This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who had a loved one that passed away in the last five years and the location at which their loved one died. According to the data, 34 percent of survey respondents had a loved one die at home, compared to just 10 percent that had a loved one that died in a nursing home.
Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 27, 2017). Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2017). Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Distribution of Places Where The Loved Ones of U.S. Adults Died within The Last Five Years as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/741886/common-locations-of-death-in-the-us/