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The cause of death will influence the percentage dying at home, and it is also useful to
examine the location of death for the main causes of death. The Public Health Mortality
File records the location of where the death occurred so it is possible to examine the
number of deaths that occurred at home for Hull residents. In addition, to each
establishment being assigned a code, each establishment is assigned a code for the
type of establishment. Table 90 examines the percentage of deaths by cause of death
and location of death for deaths which were registered during 2007-2009. Due to small
numbers, the percentages of deaths occurring in „other‟ locations and „elsewhere‟ have
been combined for many of the main causes of death. The causes of death listed are
the main causes of death, with all cancers, all circulatory disease and all cancers given
at the bottom of the table.
Most deaths (61%) registered during 2007-2009 occurred in NHS establishments
(mostly hospitals). The highest percentage of deaths which occurred at home,
excluding those from suicide and undetermined injury, was for coronary heart disease
where one-third of deaths were at home. The percentage for people with cancer dying
at home was 21% with the highest percentage for lung cancer (23%); these percentages
were slightly higher than that for all causes combined (18%). Most deaths occurring at
„other‟ locations were deaths from cancers, which is to be expected as this category
including hospices. Few deaths from causes other than cancer died at „other‟ locations.
Few deaths occurred „elsewhere‟ with the exception of suicide and undetermined injury.
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