korea (Essentials ISE06/2025)\" (https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/essentials-2025ise06-measures-to-tackle-solitary-deaths-in-south-korea.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#hk-legco-2025-one-person-households." }, { "id": "tw-dgbas-census-2020-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "571,074 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2020, 15.6% of the 65+ population and 63.0% more than in 2010 (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021).", "value": 571074, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2020 (census reference date 8 November 2020)", "population": "Usual residents aged 65+ (excluding migrant workers) living in one-person households (de facto, census sample of about 15% of enumeration areas)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處)", "source_title": "109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)", "source_url": "https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "獨居者 57.1 萬人占 15.6%。 與 99 年比較，高齡獨居者增加 22.1 萬人或 63.0%，獨居比率較 99 年 之 14.3%增加 1.3 個百分點 | 單人戶(獨居) 571 074 15.6", "locator": "Press release, point 九 高齡者居住概況; table of living arrangements of people 65+ (p.15-16)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-census-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "The 2020 census counts where people actually live; the household-register count is far higher (see tw-moi-2023-register-65plus-living-alone). In 2025 the MOHW cited a DGBAS estimate of about 700,000 seniors living alone (news report, not traced) and announced a first nationwide survey of seniors living alone from 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2020-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "571,074 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2020, 15.6% of the 65+ population and 63.0% more than in 2010 (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021). Source: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處), \"109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)\" (https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2020-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-dgbas-census-2010-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "350,264 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2010, 14.3% of the 65+ population (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021).", "value": 350264, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2010 (census)", "population": "Usual residents aged 65+ living in one-person households (census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處)", "source_title": "109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)", "source_url": "https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "單人戶(獨居) 571 074 15.6 220 810 63.0 350 264 14.3 50 936 17.0 299 328 15.9", "locator": "Press release table on living arrangements of people 65+ (columns 2020, change, 2010, change, 2000)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-census-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Earlier census points published in the 2020 census press release. The share fell between 2000 and 2010 and rose again by 2020 as the 65+ population grew fast.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2010-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "350,264 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2010, 14.3% of the 65+ population (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021). Source: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處), \"109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)\" (https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2010-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-dgbas-census-2000-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "299,328 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2000, 15.9% of the 65+ population (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021).", "value": 299328, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2000 (census)", "population": "Usual residents aged 65+ living in one-person households (census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處)", "source_title": "109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)", "source_url": "https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "單人戶(獨居) 571 074 15.6 220 810 63.0 350 264 14.3 50 936 17.0 299 328 15.9", "locator": "Press release table on living arrangements of people 65+ (columns 2020, change, 2010, change, 2000)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-census-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Earlier census points published in the 2020 census press release. The share fell between 2000 and 2010 and rose again by 2020 as the 65+ population grew fast.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2000-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "299,328 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan lived alone in 2000, 15.9% of the 65+ population (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2021). Source: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taiwan (行政院主計總處), \"109年人口及住宅普查初步統計結果 新聞稿 (2020 Population and Housing Census, preliminary results, press release PDF linked from https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3602&s=27386)\" (https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDYzL3JlbGZpbGUvMTA5ODAvMjczODYvN2M1ODI1NDYtZmJkZS00MTBlLTgyNmMtZTA2MGMyMTRhYzdjLnBkZg%3d%3d&n=MTgzMTE1MTgxNk9NMjZNSE83LnBkZg%3d%3d). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-dgbas-census-2000-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-moi-2023-register-65plus-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "976,925 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan were registered as the only member of their household at the end of June 2023, 23.3% of 4,188,314 people aged 65+ (Ministry of the Interior, 2024).", "value": 976925, "unit": "people aged 65+ registered alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of June 2023", "population": "People aged 65+ who are the only person aged 65+ on their household register with no younger member (household-register definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Department of Statistics, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處)", "source_title": "內政統計通報 113年第24週: 112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%", "source_url": "https://ws.moi.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDAwL3JlbGZpbGUvOTAwOS8zMTY2NTQvYTA2OWJkY2UtYWM0Zi00NDc5LTk1OWEtY2Y5MTEzYTMwZjk3LnBkZg%3D%3D&n=MTEz5bm056ysMjTpgLHlhafmlL%2FntbHoqIjpgJrloLFf6YqA6auu5a6J5bGFLnBkZg%3D%3D", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "112 年 6 月底我國 65 歲以上老年人口計 418 萬 8,314 人，其中獨居計 97 萬 6,925 人(占 23.3%)", "locator": "p.1, summary bullet 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Footnote: 獨居 = the household register lists only one person aged 65+ (the person). Registration does not equal residence, so this overstates actual living alone; the de facto 2020 census figure was 571,000 (15.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-moi-2023-register-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "976,925 people aged 65 and over in Taiwan were registered as the only member of their household at the end of June 2023, 23.3% of 4,188,314 people aged 65+ (Ministry of the Interior, 2024). Source: Department of Statistics, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處), \"內政統計通報 113年第24週: 112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%\" (https://ws.moi.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvNDAwL3JlbGZpbGUvOTAwOS8zMTY2NTQvYTA2OWJkY2UtYWM0Zi00NDc5LTk1OWEtY2Y5MTEzYTMwZjk3LnBkZg%3D%3D&n=MTEz5bm056ysMjTpgLHlhafmlL%2FntbHoqIjpgJrloLFf6YqA6auu5a6J5bGFLnBkZg%3D%3D). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-moi-2023-register-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2026q2-registered-elderly-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "71,142 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of June 2026, up from 67,003 at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, 2026).", "value": 71142, "unit": "registered older people living alone needing care", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of Q2 2026", "population": "People aged 65+ assessed by local governments as needing care: living alone, children not in the same city or county, a couple both 65+, or co-residents unable to provide care", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments", "source_title": "獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), quarterly table, updated 2026-09-30", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "第2季 , Q2 | 71142 | 第4季 , Q4 | 67003", "locator": "Sheet '歷年 (2025~)', column 期底獨居老人人數 總計 合計 (rows 2026 Q2 and 2025 Q4)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "An administrative care register, not a count of all seniors living alone (the 2020 census found 571,000). Women 42,608, men 28,534. Taiwan publishes no official count of older people found dead days after death; a Taipei figure (100+ elderly solitary deaths a year, 40% found 3+ days later) circulated in a November 2025 news report without a traceable source.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2026q2-registered-elderly-living-alone", "citation_text": "71,142 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of June 2026, up from 67,003 at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, 2026). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments, \"獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), quarterly table, updated 2026-09-30\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2026q2-registered-elderly-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "47,665 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2015 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan).", "value": 47665, "unit": "registered older people living alone needing care", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of 2015", "population": "People aged 65+ assessed by local governments as needing care (living alone or without capable co-residents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments", "source_title": "列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "104年 ,2015 | 47665", "locator": "Sheet '歷年', column 年底列冊需關懷之獨居老人人數 合計, row 104年 ,2015", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-registered-elderly-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "The register fell from 47,665 (2015) to 41,983 (2020) and then grew to 67,003 (2025) as the definition and outreach widened; the DGBAS (2021) noted the registered share fell to 1.1% of people 65+ in 2020. Update date not shown on the '歷年' sheet.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone", "citation_text": "47,665 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2015 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments, \"列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2020-registered-elderly-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "41,983 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan).", "value": 41983, "unit": "registered older people living alone needing care", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of 2020", "population": "People aged 65+ assessed by local governments as needing care (living alone or without capable co-residents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments", "source_title": "列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "109年 ,2020 | 41983", "locator": "Sheet '歷年', column 年底列冊需關懷之獨居老人人數 合計, row 109年 ,2020", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-registered-elderly-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "The register fell from 47,665 (2015) to 41,983 (2020) and then grew to 67,003 (2025) as the definition and outreach widened; the DGBAS (2021) noted the registered share fell to 1.1% of people 65+ in 2020. Update date not shown on the '歷年' sheet.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2020-registered-elderly-living-alone", "citation_text": "41,983 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2020 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments, \"列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2020-registered-elderly-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "67,003 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan).", "value": 67003, "unit": "registered older people living alone needing care", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of 2025", "population": "People aged 65+ assessed by local governments as needing care (living alone or without capable co-residents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments", "source_title": "列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "114年 ,2025 | 67003", "locator": "Sheet '歷年', column 年底列冊需關懷之獨居老人人數 合計, row 114年 ,2025", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-registered-elderly-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "The register fell from 47,665 (2015) to 41,983 (2020) and then grew to 67,003 (2025) as the definition and outreach widened; the DGBAS (2021) noted the registered share fell to 1.1% of people 65+ in 2020. Update date not shown on the '歷年' sheet.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone", "citation_text": "67,003 older people were on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone who need care (列冊需關懷獨居老人) at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments, \"列冊需關懷獨居老人人數及服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elders Living Alone), 民國104-114年 table (社會福利類性別統計指標 1.4-01)\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-15905-a0b62f0e-0373-4556-a465-851c0dc160ad.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2025-emergency-alarm-linked-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "28.6% of older people on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone (19,190 of 67,003) had an emergency-call link installed at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, 2026; derived).", "value": 28.6, "unit": "% with emergency-call link", "display_value": "28.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "end of 2025", "population": "Registered older people living alone needing care", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments", "source_title": "獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), quarterly table, updated 2026-09-30", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "114年 ,2025 | 67003 | 19190", "locator": "Sheet '歷年 (2025~)', row 114年 ,2025: 期底獨居老人人數 總計 合計 and 期底安裝緊急救援連線 總計 合計", "derived": true, "formula": "19,190 / 67,003 = 28.64%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The older gender-statistics table gives 18,532 for the same column, so figures were revised; the services table (updated 2026-09-30) is used. In 2025 the MOHW announced wider subsidies for emergency alarms and daily meal deliveries for seniors living alone from 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-emergency-alarm-linked-share", "citation_text": "28.6% of older people on Taiwan's register of seniors living alone (19,190 of 67,003) had an emergency-call link installed at the end of 2025 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, 2026; derived). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部), statistics compiled from city and county governments, \"獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), quarterly table, updated 2026-09-30\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-emergency-alarm-linked-share." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "29,938,548 households in mainland China consisted of one person aged 65 or over living alone in 2020, 22.5% of the 132,865,245 family households with a member aged 65+ and about twice the 14,439,685 of 2010 (National Bureau of Statistics, 2020 census; derived share).", "value": 29938548, "unit": "households of a person 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2020 (census, 1 November 2020)", "population": "Family households with exactly one person aged 65+ who lives alone (独自居住); full-count short form", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Seventh National Population Census", "source_title": "中国人口普查年鉴-2020, 表5-5 各地区有65岁及以上人口的家庭户户数", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/html/A0505.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "全 国 | 132865245 | 82164801 | 29938548", "locator": "Table 5-5, row 全国: 合计; 有一个65岁及以上人口的户 小计; 独自居住", "derived": true, "formula": "29,938,548 / 132,865,245 = 22.53%; vs 2010: 29,938,548 / 14,439,685 = 2.07x", "headline": false, "series": "cn-65plus-living-alone-households", "history": [], "notes": "Official counts of 'empty-nest' elderly (空巢老人) as persons are not published as a census table; this household count is the closest official figure. China publishes no official count of older people who die alone and are found late, and no national peer-reviewed study of such deaths was found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households", "citation_text": "29,938,548 households in mainland China consisted of one person aged 65 or over living alone in 2020, 22.5% of the 132,865,245 family households with a member aged 65+ and about twice the 14,439,685 of 2010 (National Bureau of Statistics, 2020 census; derived share). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Seventh National Population Census, \"中国人口普查年鉴-2020, 表5-5 各地区有65岁及以上人口的家庭户户数\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/html/A0505.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2010-65plus-living-alone-households", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "14,439,685 households in mainland China consisted of a single person aged 65 or over (单身老人户) in 2010 (National Bureau of Statistics, 2010 census).", "value": 14439685, "unit": "single-elderly households (65+)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2010 (census, 1 November 2010)", "population": "Family households with exactly one person aged 65+ living alone (单身老人户); full-count short form", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Sixth National Population Census", "source_title": "中国2010年人口普查资料, 表5-5 各地区有65岁及以上老年人口的家庭户户数", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/6rp/excel/A0505.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "全 国 | 88036310 | 59465404 | 14439685", "locator": "Table 5-5 (2010), row 全国: 合计; 有一个65岁及以上老年人的户 小计; 单身老人户", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cn-65plus-living-alone-households", "history": [], "notes": "2010 share of households with a member 65+: 14,439,685 / 88,036,310 = 16.4% (derived). The 2010 column label is 单身老人户, the 2020 label 独自居住; both mean one person aged 65+ living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2010-65plus-living-alone-households", "citation_text": "14,439,685 households in mainland China consisted of a single person aged 65 or over (单身老人户) in 2010 (National Bureau of Statistics, 2010 census). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Sixth National Population Census, \"中国2010年人口普查资料, 表5-5 各地区有65岁及以上老年人口的家庭户户数\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/6rp/excel/A0505.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2010-65plus-living-alone-households." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-share", "family": "korea-asia", "statement": "12.0% of people aged 60 and over in mainland China lived alone in 2020, with or without a live-in carer, according to the census long-form sample (National Bureau of Statistics, 2020 census; derived).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of people aged 60+ living alone", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2020 (census long form)", "population": "People aged 60+ in the 2020 census long-form sample (about 10% of households)", "sample_n": 25523101, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Seventh National Population Census", "source_title": "中国人口普查年鉴-2020, 表8-5 全国分性别、居住状况、健康状况的60岁及以上老年人口 (long-form sample)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/html/B0805.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "总 计 | 25523101 | 独居(有保姆) | 46243 | 独居(无保姆) | 3011811", "locator": "Table 8-5, column 60岁及以上人口 合计, rows 总计, 独居(有保姆), 独居(无保姆)", "derived": true, "formula": "(46,243 + 3,011,811) / 25,523,101 = 11.98%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Sample counts, so only the share is meaningful. Living alone without a carer: 3,011,811 (11.8%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "12.0% of people aged 60 and over in mainland China lived alone in 2020, with or without a live-in carer, according to the census long-form sample (National Bureau of Statistics, 2020 census; derived). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), Office of the Seventh National Population Census, \"中国人口普查年鉴-2020, 表8-5 全国分性别、居住状况、健康状况的60岁及以上老年人口 (long-form sample)\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/html/B0805.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "gomes-2013-most-prefer-home-death-75pct-of-studies", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 75% of studies on where people want to die (210 studies, just over 100,000 people in 33 countries), most respondents preferred to die at home, as did 9 of the 14 high-quality studies (Gomes et al., BMC Palliative Care, 2013).", "value": 75, "unit": "% of studies", "display_value": "75%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International (33 countries)", "period": "Studies published 1966-2011", "population": "Adult patients, lay caregivers and members of the public asked about preferred place of death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "BMC Palliative Care (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23414145/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2013-02-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "There was moderate evidence that most people prefer a home death-this was found in 75% of studies, 9/14 of those of high quality.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Open access (PMC3623898). 68% of studies with quantitative data were rated low quality. Around four fifths of patients did not change preference as illness progressed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2013-most-prefer-home-death-75pct-of-studies", "citation_text": "In 75% of studies on where people want to die (210 studies, just over 100,000 people in 33 countries), most respondents preferred to die at home, as did 9 of the 14 high-quality studies (Gomes et al., BMC Palliative Care, 2013). Source: BMC Palliative Care (Springer Nature), \"Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23414145/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2013-most-prefer-home-death-75pct-of-studies." }, { "id": "gomes-2013-public-home-death-preference-49-70pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Between 49% and 70% of the general public said they would prefer to die at home in the four high-quality studies of public preferences (patients: 31% to 87% in nine studies) (Gomes et al., BMC Palliative Care, 2013).", "value": null, "unit": "% (range)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International", "period": "Studies published 1966-2011", "population": "Members of the general public (high-quality studies, outliers excluded)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "BMC Palliative Care (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23414145/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2013-02-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "home preference estimates ranged 31% to 87% for patients (9 studies), 25% to 64% for caregivers (5 studies), 49% to 70% for the public (4 studies).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Range; display as '49-70%'. Value left null because the source gives a range.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2013-public-home-death-preference-49-70pct", "citation_text": "Between 49% and 70% of the general public said they would prefer to die at home in the four high-quality studies of public preferences (patients: 31% to 87% in nine studies) (Gomes et al., BMC Palliative Care, 2013). Source: BMC Palliative Care (Springer Nature), \"Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23414145/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2013-public-home-death-preference-49-70pct." }, { "id": "pinto-2024-home-most-preferred-place-of-death-51-55pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "51% to 55% of patients with life-threatening illness prefer to die at home according to two meta-analyses, making home the most preferred place of death in an umbrella review of 15 systematic reviews covering 229 studies (Pinto et al., Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2024).", "value": null, "unit": "% (range)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International", "period": "Reviews published to 2023", "population": "Patients with life-threatening illnesses (pooled patient estimates from two meta-analyses)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (Elsevier)", "source_title": "Patient and Family Preferences About Place of End-of-Life Care and Death: An Umbrella Review", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38237790/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-01-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "It is also the most preferred place of death (patient estimates from two meta-analyses: 51%-55%).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The same review reports congruence between preferred and actual place of death of 21% to 100% across studies. Range; display as '51-55%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pinto-2024-home-most-preferred-place-of-death-51-55pct", "citation_text": "51% to 55% of patients with life-threatening illness prefer to die at home according to two meta-analyses, making home the most preferred place of death in an umbrella review of 15 systematic reviews covering 229 studies (Pinto et al., Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2024). Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (Elsevier), \"Patient and Family Preferences About Place of End-of-Life Care and Death: An Umbrella Review\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38237790/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pinto-2024-home-most-preferred-place-of-death-51-55pct." }, { "id": "gomes-2012-prefer-home-death-51-84pct-seven-countries", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Between 51% (Portugal) and 84% (the Netherlands) of adults would prefer to die at home if they had a serious illness such as advanced cancer, in a random telephone survey of 9,344 people in seven European countries (England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain) (Gomes et al., Annals of Oncology, 2012).", "value": null, "unit": "% (range)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England, Flanders (Belgium), Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain", "period": "Survey published 2012", "population": "Adults aged 16+ (random telephone samples)", "sample_n": 9344, "publisher": "Annals of Oncology (ESMO / Elsevier)", "source_title": "Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22345118/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2012-02-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Of 9344 participants, between 51% (95% CI: 48% to 54%) in Portugal and 84% (95% CI: 82% to 86%) in the Netherlands would prefer to die at home.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PRISMA project. The authors conclude at least two-thirds prefer a home death in all countries but Portugal. Range; display as '51-84%'. Fieldwork dates are not stated in the abstract.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2012-prefer-home-death-51-84pct-seven-countries", "citation_text": "Between 51% (Portugal) and 84% (the Netherlands) of adults would prefer to die at home if they had a serious illness such as advanced cancer, in a random telephone survey of 9,344 people in seven European countries (England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain) (Gomes et al., Annals of Oncology, 2012). Source: Annals of Oncology (ESMO / Elsevier), \"Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22345118/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#gomes-2012-prefer-home-death-51-84pct-seven-countries." }, { "id": "oecd-2023-up-to-84pct-prefer-home-half-die-in-hospital", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Up to 84% of people in OECD countries say they would prefer to die at home, yet on average half of all deaths in OECD countries in 2019 happened in hospital (OECD, 2023).", "value": 84, "unit": "% (maximum country share preferring home)", "display_value": "84%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "OECD countries", "period": "2019 (place of death); preference studies to 2017", "population": "General population (preference surveys) and all deaths (place of death)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Despite up to 84% of people preferring to die at home in OECD countries, half of deaths still happen at the hospital on average in OECD countries (in 2019).", "locator": "PDF p. 52 (printed p. 50), key findings of chapter 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The 84% is the Netherlands figure from Gomes et al. 2012 (preference range 51% Portugal to 84% Netherlands); OECD22 average hospital share fell from 53% (2009) to 50% (2019).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-up-to-84pct-prefer-home-half-die-in-hospital", "citation_text": "Up to 84% of people in OECD countries say they would prefer to die at home, yet on average half of all deaths in OECD countries in 2019 happened in hospital (OECD, 2023). Source: OECD, \"Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-up-to-84pct-prefer-home-half-die-in-hospital." }, { "id": "kff-2017-us-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-71pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "71% of US adults say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home; only 9% would choose a hospital, 7% a hospice and 1% a nursing home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 71, "unit": "%", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2016 (fieldwork 30 Mar-29 May 2016)", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1006, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation (with The Economist)", "source_title": "Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Medical Care in the U.S. (April 2017)", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Report-Views-and-Experiences-with-End-of-Life-Medical-Care-in-the-US", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "As other research has shown, most Americans (71 percent) say that given the choice, they would prefer to die at home, with few saying they would choose a hospital (9 percent), hospice (7 percent), or nursing home (1", "locator": "PDF p. 10, section 'Personal Wishes for End-of-Life Care'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-prefer-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'. Same survey and question as the Italy, Japan and Brazil records in this series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-71pct", "citation_text": "71% of US adults say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home; only 9% would choose a hospital, 7% a hospice and 1% a nursing home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (with The Economist), \"Views and Experiences with End-of-Life Medical Care in the U.S. (April 2017)\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Report-Views-and-Experiences-with-End-of-Life-Medical-Care-in-the-US). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-71pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-italy-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "61% of adults in Italy say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 61, "unit": "%", "display_value": "61%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1000, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q27. If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die? In a hospital, in a nursing home, in a hospice, or at home? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil [...] At home 71 61 55 64", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 14, Q27, row 'At home', column Italy", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-prefer-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-italy-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct", "citation_text": "61% of adults in Italy say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-italy-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-japan-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-55pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "55% of adults in Japan say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 55, "unit": "%", "display_value": "55%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1000, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q27. If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die? In a hospital, in a nursing home, in a hospice, or at home? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil [...] At home 71 61 55 64", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 14, Q27, row 'At home', column Japan", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-prefer-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-japan-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-55pct", "citation_text": "55% of adults in Japan say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-japan-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-55pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-brazil-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-64pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "64% of adults in Brazil say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 64, "unit": "%", "display_value": "64%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1233, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q27. If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die? In a hospital, in a nursing home, in a hospice, or at home? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil [...] At home 71 61 55 64", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 14, Q27, row 'At home', column Brazil", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-prefer-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-brazil-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-64pct", "citation_text": "64% of adults in Brazil say that, given the choice, they would prefer to die at home (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist four-country survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-brazil-adults-prefer-to-die-at-home-64pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-us-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-41pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "41% of adults in the United States think they are most likely to die at home, against 71% who would prefer to; 24% expect to die in a hospital (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 41, "unit": "%", "display_value": "41%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1006, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q28. Where do you think you are most likely to die? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil Hospital 24 18 58 37 [...] At home 41 33 21 35", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 15, Q28, rows 'Hospital' and 'At home', column U.S.", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-expect-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-41pct", "citation_text": "41% of adults in the United States think they are most likely to die at home, against 71% who would prefer to; 24% expect to die in a hospital (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-41pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-italy-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-33pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "33% of adults in Italy think they are most likely to die at home, against 61% who would prefer to (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 33, "unit": "%", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1000, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q28. Where do you think you are most likely to die? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil Hospital 24 18 58 37 [...] At home 41 33 21 35", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 15, Q28, rows 'Hospital' and 'At home', column Italy", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-expect-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-italy-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-33pct", "citation_text": "33% of adults in Italy think they are most likely to die at home, against 61% who would prefer to (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-italy-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-33pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-japan-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-21pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "21% of adults in Japan think they are most likely to die at home, against 55% who would prefer to; 58% expect to die in a hospital (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 21, "unit": "%", "display_value": "21%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1000, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q28. Where do you think you are most likely to die? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil Hospital 24 18 58 37 [...] At home 41 33 21 35", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 15, Q28, rows 'Hospital' and 'At home', column Japan", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-expect-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-japan-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-21pct", "citation_text": "21% of adults in Japan think they are most likely to die at home, against 55% who would prefer to; 58% expect to die in a hospital (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-japan-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-21pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-brazil-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-35pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "35% of adults in Brazil think they are most likely to die at home, against 64% who would prefer to (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017).", "value": 35, "unit": "%", "display_value": "35%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone sample)", "sample_n": 1233, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Q28. Where do you think you are most likely to die? [...] U.S. Italy Japan Brazil Hospital 24 18 58 37 [...] At home 41 33 21 35", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 15, Q28, rows 'Hospital' and 'At home', column Brazil", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kff-2016-expect-die-at-home-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-brazil-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-35pct", "citation_text": "35% of adults in Brazil think they are most likely to die at home, against 64% who would prefer to (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016; published 2017). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-brazil-adults-expect-to-die-at-home-35pct." }, { "id": "kff-2017-us-loved-ones-around-at-death-important-81pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "81% of US adults say having loved ones around them is extremely or very important when they think about their own death (48% extremely important); the shares are 80% in Italy, 83% in Brazil and 67% in Japan (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016).", "value": 81, "unit": "%", "display_value": "81%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (with Italy, Japan, Brazil)", "period": "2016", "population": "Adults aged 18+ (nationally representative telephone samples)", "sample_n": 1006, "publisher": "Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS)", "source_title": "Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline", "source_url": "https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "e. Having loved ones around you U.S. 81 48 33 18 11 7 * 1 - Italy 80 34 47 [...] Japan 67 47 20 [...] Brazil 83 30 53", "locator": "Topline PDF p. 8, Q15 item e, columns NET extremely/very important and extremely important", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "KFF is a nonprofit health policy organisation (survey labelled secondary per the NGO rule); fieldwork by SSRS. Nationally representative RDD telephone samples of adults 18+: US n=1,006 (30 Mar-29 May 2016), Italy n=1,000 (15 Sep-3 Oct 2016), Japan n=1,000 (10 Sep-20 Oct 2016), Brazil n=1,233 (26 Aug-12 Nov 2016); margin of error +/-4 points per country. Question Q27: 'If you had a choice, where would you prefer to die?'; Q28: 'Where do you think you are most likely to die?'. Q15: 'Thinking about your own death, how important is each of the following to you?'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-loved-ones-around-at-death-important-81pct", "citation_text": "81% of US adults say having loved ones around them is extremely or very important when they think about their own death (48% extremely important); the shares are 80% in Italy, 83% in Brazil and 67% in Japan (Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist survey, 2016). Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist (fieldwork by SSRS), \"Kaiser Family Foundation/The Economist Four-Country Survey on Aging and End-of-Life Medical Care: topline\" (https://files.kff.org/attachment/Topline-Kaiser-Family-Foundation-The-Economist-Four-Country-Survey-on-Aging-and-End-of-Life-Medical-Care). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kff-2017-us-loved-ones-around-at-death-important-81pct." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2023-65plus-prefer-to-die-at-home-45-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "45.8% of people aged 65+ in Japan say they would want to spend their final days at home if they had an incurable illness, the most common choice; 36.3% would choose a hospital or long-term care hospital (Cabinet Office survey, 2023).", "value": 45.8, "unit": "%", "display_value": "45.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "Oct-Nov 2023", "population": "People aged 65+ living in the community (nationally representative sample)", "sample_n": 2677, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 政策統括官（共生・共助担当）)", "source_title": "令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果（全体版）第２章 ２．基本的な生活の状況", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/html/chapter2_2.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "治る見込みがない病気になった場合、最期はどこで迎えたいかをみると、全体で「自宅」(45.8％)が最も高い。次いで、「病院・介護療養型医療施設」(36.3％)", "locator": "第２章 ２．(12) 最期はどこで迎えたいか（問12）, 図表２－２－12－１", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Nationally representative stratified two-stage random sample of people aged 65+ living in the community (care-home residents excluded), 4,000 sampled, 2,677 valid responses; mail survey with online option, fieldwork 26 Oct-30 Nov 2023. Wording (Q13): 「孤立死（誰にも看取られることなく、亡くなった後に発見される死）について身近に感じますか」 (Do you feel that an isolated death, i.e. dying with no one present and being found after death, is close to you?); 'feels close' = 'very much' + 'somewhat'. Question 12: where would you want to spend your final days if you had an illness with no prospect of cure.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-prefer-to-die-at-home-45-8pct", "citation_text": "45.8% of people aged 65+ in Japan say they would want to spend their final days at home if they had an incurable illness, the most common choice; 36.3% would choose a hospital or long-term care hospital (Cabinet Office survey, 2023). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 政策統括官（共生・共助担当）), \"令和５年度 高齢社会対策総合調査（高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査）結果（全体版）第２章 ２．基本的な生活の状況\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/html/chapter2_2.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-prefer-to-die-at-home-45-8pct." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-prefer-to-die-at-home-31-3pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "31.3% of people aged 65+ in Japan who live alone would want to spend their final days at home if incurably ill, against 45.8% of all older people; 39.7% of those living alone would choose a hospital (Cabinet Office survey, 2023).", "value": 31.3, "unit": "%", "display_value": "31.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "Oct-Nov 2023", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone (subsample of the national survey)", "sample_n": 537, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 政策統括官（共生・共助担当）)", "source_title": "令和５年度 高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査結果 図表２－２－12－２ 最期はどこで迎えたいか（問12）（CSV）", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/html/csv/chap2/2_2_12_2.csv", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし）,537,,31.3,39.7,12.8,4.1,3.2,5.0,3.9", "locator": "CSV 図表２－２－12－２, row F5 同居者はいない（ひとり暮らし）; columns 自宅, 病院・介護療養型医療施設", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Nationally representative stratified two-stage random sample of people aged 65+ living in the community (care-home residents excluded), 4,000 sampled, 2,677 valid responses; mail survey with online option, fieldwork 26 Oct-30 Nov 2023. Wording (Q13): 「孤立死（誰にも看取られることなく、亡くなった後に発見される死）について身近に感じますか」 (Do you feel that an isolated death, i.e. dying with no one present and being found after death, is close to you?); 'feels close' = 'very much' + 'somewhat'. CSV is Shift-JIS encoded; columns: n, 自宅 (home), 病院・介護療養型医療施設 (hospital), welfare facility, serviced housing for older people, relative's home, other, no answer.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-prefer-to-die-at-home-31-3pct", "citation_text": "31.3% of people aged 65+ in Japan who live alone would want to spend their final days at home if incurably ill, against 45.8% of all older people; 39.7% of those living alone would choose a hospital (Cabinet Office survey, 2023). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 政策統括官（共生・共助担当）), \"令和５年度 高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査結果 図表２－２－12－２ 最期はどこで迎えたいか（問12）（CSV）\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/ishiki/r05/html/csv/chap2/2_2_12_2.csv). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2023-65plus-living-alone-prefer-to-die-at-home-31-3pct." }, { "id": "krarup-2025-older-danes-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "61% of 1,499 surveyed members of the Aalborg branch of DanAge, a Danish association for older people, chose home as a preferred place to die (46% a hospice; more than one answer allowed); mean age 67 (Krarup et al., Palliative Medicine Reports, 2025).", "value": 61, "unit": "%", "display_value": "61%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aalborg, Denmark", "period": "May 2024", "population": "Members of DanAge (Ældre Sagen) who responded (25% response rate; 72% women; mean age 67)", "sample_n": 1499, "publisher": "Palliative Medicine Reports (Mary Ann Liebert)", "source_title": "Older Danes' Preferences for Their Final Days: A Survey of 1499 Participants", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12528844/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The preferred place to die was home (61%) followed by hospice (46%).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Not a nationally representative sample: e-mail survey of about 6,000 members of DanAge in Aalborg (DanAge is a national NGO with 990,000 members), 1,499 responded, May 2024.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#krarup-2025-older-danes-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct", "citation_text": "61% of 1,499 surveyed members of the Aalborg branch of DanAge, a Danish association for older people, chose home as a preferred place to die (46% a hospice; more than one answer allowed); mean age 67 (Krarup et al., Palliative Medicine Reports, 2025). Source: Palliative Medicine Reports (Mary Ann Liebert), \"Older Danes' Preferences for Their Final Days: A Survey of 1499 Participants\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12528844/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#krarup-2025-older-danes-prefer-to-die-at-home-61pct." }, { "id": "uk-mariecurie-2021-being-at-home-final-year-priority-30pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "30% of UK adults picked being at home as one of their three most important priorities for their last year of life; being free of pain, the company of loved ones and keeping their dignity ranked higher (Marie Curie survey by Opinium of 8,077 adults, 2021; report 2024).", "value": 30, "unit": "%", "display_value": "30%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2021 survey", "population": "UK adults 18+ from Opinium online panels (Wales and Northern Ireland boosted)", "sample_n": 8077, "publisher": "Marie Curie (with Cardiff University Marie Curie Research Centre; fieldwork by Opinium)", "source_title": "Public attitudes to death and dying in the UK (2024)", "source_url": "https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/document/public-attitudes-to-death-and-dying-bereavement-uk-report-2024", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "some of the lower-ranked priorities shift with slightly more respondents wishing to be at home, although this number remains below one third of respondents (30%).", "locator": "PDF p. 12", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Charity-commissioned commercial panel survey. The report notes many people did not indicate a strong preference for dying at home, even though home death is often used as a service performance indicator.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-mariecurie-2021-being-at-home-final-year-priority-30pct", "citation_text": "30% of UK adults picked being at home as one of their three most important priorities for their last year of life; being free of pain, the company of loved ones and keeping their dignity ranked higher (Marie Curie survey by Opinium of 8,077 adults, 2021; report 2024). Source: Marie Curie (with Cardiff University Marie Curie Research Centre; fieldwork by Opinium), \"Public attitudes to death and dying in the UK (2024)\" (https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/document/public-attitudes-to-death-and-dying-bereavement-uk-report-2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-mariecurie-2021-being-at-home-final-year-priority-30pct." }, { "id": "pivodic-2016-home-deaths-13-53pct-across-14-countries", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Between 13% (Canada) and 53% (Mexico) of people who died in 2008 from conditions indicating a need for palliative care died at home across 14 countries, while hospital deaths ranged from 25% (the Netherlands) to 85% (South Korea) (Pivodic et al., J Epidemiol Community Health, 2016).", "value": null, "unit": "% (range)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain (Andalusia), USA, Wales", "period": "2008", "population": "Deaths aged 1+ from cancer, organ failure, COPD, nervous-system diseases or HIV/AIDS (death certificates)", "sample_n": 2220997, "publisher": "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ)", "source_title": "Place of death in the population dying from diseases indicative of palliative care need: a cross-national population-level study in 14 countries", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26202254/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2015-07-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "13% (Canada) to 53% (Mexico) of people died at home and 25% (the Netherlands) to 85% (South Korea) died in hospital.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Per-country table is behind the journal's bot wall (jech.bmj.com returned 403); only the range is recorded. Range; display as '13-53%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pivodic-2016-home-deaths-13-53pct-across-14-countries", "citation_text": "Between 13% (Canada) and 53% (Mexico) of people who died in 2008 from conditions indicating a need for palliative care died at home across 14 countries, while hospital deaths ranged from 25% (the Netherlands) to 85% (South Korea) (Pivodic et al., J Epidemiol Community Health, 2016). Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ), \"Place of death in the population dying from diseases indicative of palliative care need: a cross-national population-level study in 14 countries\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26202254/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#pivodic-2016-home-deaths-13-53pct-across-14-countries." }, { "id": "broad-2013-hospital-deaths-median-54pct-45-populations", "family": "consequences", "statement": "54% or more of all deaths occurred in hospital in half of 45 populations compared internationally, ranging from 78% in Japan to 20% in China, with over 16 million deaths covered (Broad et al., International Journal of Public Health, 2013).", "value": 54, "unit": "% of deaths in hospital (median population)", "display_value": "54%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "45 populations (international)", "period": "Data for periods since 2001", "population": "All deaths reported by place of occurrence (published reports and available statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "International Journal of Public Health (Springer)", "source_title": "Where do people die? An international comparison of the percentage of deaths occurring in hospital and residential aged care settings in 45 populations, using published and available statistics", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22892713/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2012-08-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Half reported 54 % or more of all deaths occurred in hospitals, ranging from Japan (78 %) to China (20 %).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Hospital deaths, not home deaths; per-population table not reachable. Among 21 populations reporting deaths of older people, a median of 18% died in residential aged care.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#broad-2013-hospital-deaths-median-54pct-45-populations", "citation_text": "54% or more of all deaths occurred in hospital in half of 45 populations compared internationally, ranging from 78% in Japan to 20% in China, with over 16 million deaths covered (Broad et al., International Journal of Public Health, 2013). Source: International Journal of Public Health (Springer), \"Where do people die? An international comparison of the percentage of deaths occurring in hospital and residential aged care settings in 45 populations, using published and available statistics\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22892713/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#broad-2013-hospital-deaths-median-54pct-45-populations." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1960-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "consequences", "statement": "70.7% of all deaths in Japan in 1960 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition).", "value": 70.7, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "70.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1960", "population": "All deaths in Japan (all ages, all causes), place of death = home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計)", "source_title": "令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1960,100,21.9,18.2,3.7,・,・,0.1,・,78.1,70.7,7.4", "locator": "e-Stat CSV table 5-6, row 1960, column 自宅 (11th value)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Place of death as recorded on the death certificate; '自宅' = the deceased's home (column 11 of table 5-6). Until 1994 deaths in old people's homes were included in 'home' or 'other'. All deaths in Japan, all ages and causes. Fills decade gaps in the japan family's series jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share (same e-Stat table, 2024 edition).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1960-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "70.7% of all deaths in Japan in 1960 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計), \"令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1960-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1970-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "consequences", "statement": "56.6% of all deaths in Japan in 1970 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition).", "value": 56.6, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "56.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1970", "population": "All deaths in Japan (all ages, all causes), place of death = home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計)", "source_title": "令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1970,100,37.5,32.9,4.5,・,・,0.1,・,62.5,56.6,5.9", "locator": "e-Stat CSV table 5-6, row 1970, column 自宅 (11th value)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Place of death as recorded on the death certificate; '自宅' = the deceased's home (column 11 of table 5-6). Until 1994 deaths in old people's homes were included in 'home' or 'other'. All deaths in Japan, all ages and causes. Fills decade gaps in the japan family's series jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share (same e-Stat table, 2024 edition).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1970-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "56.6% of all deaths in Japan in 1970 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計), \"令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1970-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1980-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "consequences", "statement": "38.0% of all deaths in Japan in 1980 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition).", "value": 38, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1980", "population": "All deaths in Japan (all ages, all causes), place of death = home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計)", "source_title": "令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1980,100,57,52.1,4.9,・,・,0,・,43,38,5", "locator": "e-Stat CSV table 5-6, row 1980, column 自宅 (11th value)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Place of death as recorded on the death certificate; '自宅' = the deceased's home (column 11 of table 5-6). Until 1994 deaths in old people's homes were included in 'home' or 'other'. All deaths in Japan, all ages and causes. Fills decade gaps in the japan family's series jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share (same e-Stat table, 2024 edition).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1980-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "38.0% of all deaths in Japan in 1980 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計), \"令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1980-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1990-deaths-at-home-share", "family": "consequences", "statement": "21.7% of all deaths in Japan in 1990 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition).", "value": 21.7, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "21.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1990", "population": "All deaths in Japan (all ages, all causes), place of death = home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計)", "source_title": "令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率", "source_url": "https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1990,100,75.1,71.6,3.4,0,・,0,・,24.9,21.7,3.3", "locator": "e-Stat CSV table 5-6, row 1990, column 自宅 (11th value)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share", "history": [], "notes": "Place of death as recorded on the death certificate; '自宅' = the deceased's home (column 11 of table 5-6). Until 1994 deaths in old people's homes were included in 'home' or 'other'. All deaths in Japan, all ages and causes. Fills decade gaps in the japan family's series jp-mhlw-deaths-at-home-share (same e-Stat table, 2024 edition).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1990-deaths-at-home-share", "citation_text": "21.7% of all deaths in Japan in 1990 occurred at home (MHLW Vital Statistics, table 5-6, 2024 edition). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (厚生労働省 人口動態統計), \"令和６年 人口動態統計（確定数）上巻 死亡 第５．６表 死亡の場所別にみた年次別死亡数百分率\" (https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040316499&fileKind=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-mhlw-1990-deaths-at-home-share." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2024-home-death-share-15-2pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "15.2% of deaths in South Korea in 2024 occurred at home, while 75.1% occurred in hospitals and other medical institutions such as long-term care hospitals (Statistics Korea, provisional 2024 data).", "value": 15.2, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "15.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024 (provisional)", "population": "All deaths registered for 2024 (provisional), place of death = house (주택)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청; now Ministry of Data and Statistics)", "source_title": "2024년 출생·사망통계(잠정) 브리핑 (2024 Birth and Death Statistics, provisional: briefing transcript)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156676180", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-02-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2024년 사망자의 75.1%는 요양병원 등 의료기관에서 사망했고, 주택에서 사망한 비중은 15.2%였습니다.", "locator": "Briefing transcript, section on place of death (report p. 16)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Provisional figures based on registrations to January 2025; the final 2024 cause-of-death release (Sept 2025) does not restate place of death. 9.7% died in social welfare facilities, workplaces and other places.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-2024-home-death-share-15-2pct", "citation_text": "15.2% of deaths in South Korea in 2024 occurred at home, while 75.1% occurred in hospitals and other medical institutions such as long-term care hospitals (Statistics Korea, provisional 2024 data). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청; now Ministry of Data and Statistics), \"2024년 출생·사망통계(잠정) 브리핑 (2024 Birth and Death Statistics, provisional: briefing transcript)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156676180). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-2024-home-death-share-15-2pct." }, { "id": "oecd-2023-netherlands-home-deaths-36pct-2017", "family": "consequences", "statement": "36% of deaths in the Netherlands in 2017 occurred at home and 35% in long-term care facilities, giving the Netherlands the lowest hospital share of deaths among OECD countries studied (OECD, 2023).", "value": 36, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "36%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In the Netherlands, where the share of hospital deaths is lowest, long-term care facilities and private homes play an important role, counting 36% of deaths happening at home and 35% in long", "locator": "PDF p. 61 (printed p. 59), section 2.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "OECD secondary compilation of national data (OECD 2021 data collection).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-netherlands-home-deaths-36pct-2017", "citation_text": "36% of deaths in the Netherlands in 2017 occurred at home and 35% in long-term care facilities, giving the Netherlands the lowest hospital share of deaths among OECD countries studied (OECD, 2023). Source: OECD, \"Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-netherlands-home-deaths-36pct-2017." }, { "id": "oecd-2023-chile-home-deaths-47pct-2017", "family": "consequences", "statement": "47% of deaths in Chile in 2017 occurred at home, the highest share among OECD countries reported (OECD, 2023).", "value": 47, "unit": "% of deaths", "display_value": "47%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chile", "period": "2017", "population": "All deaths", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Home deaths are most common in Chile (47% in 2017), and the share is growing in Korea, the United States (23% in 2001; 31% in 2018) and the United Kingdom (19% in 2006; 24% in 2018)", "locator": "PDF p. 61 (printed p. 59), section 2.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "OECD secondary compilation of national data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-chile-home-deaths-47pct-2017", "citation_text": "47% of deaths in Chile in 2017 occurred at home, the highest share among OECD countries reported (OECD, 2023). Source: OECD, \"Time for Better Care at the End of Life (OECD Health Policy Studies, 2023)\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2023/02/time-for-better-care-at-the-end-of-life_166776a2/722b927a-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#oecd-2023-chile-home-deaths-47pct-2017." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2018-60plus-isolated-death-feels-close-34-1pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "34.1% of people aged 60+ in Japan said an isolated death felt like a problem close to them in the Cabinet Office's 2018 survey (Annual Report on the Ageing Society, 2022).", "value": 34.1, "unit": "%", "display_value": "34.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "Fiscal 2018 survey", "population": "People aged 60+ (face-to-face national survey)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Annual Report on the Ageing Society 2022)", "source_title": "令和4年版高齢社会白書（全体版）第1章 第2節 3 生活環境", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2022/html/zenbun/s1_2_3.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "孤立死（誰にも看取られることなく、亡くなった後に発見される死）を身近な問題だと感じる（「とても感じる」と「まあ感じる」の合計）人の割合は、60歳以上の者全体では34.1％だが、一人暮らし世帯では50.8％と5割を超えている", "locator": "第1章 第2節 3 (2) ク, 図1-2-3-10", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Underlying survey: Cabinet Office 高齢者の住宅と生活環境に関する調査 (fiscal 2018), face-to-face interviews with people aged 60+. The 2023 survey report states the earlier survey used interviewers and a 60+ base, so the two waves cannot be compared directly (methods differ). Do not chart against the 2023 wave (different age base and survey mode).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2018-60plus-isolated-death-feels-close-34-1pct", "citation_text": "34.1% of people aged 60+ in Japan said an isolated death felt like a problem close to them in the Cabinet Office's 2018 survey (Annual Report on the Ageing Society, 2022). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (Annual Report on the Ageing Society 2022), \"令和4年版高齢社会白書（全体版）第1章 第2節 3 生活環境\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2022/html/zenbun/s1_2_3.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2018-60plus-isolated-death-feels-close-34-1pct." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2024-65plus-perceived-lonely-death-risk-23-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "23.9% of Seoul residents aged 65+ think they could die alone at home with no one looking after them (19.1% somewhat likely, 4.8% very likely); 41.8% gave a neutral answer (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024).", "value": 23.9, "unit": "%", "display_value": "23.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "June-July 2024", "population": "Seoul residents aged 65+ (household face-to-face survey)", "sample_n": 3100, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단)", "source_title": "2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)", "source_url": "https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "돌봐주는 사람 없이 집에서 혼자 사망할 가능성(고독사 가능성)에 대해 질문한 결과, 23.9%가 고독사 가능성이 있다고 답했으며(있는 편이다 19.1%, 많이 있다 4.8%)", "locator": "PDF p. 79-80 (printed p. 55-56), 제2장 (2) 죽음 준비와 고독사 위험 인식, 그림 2-11", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-seoul-2024-perceived-lonely-death-risk", "history": [], "notes": "Face-to-face tablet interviews (TAPI) with 3,100 Seoul residents aged 65+, June-July 2024 (7th wave). 'Perceives risk' = answered 'somewhat likely' or 'very likely' to 'the possibility of dying alone at home with no one looking after you (lonely death)'. PDF downloaded from the Seoul Welfare Foundation board (downFile.do). City-level, not national.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-perceived-lonely-death-risk-23-9pct", "citation_text": "23.9% of Seoul residents aged 65+ think they could die alone at home with no one looking after them (19.1% somewhat likely, 4.8% very likely); 41.8% gave a neutral answer (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단), \"2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)\" (https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-perceived-lonely-death-risk-23-9pct." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2024-65plus-living-alone-perceived-lonely-death-risk-64-5pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "64.5% of Seoul residents aged 65+ who live alone think they could die alone at home with no one looking after them, against 23.9% of all older Seoul residents (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024).", "value": 64.5, "unit": "%", "display_value": "64.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "June-July 2024", "population": "Seoul residents aged 65+ in one-person households", "sample_n": 3100, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단)", "source_title": "2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)", "source_url": "https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "1인 가구의 64.5%가 고독사 위험을 인식하고 있으며 40.6%가 외로움 수준이 높았다.", "locator": "PDF p. 112-113 (printed p. 88-89), 제3장 사회적 관계, commentary on 표 3-20/3-21; also executive summary (PDF p. 11)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-seoul-2024-perceived-lonely-death-risk", "history": [], "notes": "Face-to-face tablet interviews (TAPI) with 3,100 Seoul residents aged 65+, June-July 2024 (7th wave). 'Perceives risk' = answered 'somewhat likely' or 'very likely' to 'the possibility of dying alone at home with no one looking after you (lonely death)'. PDF downloaded from the Seoul Welfare Foundation board (downFile.do). City-level, not national. 40.6% of older people living alone scored high on the loneliness scale.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-living-alone-perceived-lonely-death-risk-64-5pct", "citation_text": "64.5% of Seoul residents aged 65+ who live alone think they could die alone at home with no one looking after them, against 23.9% of all older Seoul residents (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단), \"2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)\" (https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-living-alone-perceived-lonely-death-risk-64-5pct." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2024-65plus-prepared-for-lonely-death-3-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "3.7% of Seoul residents aged 65+ say they have made preparations in case they die alone; 43.4% want to prepare but do not know how and 52.9% feel no need (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024).", "value": 3.7, "unit": "%", "display_value": "3.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "June-July 2024", "population": "Seoul residents aged 65+", "sample_n": 3100, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단)", "source_title": "2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)", "source_url": "https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "고독사에 대비한 준비를 하고 있는지 질문한 결과, 준비했다는 응답은 3.7%에 그쳤다. 반면, 준비할 필요성을 느끼지 못한다는 응답은 52.9%, 준비하고 싶지만 방법을 모른다는 응답은 43.4%로 나타났다.", "locator": "PDF p. 79 (printed p. 55), 제2장 (2) 죽음 준비와 고독사 위험 인식", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Face-to-face tablet interviews (TAPI) with 3,100 Seoul residents aged 65+, June-July 2024 (7th wave). 'Perceives risk' = answered 'somewhat likely' or 'very likely' to 'the possibility of dying alone at home with no one looking after you (lonely death)'. PDF downloaded from the Seoul Welfare Foundation board (downFile.do). City-level, not national.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-prepared-for-lonely-death-3-7pct", "citation_text": "3.7% of Seoul residents aged 65+ say they have made preparations in case they die alone; 43.4% want to prepare but do not know how and 52.9% feel no need (Seoul Senior Citizen Survey, 2024). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Welfare Foundation (서울시복지재단), \"2024년 서울시 노인실태조사 (2024 Seoul Senior Citizen Survey; 서울시복지재단-2024-26)\" (https://wish.welfare.seoul.kr/swflmsfront/board/boardr.do?bmno=10015&bno=102359&pno=10027&ppno=&opno=10005). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-65plus-prepared-for-lonely-death-3-7pct." }, { "id": "uk-yougov-2008-greatest-fear-about-dying-being-alone-32pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "32% of adults in Great Britain named being alone as their greatest fear about dying, the most common answer, ahead of inadequate pain relief (20%) (YouGov survey of 2,246 adults for Dignity in Dying, April 2008).", "value": 32, "unit": "%", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Great Britain", "period": "3-7 April 2008", "population": "GB adults 18+ (YouGov online panel, weighted)", "sample_n": 2246, "publisher": "Dignity in Dying (campaign group; survey by YouGov)", "source_title": "Survey finds that being alone is Britain's biggest fear about death (press release for the report 'Dying Alone')", "source_url": "https://www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/survey-finds-alone-britains-biggest-fear-death/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2008-04-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "32% of all adults in the national survey stated being alone as their greatest fear about dying.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 2; methodology note 'About the YouGov survey'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Commissioned by an assisted-dying campaign group; old (2008) but the only GB-wide figure on fear of dying alone found. The release adds that fear of dying alone was stronger among people living with relatives than among those living alone, and stronger among younger people.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-yougov-2008-greatest-fear-about-dying-being-alone-32pct", "citation_text": "32% of adults in Great Britain named being alone as their greatest fear about dying, the most common answer, ahead of inadequate pain relief (20%) (YouGov survey of 2,246 adults for Dignity in Dying, April 2008). Source: Dignity in Dying (campaign group; survey by YouGov), \"Survey finds that being alone is Britain's biggest fear about death (press release for the report 'Dying Alone')\" (https://www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/survey-finds-alone-britains-biggest-fear-death/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-yougov-2008-greatest-fear-about-dying-being-alone-32pct." }, { "id": "krarup-2025-older-danes-worried-about-dying-alone-69pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "69% of 1,499 surveyed members of the Aalborg branch of DanAge, a Danish association for older people, said dying alone would worry them (women 73%, men 58%); mean age 67 (Krarup et al., Palliative Medicine Reports, 2025).", "value": 69, "unit": "%", "display_value": "69%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Aalborg, Denmark", "period": "May 2024", "population": "Members of DanAge (Ældre Sagen) who responded (25% response rate; 72% women; mean age 67)", "sample_n": 1499, "publisher": "Palliative Medicine Reports (Mary Ann Liebert)", "source_title": "Older Danes' Preferences for Their Final Days: A Survey of 1499 Participants", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12528844/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Many were also concerned about dying alone (69%) or becoming a practical burden to their loved ones.", "locator": "Abstract, Results; sex split in Results ('Difference between women and men')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Convenience sample: e-mail survey of about 6,000 DanAge members in Aalborg, May 2024, 25% response; not nationally representative. Questionnaire item: 'Dying alone will worry me'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#krarup-2025-older-danes-worried-about-dying-alone-69pct", "citation_text": "69% of 1,499 surveyed members of the Aalborg branch of DanAge, a Danish association for older people, said dying alone would worry them (women 73%, men 58%); mean age 67 (Krarup et al., Palliative Medicine Reports, 2025). Source: Palliative Medicine Reports (Mary Ann Liebert), \"Older Danes' Preferences for Their Final Days: A Survey of 1499 Participants\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12528844/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#krarup-2025-older-danes-worried-about-dying-alone-69pct." }, { "id": "who-commission-2025-loneliness-deaths-871000-a-year", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 871,000 deaths a year worldwide are attributable to loneliness, according to the first global estimate by the WHO Commission on Social Connection (2014-2019 data; WHO, 2025). This counts deaths linked to the feeling of loneliness, not people who die alone.", "value": 871000, "unit": "deaths per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2014-2019 (estimation period)", "population": "Global population (deaths attributable to loneliness)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection)", "source_title": "From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)", "source_url": "https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "New estimates suggest that loneliness accounts for approximately 871 000 deaths each year (2014–2019).", "locator": "PDF p. 20 (printed p. xvii), executive summary 'Impacts'; method in Annex 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF parsed with pypdf from the copy of the WHO report deposited in the Queen's University Belfast repository (same ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0; iris.who.int serves a JavaScript shell to scripts). WHO's press release paraphrases this as about 100 deaths every hour. Estimates are not yet available for social isolation.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-deaths-871000-a-year", "citation_text": "About 871,000 deaths a year worldwide are attributable to loneliness, according to the first global estimate by the WHO Commission on Social Connection (2014-2019 data; WHO, 2025). This counts deaths linked to the feeling of loneliness, not people who die alone. Source: World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection), \"From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)\" (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-deaths-871000-a-year." }, { "id": "who-commission-2025-loneliness-16pct-worldwide", "family": "consequences", "statement": "16% of people worldwide, about one in six, experienced loneliness in 2014-2023, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025).", "value": 16, "unit": "% of people", "display_value": "16%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "Global population (23 datasets covering 153 countries and territories)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection)", "source_title": "From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)", "source_url": "https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Between 2014 and 2023, an estimated 16% of people worldwide – one in six – experienced loneliness.", "locator": "PDF p. 19 (printed p. xvi), executive summary 'Scale'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF parsed with pypdf from the copy of the WHO report deposited in the Queen's University Belfast repository (same ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0; iris.who.int serves a JavaScript shell to scripts). Point estimate 15.8% (95% UI 12.8-20.1%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-16pct-worldwide", "citation_text": "16% of people worldwide, about one in six, experienced loneliness in 2014-2023, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025). Source: World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection), \"From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)\" (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-16pct-worldwide." }, { "id": "who-commission-2025-loneliness-60plus-11-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "11.8% of people aged 60 and over worldwide experience loneliness, the lowest rate of any age group (women 13.0%, men 9.9%), against 20.9% of 13-17-year-olds (WHO Commission on Social Connection, 2025).", "value": 11.8, "unit": "% of people aged 60+", "display_value": "11.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "People aged 60+ worldwide", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection)", "source_title": "From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)", "source_url": "https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "followed by adults (15.1% among 30–59-year olds) and lowest in older people (11.8% among people aged ≥ 60 years).", "locator": "PDF p. 45 (printed p. 24), chapter 2 key findings; detail PDF p. 49 (95% UI 8.4-17.6%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF parsed with pypdf from the copy of the WHO report deposited in the Queen's University Belfast repository (same ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0; iris.who.int serves a JavaScript shell to scripts). Useful to stop writers equating old age, living alone or dying alone with loneliness.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-60plus-11-8pct", "citation_text": "11.8% of people aged 60 and over worldwide experience loneliness, the lowest rate of any age group (women 13.0%, men 9.9%), against 20.9% of 13-17-year-olds (WHO Commission on Social Connection, 2025). Source: World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection), \"From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)\" (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-loneliness-60plus-11-8pct." }, { "id": "who-commission-2025-older-people-socially-isolated-25-34pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "25% to 34% of older people are socially isolated, according to meta-analytic estimates covering 1990-2022 cited by the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025).", "value": null, "unit": "% of older people (range)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (27 countries, mostly high-income)", "period": "1990-2022", "population": "Older people (definitions vary by study)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection)", "source_title": "From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)", "source_url": "https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "however, estimates suggest that 25–34% of older people are socially isolated (1990–2022).", "locator": "PDF p. 19 (printed p. xvi), executive summary 'Scale'; detail PDF p. 54", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF parsed with pypdf from the copy of the WHO report deposited in the Queen's University Belfast repository (same ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0; iris.who.int serves a JavaScript shell to scripts). Range from two meta-analyses (25.0% and 33.6%); display as '25-34%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-older-people-socially-isolated-25-34pct", "citation_text": "25% to 34% of older people are socially isolated, according to meta-analytic estimates covering 1990-2022 cited by the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025). Source: World Health Organization (WHO Commission on Social Connection), \"From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies. Report of the WHO Commission on Social Connection (ISBN 978-92-4-011236-0)\" (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381746). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#who-commission-2025-older-people-socially-isolated-25-34pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Living alone is associated with a 32% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.32), slightly more than social isolation (1.29) or loneliness (1.26), in a meta-analysis of studies from 1980 to 2014 (Holt-Lunstad et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2015).", "value": 32, "unit": "% higher likelihood of mortality (OR 1.32)", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International", "period": "Studies published January 1980-February 2014", "population": "Participants in prospective studies of mortality (meta-analysis)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Perspectives on Psychological Science (SAGE / Association for Psychological Science)", "source_title": "Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: a meta-analytic review", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25910392/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2015-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "social isolation odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, loneliness OR = 1.26, and living alone OR = 1.32, corresponding to an average of 29%, 26%, and 32% increased likelihood of mortality, respectively.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Association, not proof that living alone causes death. The WHO Commission report (2025) cites the same comparison (living alone 32%, isolation 29%, loneliness 26%). The number of studies is not in the abstract and is not recorded here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct", "citation_text": "Living alone is associated with a 32% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.32), slightly more than social isolation (1.29) or loneliness (1.26), in a meta-analysis of studies from 1980 to 2014 (Holt-Lunstad et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2015). Source: Perspectives on Psychological Science (SAGE / Association for Psychological Science), \"Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: a meta-analytic review\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25910392/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-living-alone-9-8pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "9.8% of people in Japan who live alone often or always feel lonely, against 3.4% of those who live with others (Cabinet Office national survey of 11,873 people aged 16+, December 2025).", "value": 9.8, "unit": "%", "display_value": "9.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "December 2025", "population": "People aged 16+ living alone (subsample of national survey)", "sample_n": 1970, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "孤独・孤立の実態把握に関する全国調査（令和７年人々のつながりに関する基礎調査）調査結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/zenkokuchousa/r7/pdf/tyosakekka_gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "孤独感が「しばしばある・常にある」と回答した人の割合は、「同居人がいる」で3.4％、「同居人がいない」で9.8％となっている。", "locator": "PDF p. 14, (16) 同居人の有無、年齢階級別孤独感（直接質問）, 図1-15", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Official statistics survey under the Statistics Act: 20,000 people aged 16+ sampled at random from resident registers, 11,873 valid responses (59.4%), mail with online option, reference date 1 Dec 2025. Direct question on how often the respondent feels lonely.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-living-alone-9-8pct", "citation_text": "9.8% of people in Japan who live alone often or always feel lonely, against 3.4% of those who live with others (Cabinet Office national survey of 11,873 people aged 16+, December 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"孤独・孤立の実態把握に関する全国調査（令和７年人々のつながりに関する基礎調査）調査結果の概要\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/zenkokuchousa/r7/pdf/tyosakekka_gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-living-alone-9-8pct." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-80plus-3pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "3.0% of people aged 80+ in Japan often or always feel lonely (2.5% of those aged 70-79), less than the 4.5% average for all adults aged 16+ (Cabinet Office national survey, December 2025).", "value": 3, "unit": "%", "display_value": "3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "December 2025", "population": "People aged 80+ (national sample)", "sample_n": 1213, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "孤独・孤立の実態把握に関する全国調査（令和７年）調査結果のポイント", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/zenkokuchousa/r7/pdf/tyosakekka_point.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "令和７ 年 3. 3 5. 5 6. 1 5. 7 5. 7 4. 0 2. 5 3. 0", "locator": "PDF p. 4 (time-series table by age: 16-19, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80+), row 令和７年", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Values for the eight age bands in order 16-19 to 80+; the 80+ value (3.0) is the last. Same survey as jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-living-alone-9-8pct. Earlier waves for 80+: 3.0 (2021), 2.3 (2022), 2.8 (2023), 2.8 (2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-80plus-3pct", "citation_text": "3.0% of people aged 80+ in Japan often or always feel lonely (2.5% of those aged 70-79), less than the 4.5% average for all adults aged 16+ (Cabinet Office national survey, December 2025). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"孤独・孤立の実態把握に関する全国調査（令和７年）調査結果のポイント\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/zenkokuchousa/r7/pdf/tyosakekka_point.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#jp-cao-2025-loneliness-often-80plus-3pct." }, { "id": "uk-dcms-2025-26-loneliness-often-75plus-5pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "5% of people aged 75 and over in England feel lonely often or always (4% of those aged 65-74), below the 7% average for adults aged 16+ (DCMS Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26).", "value": 5, "unit": "%", "display_value": "5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2025/26", "population": "People aged 75+ (national household survey)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), UK Government", "source_title": "Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 - loneliness: report", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-and-engagement-survey-202526-loneliness/community-and-engagement-survey-202526-loneliness-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-08-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "People aged 50 to 64 (6%), 65 to 74 (4%) and 75 and over (5%) were less likely to report feeling lonely often or always than the average for people in England (7%).", "locator": "Section 1, Figure 1.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Official statistics (successor to the Community Life Survey). Page shows 'Updated 14 August 2026'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-dcms-2025-26-loneliness-often-75plus-5pct", "citation_text": "5% of people aged 75 and over in England feel lonely often or always (4% of those aged 65-74), below the 7% average for adults aged 16+ (DCMS Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26). Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), UK Government, \"Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 - loneliness: report\" (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-and-engagement-survey-202526-loneliness/community-and-engagement-survey-202526-loneliness-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-dcms-2025-26-loneliness-often-75plus-5pct." }, { "id": "malani-2024-npha-us-50-80-lack-companionship-33-4pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "33.4% of US adults aged 50 to 80 felt a lack of companionship some of the time or often in 2024, back near the 33.9% of 2018 after peaking at 41.6% in 2022 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Malani et al., JAMA, 2024).", "value": 33.4, "unit": "%", "display_value": "33.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "March 2024", "population": "US adults aged 50-80 (nationally representative online/phone panel)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "JAMA (research letter; University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging)", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11751738/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "in 2023, 37.2% (95% CI, 34.9%-39.6%); and in 2024, 33.4% (95% CI, 31.7%-35.1%)", "locator": "Results, paragraph 1; Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Samples of 2,051-2,576 per wave (Ipsos KnowledgePanel 2018-2021, NORC AmeriSpeak 2022-2024). The published Table 1 row for 'lives alone' appears to have the 2024 yes/no values transposed, so that breakdown is not recorded here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#malani-2024-npha-us-50-80-lack-companionship-33-4pct", "citation_text": "33.4% of US adults aged 50 to 80 felt a lack of companionship some of the time or often in 2024, back near the 33.9% of 2018 after peaking at 41.6% in 2022 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; Malani et al., JAMA, 2024). Source: JAMA (research letter; University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging), \"Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11751738/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#malani-2024-npha-us-50-80-lack-companionship-33-4pct." }, { "id": "eu-jrc-2022-loneliness-most-of-the-time-13pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "13% of people in the EU felt lonely most or all of the time in the previous four weeks and 35% at least some of the time, in the first EU-wide loneliness survey (European Commission Joint Research Centre, EU-LS 2022).", "value": 13, "unit": "%", "display_value": "13%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (27 countries)", "period": "Late 2022", "population": "Adults in EU-27 (online consumer panel, more than 20,000 respondents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)", "source_title": "Loneliness prevalence in the EU (EU Loneliness Survey 2022)", "source_url": "https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-activities/survey-methods-and-analysis-centre/loneliness/loneliness-prevalence-eu_en", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "EU-LS 2022 finds that on average, 13% of respondents report feeling lonely most or all of the time over the past four weeks, while 35% report being lonely at least some of the time.", "locator": "Web page, first paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Online panel, so less robust than probability surveys. JRC adds that loneliness decreases with age and that the elderly, though more often socially isolated, do not report more frequent loneliness.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#eu-jrc-2022-loneliness-most-of-the-time-13pct", "citation_text": "13% of people in the EU felt lonely most or all of the time in the previous four weeks and 35% at least some of the time, in the first EU-wide loneliness survey (European Commission Joint Research Centre, EU-LS 2022). Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), \"Loneliness prevalence in the EU (EU Loneliness Survey 2022)\" (https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-activities/survey-methods-and-analysis-centre/loneliness/loneliness-prevalence-eu_en). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#eu-jrc-2022-loneliness-most-of-the-time-13pct." }, { "id": "kr-mods-2025-living-alone-often-lonely-48-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "48.9% of South Koreans who live alone often or sometimes feel lonely, 10.7 points above the 38.2% for the population as a whole (Ministry of Data and Statistics, One-person households in statistics 2025).", "value": 48.9, "unit": "%", "display_value": "48.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Adults (19+) in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처; formerly Statistics Korea)", "source_title": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구 (One-person households in statistics, 2025)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "’25년 1인가구 중 평소 자주·가끔 외롭다고 응답한 비중은 48.9%로 전체(38.2%) 대비 10.7%p 높았음", "locator": "Summary, Ⅵ 사회적 관계 (report p. 33)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "All ages living alone, not only older people.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mods-2025-living-alone-often-lonely-48-9pct", "citation_text": "48.9% of South Koreans who live alone often or sometimes feel lonely, 10.7 points above the 38.2% for the population as a whole (Ministry of Data and Statistics, One-person households in statistics 2025). Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처; formerly Statistics Korea), \"2025 통계로 보는 1인가구 (One-person households in statistics, 2025)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mods-2025-living-alone-often-lonely-48-9pct." }, { "id": "kr-mods-2025-living-alone-no-one-to-help-when-sick-31-1pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "31.1% of South Koreans who live alone have no one to help them when they are ill; the 68.9% who do is below the national average (Ministry of Data and Statistics, One-person households in statistics 2025).", "value": 31.1, "unit": "%", "display_value": "31.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Adults (19+) in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처; formerly Statistics Korea)", "source_title": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구 (One-person households in statistics, 2025)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "'25년 1인가구 중 68.9%는 몸이 아플 때, 45.6%는 돈을 빌려야 할 때, 73.5%는 우울할 때 도움받을 사람이 있으며, 각각 전체 평균보다 낮았음", "locator": "Summary, Ⅵ 사회적 관계 (report p. 33)", "derived": true, "formula": "100 - 68.9 (share of one-person households with someone to help when ill)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Derived complement; assumes the question has only 'yes/no' answers. All ages living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mods-2025-living-alone-no-one-to-help-when-sick-31-1pct", "citation_text": "31.1% of South Koreans who live alone have no one to help them when they are ill; the 68.9% who do is below the national average (Ministry of Data and Statistics, One-person households in statistics 2025). Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처; formerly Statistics Korea), \"2025 통계로 보는 1인가구 (One-person households in statistics, 2025)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mods-2025-living-alone-no-one-to-help-when-sick-31-1pct." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2025-60plus-lonely-every-day-2-5-million", "family": "consequences", "statement": "2.5 million people aged 60+ in France feel lonely every day or almost every day (Petits Frères des Pauvres / CSA barometer, 2025).", "value": 2500000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "April 2025", "population": "People aged 60+ in France (estimate from survey of 1,860)", "sample_n": 1860, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research)", "source_title": "Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "2,5 millions de personnes âgées se sentent seules tous les jours ou presque.", "locator": "PDF p. 73, 'Les 10 chiffres clés de l'isolement'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "NGO barometer: CSA Research telephone survey of a nationally representative quota sample of 1,860 people aged 60+ in metropolitan France plus Martinique and Guadeloupe, April 2025. 'Mort sociale' (social death) = isolated from all four circles of sociability at once (family, friends, neighbours, associations). Not an official statistic. An interview in the same report (PDF p. 66) gives 13% feeling lonely 'every day or often'; the measures may differ, so no share is attached here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-60plus-lonely-every-day-2-5-million", "citation_text": "2.5 million people aged 60+ in France feel lonely every day or almost every day (Petits Frères des Pauvres / CSA barometer, 2025). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research), \"Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2025-60plus-lonely-every-day-2-5-million." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2017-60plus-social-death-300k", "family": "consequences", "statement": "300,000 people aged 60+ in France were in 'social death' in 2017, cut off from family, friends, neighbours and associations at the same time (Petits Frères des Pauvres barometer, 2025).", "value": 300000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2017", "population": "People aged 60+ isolated from all four circles of sociability (estimate from survey)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research)", "source_title": "Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Projection à 2030 du nombre de personnes âgées en situation de mort sociale 300 000 530 000 750 000 826 000 1 000 000 2017 2021 2025 2030* 2030**", "locator": "PDF p. 73, chart 'Projection à 2030 du nombre de personnes âgées en situation de mort sociale'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-social-death-60plus", "history": [], "notes": "NGO barometer: CSA Research telephone survey of a nationally representative quota sample of 1,860 people aged 60+ in metropolitan France plus Martinique and Guadeloupe, April 2025. 'Mort sociale' (social death) = isolated from all four circles of sociability at once (family, friends, neighbours, associations). Not an official statistic. Projection: 826,000 to 1 million by 2030. Earlier waves: 2017 and 2021 barometers.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2017-60plus-social-death-300k", "citation_text": "300,000 people aged 60+ in France were in 'social death' in 2017, cut off from family, friends, neighbours and associations at the same time (Petits Frères des Pauvres barometer, 2025). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research), \"Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2017-60plus-social-death-300k." }, { "id": "fr-pfp-2021-60plus-social-death-530k", "family": "consequences", "statement": "530,000 people aged 60+ in France were in 'social death' in 2021, cut off from family, friends, neighbours and associations at the same time (Petits Frères des Pauvres barometer, 2025).", "value": 530000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2021", "population": "People aged 60+ isolated from all four circles of sociability (estimate from survey)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research)", "source_title": "Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)", "source_url": "https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Projection à 2030 du nombre de personnes âgées en situation de mort sociale 300 000 530 000 750 000 826 000 1 000 000 2017 2021 2025 2030* 2030**", "locator": "PDF p. 73, chart 'Projection à 2030 du nombre de personnes âgées en situation de mort sociale'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-pfp-social-death-60plus", "history": [], "notes": "NGO barometer: CSA Research telephone survey of a nationally representative quota sample of 1,860 people aged 60+ in metropolitan France plus Martinique and Guadeloupe, April 2025. 'Mort sociale' (social death) = isolated from all four circles of sociability at once (family, friends, neighbours, associations). Not an official statistic. Projection: 826,000 to 1 million by 2030. Earlier waves: 2017 and 2021 barometers.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2021-60plus-social-death-530k", "citation_text": "530,000 people aged 60+ in France were in 'social death' in 2021, cut off from family, friends, neighbours and associations at the same time (Petits Frères des Pauvres barometer, 2025). Source: Petits Frères des Pauvres (French charity; survey by CSA Research), \"Baromètre Solitude et isolement : quand on a plus de 60 ans en France en 2025 (3e édition)\" (https://www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BAROMETRE-10-2025_V21_BD.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-pfp-2021-60plus-social-death-530k." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "family": "consequences", "statement": "£1,200 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 1200, "unit": "GBP per funeral", "display_value": "£1,200", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2019/20", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by councils", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Local Government Association (LGA), England", "source_title": "Public health funerals 2024 research report", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Average cost per funeral -total £1,200 £1,300 £1,500 £1,600", "locator": "Table 19: average spend per council and average cost per funeral", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "history": [], "notes": "Online survey of heads of environment in all 296 district and single-tier councils in England, March-April 2024; 109 responded (37%); weighted and imputed to national estimates, rounded to the nearest hundred. A public health funeral is arranged by the council under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable funeral arrangements are being made by anyone else; it is a proxy for 'no one to arrange the funeral', not for dying alone or late discovery. local.gov.uk returns 403 to scripts: text verified from the Internet Archive snapshot of 29 Jan 2025 (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...). Costs are partly reclaimed from estates (55% of councils said they sometimes recovered all costs).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "citation_text": "£1,200 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2019/20 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association (LGA), England, \"Public health funerals 2024 research report\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2019-20-public-health-funeral-average-cost." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "family": "consequences", "statement": "£1,300 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2020/21 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 1300, "unit": "GBP per funeral", "display_value": "£1,300", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by councils", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Local Government Association (LGA), England", "source_title": "Public health funerals 2024 research report", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Average cost per funeral -total £1,200 £1,300 £1,500 £1,600", "locator": "Table 19: average spend per council and average cost per funeral", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "history": [], "notes": "Online survey of heads of environment in all 296 district and single-tier councils in England, March-April 2024; 109 responded (37%); weighted and imputed to national estimates, rounded to the nearest hundred. A public health funeral is arranged by the council under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable funeral arrangements are being made by anyone else; it is a proxy for 'no one to arrange the funeral', not for dying alone or late discovery. local.gov.uk returns 403 to scripts: text verified from the Internet Archive snapshot of 29 Jan 2025 (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...). Costs are partly reclaimed from estates (55% of councils said they sometimes recovered all costs).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "citation_text": "£1,300 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2020/21 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association (LGA), England, \"Public health funerals 2024 research report\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2020-21-public-health-funeral-average-cost." }, { "id": "uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "family": "consequences", "statement": "£1,500 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2021/22 (Local Government Association, 2024).", "value": 1500, "unit": "GBP per funeral", "display_value": "£1,500", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2021/22", "population": "Public health funerals arranged by councils", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Local Government Association (LGA), England", "source_title": "Public health funerals 2024 research report", "source_url": "https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "Average cost per funeral -total £1,200 £1,300 £1,500 £1,600", "locator": "Table 19: average spend per council and average cost per funeral", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-lga-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "history": [], "notes": "Online survey of heads of environment in all 296 district and single-tier councils in England, March-April 2024; 109 responded (37%); weighted and imputed to national estimates, rounded to the nearest hundred. A public health funeral is arranged by the council under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 when no suitable funeral arrangements are being made by anyone else; it is a proxy for 'no one to arrange the funeral', not for dying alone or late discovery. local.gov.uk returns 403 to scripts: text verified from the Internet Archive snapshot of 29 Jan 2025 (web.archive.org/web/20250129021342/...). Costs are partly reclaimed from estates (55% of councils said they sometimes recovered all costs).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funeral-average-cost", "citation_text": "£1,500 was the average cost to councils of a public health funeral in England in 2021/22 (Local Government Association, 2024). Source: Local Government Association (LGA), England, \"Public health funerals 2024 research report\" (https://www.local.gov.uk/publications/public-health-funerals-2024-research-report). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-lga-2021-22-public-health-funeral-average-cost." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-lonely-death-risk-70plus-living-alone-16-2pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "16.2% of South Koreans aged 70+ who live alone, about 210,000 people, are at risk of a lonely death, a lower share than among those in their 50s (33.9%) or 60s (30.2%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023).", "value": 16.2, "unit": "% of one-person households aged 70+", "display_value": "16.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "Survey Nov-Dec 2022", "population": "People aged 70+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획('23∼'27) (First Basic Plan for Lonely Death Prevention 2023-2027)", "source_url": "https://www.bokjiro.go.kr/ssis-tbu/cms/pc/news/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2023/05/23/%EC%B2%A8%EB%B6%802%20%EC%A0%9C1%EC%B0%A8%20%EA%B3%A0%EB%8F%85%EC%82%AC%20%EC%98%88%EB%B0%A9%20%EA%B8%B0%EB%B3%B8%EA%B3%84%ED%9A%8D(%E2%80%9923%E2%88%BC%E2%80%9927).pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(규모)70대이상의16.2%추정 ※ 1인 가구 수 고려 시 21만명 추정", "locator": "PDF p. 14, 노인(70대 이상) 1인 가구 중 위험군", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Main difficulties reported by older people at risk: health problems (30.4%) and emotional distress (27.9%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-lonely-death-risk-70plus-living-alone-16-2pct", "citation_text": "16.2% of South Koreans aged 70+ who live alone, about 210,000 people, are at risk of a lonely death, a lower share than among those in their 50s (33.9%) or 60s (30.2%) (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2023). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"제1차 고독사 예방 기본계획('23∼'27) (First Basic Plan for Lonely Death Prevention 2023-2027)\" (https://www.bokjiro.go.kr/ssis-tbu/cms/pc/news/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2023/05/23/%EC%B2%A8%EB%B6%802%20%EC%A0%9C1%EC%B0%A8%20%EA%B3%A0%EB%8F%85%EC%82%AC%20%EC%98%88%EB%B0%A9%20%EA%B8%B0%EB%B3%B8%EA%B3%84%ED%9A%8D(%E2%80%9923%E2%88%BC%E2%80%9927).pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-lonely-death-risk-70plus-living-alone-16-2pct." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-240000-households", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 240,000 South Korean households, mostly older people living alone, had emergency-detection devices installed under the government's Emergency Safety and Security Service in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 240000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Households of older people living alone and people with disabilities enrolled in the service", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "혼자 사시는 노인 누구나 응급안전안심서비스 신청 가능합니다 (press release, 4 April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1480948&tag=&nPage=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "작년 약 24만 가구에 기기를 설치해, 냄비를 태우는 등 화재 사고를 119에 곧바로 신고하거나 화장실에서 쓰러진 어르신을 응급관리요원이 발견하는 등 총 15만 5천여 건의 응급상황을 신속하게 대응하였다.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Emergency Safety and Security Service: ICT devices installed in homes of older people living alone, older couples, grandparent-grandchild households and people with disabilities, detecting fire, emergency calls and long inactivity ('장시간 쓰러짐'). Figures are the ministry's own programme data; 'responses' are not lives saved. From 2024 the income criterion for older people living alone was dropped. The 2023 basic plan gives 174,000 people covered in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-240000-households", "citation_text": "About 240,000 South Korean households, mostly older people living alone, had emergency-detection devices installed under the government's Emergency Safety and Security Service in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"혼자 사시는 노인 누구나 응급안전안심서비스 신청 가능합니다 (press release, 4 April 2024)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1480948&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-240000-households." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-155000-emergencies", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 155,000 emergencies, such as kitchen fires reported straight to 119 and older people found collapsed in the bathroom, were responded to through South Korea's in-home emergency-detection service in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024).", "value": 155000, "unit": "emergency responses", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Households enrolled in the Emergency Safety and Security Service (about 240,000)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "혼자 사시는 노인 누구나 응급안전안심서비스 신청 가능합니다 (press release, 4 April 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1480948&tag=&nPage=1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "작년 약 24만 가구에 기기를 설치해, 냄비를 태우는 등 화재 사고를 119에 곧바로 신고하거나 화장실에서 쓰러진 어르신을 응급관리요원이 발견하는 등 총 15만 5천여 건의 응급상황을 신속하게 대응하였다.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Emergency Safety and Security Service: ICT devices installed in homes of older people living alone, older couples, grandparent-grandchild households and people with disabilities, detecting fire, emergency calls and long inactivity ('장시간 쓰러짐'). Figures are the ministry's own programme data; 'responses' are not lives saved. From 2024 the income criterion for older people living alone was dropped.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-155000-emergencies", "citation_text": "About 155,000 emergencies, such as kitchen fires reported straight to 119 and older people found collapsed in the bathroom, were responded to through South Korea's in-home emergency-detection service in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2024). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"혼자 사시는 노인 누구나 응급안전안심서비스 신청 가능합니다 (press release, 4 April 2024)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1480948&tag=&nPage=1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-emergency-safety-service-155000-emergencies." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2022-smart-plug-alerts-154-real-emergencies", "family": "consequences", "statement": "154 of the 46,974 alerts sent by Seoul's smart plugs over about 16 months were judged to be real danger and acted on; the plugs, which flag households whose electricity use and light levels stop changing, were installed in 2,709 one-person households at risk of lonely death (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2022).", "value": 154, "unit": "alerts acted on", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "Oct 2020 - Mar 2022", "population": "One-person households at risk of lonely death fitted with smart plugs (including middle-aged people)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시)", "source_title": "전기사용 없으면 출동…고독사 예방 '스마트플러그' 2,000가구 확대 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/542803", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-05-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "약 1년 4개월 간 스마트플러그를 통해 총 4만6,974건의 신호가 전송됐고, 이중 실제로 위험 상황으로 판단돼 조치가 이뤄진 건은 154건이었다.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 4 (installation count: paragraph 3, as of end March 2022)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "City programme data; the electricity-and-light description is from the 2022 headline and Seoul's 2025 release. Typical cases were people in poor health from alcoholism or unable to eat or move alone; actions included 112/119 emergency calls and welfare support. Shows the low signal-to-emergency ratio of passive monitoring.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2022-smart-plug-alerts-154-real-emergencies", "citation_text": "154 of the 46,974 alerts sent by Seoul's smart plugs over about 16 months were judged to be real danger and acted on; the plugs, which flag households whose electricity use and light levels stop changing, were installed in 2,709 one-person households at risk of lonely death (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2022). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), \"전기사용 없으면 출동…고독사 예방 '스마트플러그' 2,000가구 확대 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/542803). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2022-smart-plug-alerts-154-real-emergencies." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2024-smart-check-in-services-44923-households", "family": "consequences", "statement": "44,923 households in Seoul used the city's 'smart check-in' services in 2024, six technologies (smart plugs, AI phone calls, AI speakers and others) that watch electricity, phone and light data around the clock and trigger a welfare check when something looks wrong (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025).", "value": 44923, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "Households at risk of isolation using Seoul's smart check-in services", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시)", "source_title": "“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "AI(인공지능)와 IoT(사물인터넷)가 24시간 감지·분석해 이상 신호가 생기면 안부를 확인하는 6종(▲스마트플러그 ▲AI안부확인 ▲AI안부든든 ▲1인가구 안부살핌 ▲똑똑안부확인 ▲AI스피커)의 복지서비스로 지난해 44,923가구가 이용했다.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph on 스마트 안부확인서비스", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "City programme data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-smart-check-in-services-44923-households", "citation_text": "44,923 households in Seoul used the city's 'smart check-in' services in 2024, six technologies (smart plugs, AI phone calls, AI speakers and others) that watch electricity, phone and light data around the clock and trigger a welfare check when something looks wrong (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), \"“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-smart-check-in-services-44923-households." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2024-neighbourhood-care-team-1-99-million-check-in-calls", "family": "consequences", "statement": "About 1.99 million check-in phone calls and 370,000 home visits were made in 2024 by Seoul's neighbourhood care teams to about 70,000 people who need regular checks (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025).", "value": 1990000, "unit": "check-in calls", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "About 70,000 people on Seoul's check-in lists (우리동네돌봄단)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시)", "source_title": "“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "지난해 ‘우리동네돌봄단’은 서울시 내 7만여 명의 안부확인 대상자들에게 199만여 건의 안부 전화와 37만여 건의 방문 활동을 수행했으며", "locator": "Press release, paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "City programme data; the teams also linked about 160,000 cases to public or private support (as of end Dec 2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-neighbourhood-care-team-1-99-million-check-in-calls", "citation_text": "About 1.99 million check-in phone calls and 370,000 home visits were made in 2024 by Seoul's neighbourhood care teams to about 70,000 people who need regular checks (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), \"“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2024-neighbourhood-care-team-1-99-million-check-in-calls." }, { "id": "kr-seoul-2023-lonely-deaths-559-city-claim", "family": "consequences", "statement": "559 lonely deaths were recorded in Seoul in 2023, down from 678 in 2022 according to the national survey, a fall Seoul City attributes to its check-in programmes; the attribution is the city's claim, not an evaluation (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025).", "value": 559, "unit": "lonely deaths", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Seoul, South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Lonely deaths (고독사, statutory definition) of Seoul residents", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시)", "source_title": "“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)", "source_url": "https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "지난해 보건복지부 고독사 사망자 실태조사에 따르면 서울시 고독사 사망자 수는 2022년 678명에서 2023년 559명으로 감소했다.", "locator": "Press release, final paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counts originate from the Ministry of Health and Welfare lonely-death survey (seed records cover the national totals). Labelled a claim: no evaluation links the decline to the programmes.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2023-lonely-deaths-559-city-claim", "citation_text": "559 lonely deaths were recorded in Seoul in 2023, down from 678 in 2022 according to the national survey, a fall Seoul City attributes to its check-in programmes; the attribution is the city's claim, not an evaluation (Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2025). Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government (서울특별시), \"“잘 지내셨어요”…안부 확인으로 외로움·고립 없는 서울 (press release)\" (https://news.seoul.go.kr/welfare/archives/567469). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-seoul-2023-lonely-deaths-559-city-claim." }, { "id": "fr-laposte-2020-veiller-sur-mes-parents-9000-clients", "family": "consequences", "statement": "9,000 clients had subscribed to La Poste's 'Veiller sur mes parents' service, in which postal workers visit older people and report back to their families, by March 2020 (La Poste, 2020).", "value": 9000, "unit": "clients", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "March 2020", "population": "Subscribers to La Poste's paid visit-and-report service (launched 2017)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "La Poste Groupe", "source_title": "La Poste propose la gratuité du service \"Veiller sur mes parents\" (news release, 26 March 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.lapostegroupe.com/fr/actualite/infos-coronavirus-la-poste-propose-la-gratuite-du-service-veiller-sur-mes-parents", "source_type": "manufacturer", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "9 000 clients ont déjà souscrit au service «Veiller sur mes parents ».", "locator": "News release, paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Operator's own figure; no newer subscriber count found (La Poste's 2025 integrated report gives none). During the 2020 lockdown the service was made free; if a client did not answer the confirmation call, the postal worker visited to check that all was well.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-laposte-2020-veiller-sur-mes-parents-9000-clients", "citation_text": "9,000 clients had subscribed to La Poste's 'Veiller sur mes parents' service, in which postal workers visit older people and report back to their families, by March 2020 (La Poste, 2020). Source: La Poste Groupe, \"La Poste propose la gratuité du service \"Veiller sur mes parents\" (news release, 26 March 2020)\" (https://www.lapostegroupe.com/fr/actualite/infos-coronavirus-la-poste-propose-la-gratuite-du-service-veiller-sur-mes-parents). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#fr-laposte-2020-veiller-sur-mes-parents-9000-clients." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2052-65plus-one-person-households-4-96-million", "family": "consequences", "statement": "4,961,000 South Korean households are projected to be a person aged 65+ living alone in 2052, 2.6 times the 1,923,000 of 2022 (Statistics Korea household projections, 2024).", "value": 4961000, "unit": "households (projection)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2052 (base 2022)", "population": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청; now Ministry of Data and Statistics)", "source_title": "장래가구추계 전국편: 2022~2052년 (Household Projections, national, 2022-2052) press release", "source_url": "https://kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=207&list_no=432696&seq=13", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "(1인가구)65세이상 1인가구는 2022년 192만 3천 가구(36.8%)에서 2052년에 496만 1천 가구(42.1%)로 2022년에 비해 2.6배 증가할 전망", "locator": "PDF section 2) 고령자 가구, 표8", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seed record kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households gives 2,456,000 in the 2025 census. In 2052 one-person households will be 42.1% of all households headed by someone 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-2052-65plus-one-person-households-4-96-million", "citation_text": "4,961,000 South Korean households are projected to be a person aged 65+ living alone in 2052, 2.6 times the 1,923,000 of 2022 (Statistics Korea household projections, 2024). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청; now Ministry of Data and Statistics), \"장래가구추계 전국편: 2022~2052년 (Household Projections, national, 2022-2052) press release\" (https://kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=207&list_no=432696&seq=13). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#kr-kostat-2052-65plus-one-person-households-4-96-million." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2032-england-85plus-living-alone-973000", "family": "consequences", "statement": "973,000 people aged 85 and over in England are projected to live alone in 2032, up 40% from 693,000 in 2022 (ONS 2022-based household projections, 2025).", "value": 973000, "unit": "people (projection)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2032 (base 2022)", "population": "Household population aged 85+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Household projections for England: 2022-based", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2022based", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "The number of people aged 85 years and over living alone is projected to increase from 693,000 in 2022 to 973,000 in 2032 (a 40% increase).", "locator": "Section on household types", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Of the projected 452,000 rise in the household population aged 85+, 280,000 (61.9%) are projected to live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2032-england-85plus-living-alone-973000", "citation_text": "973,000 people aged 85 and over in England are projected to live alone in 2032, up 40% from 693,000 in 2022 (ONS 2022-based household projections, 2025). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Household projections for England: 2022-based\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2022based). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#uk-ons-2032-england-85plus-living-alone-973000." }, { "id": "verdery-2017-us-kinless-50plus-21-1-million-by-2060", "family": "consequences", "statement": "21.1 million white and Black Americans aged 50+ could have no living partner or children by 2060, up from 14.9 million in 2015, according to demographic microsimulation (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017).", "value": 21100000, "unit": "people (projection, upper estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2060 (base 2015)", "population": "Non-Hispanic white and Black Americans aged 50+ with no living partner or biological children", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)", "source_title": "Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "By 2060, we expect the population of white and black Americans over 50 y old without a living partner or children to reach as high as 21.1 million", "locator": "Discussion, paragraph 1; Fig. 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other racial and ethnic groups were not modelled (immigration and data limits). 'As high as' = upper end of the projection scenarios.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#verdery-2017-us-kinless-50plus-21-1-million-by-2060", "citation_text": "21.1 million white and Black Americans aged 50+ could have no living partner or children by 2060, up from 14.9 million in 2015, according to demographic microsimulation (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017). Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), \"Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#verdery-2017-us-kinless-50plus-21-1-million-by-2060." }, { "id": "verdery-2017-us-no-close-kin-50plus-6-3-million-by-2060", "family": "consequences", "statement": "6.3 million white and Black Americans aged 50+ could have no living partner, children, siblings or parents by 2060, up from 1.8 million in 2015 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017).", "value": 6300000, "unit": "people (projection, upper estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2060 (base 2015)", "population": "Non-Hispanic white and Black Americans aged 50+ with no living close kin", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)", "source_title": "Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "6.3 million of whom will also lack living siblings or parents, up from our estimates of 14.9 million and 1.8 million, respectively, in 2015.", "locator": "Discussion, paragraph 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same model as verdery-2017-us-kinless-50plus-21-1-million-by-2060.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#verdery-2017-us-no-close-kin-50plus-6-3-million-by-2060", "citation_text": "6.3 million white and Black Americans aged 50+ could have no living partner, children, siblings or parents by 2060, up from 1.8 million in 2015 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017). Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), \"Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#verdery-2017-us-no-close-kin-50plus-6-3-million-by-2060." }, { "id": "margolis-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "6.6% of US adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010, and 1% had no partner, children, siblings or parents at all (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2017).", "value": 6.6, "unit": "%", "display_value": "6.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1998-2010", "population": "US adults aged 55+ (Health and Retirement Study)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28575387/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-11", "quote": "In 1998-2010, 6.6% of U.S. adults aged 55 and above lacked a living spouse and biological children and 1% lacked a partner/spouse, any children, biological siblings, and biological parents.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Open access (PMC5927096). Kinlessness was more common among those living alone, the never married, those with low wealth and those in poor health.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#margolis-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct", "citation_text": "6.6% of US adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010, and 1% had no partner, children, siblings or parents at all (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2017). Source: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28575387/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/dying-alone-at-home-statistics#margolis-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct." } ] }