Share of Medicare decedents who used hospice in the U.S. 2017-2021, by age

Percentage of Medicare decedents who were hospice patients in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by age group*

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Release date

December 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017-2021

Supplementary notes

*Shares of Medicare decedents (beneficiaries who died) is calculated as:
(number of beneficiaries in the group who both died and received hospice) divided by (total number of beneficiaries in the group who died)
This calculation compares how each group accesses hospice but does not compare size of the groups or health disparities or inequities factors which can impact those who access Medicare.

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