A higher percentage is desirable.
The percentage of people who die outside the hospital each year
The numerator is the total number of deaths at home or in the community. This is calculated based on the difference between the total number of deaths in Canada and the total number of deaths in emergency departments and acute care hospitals. The denominator is the total number of deaths in Canada.
(All deaths in Canada [CVSD and Yukon death data] – Deaths in acute care hospitals and EDs [DAD/HMDB, OHMRS, NACRS]) ÷ All deaths in Canada (CVSD and Yukon death data)
Notes
CVSD: Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database.
ED: Emergency department.
DAD/HMDB: Discharge Abstract Database/Hospital Morbidity Database
OMHRS: Ontario Mental Health Reporting System.
NACRS: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System.
All deaths that occur in the calendar year (captured in CVSD and Yukon death data)
All deaths in the community in Canada in a calendar year
• Calculated by subtracting hospital and ED deaths from all deaths (CVSD/Yukon)
Comments
Pooled death data from 2017 to 2019 is used to age-standardize results.
This indicator belongs to the Shared Health Priorities portfolio measuring access to mental health and substance use services and to home and community care.
More information on this indicator is available in the 2022 companion report (PDF).