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Table 1.13a: National Palliative Care
| Number of people who died of cancer who received hospice care, per 100 cancer deaths, United States, 2000 a |
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| Population group |
Rate |
Standard error |
| Total |
54.60 |
4.96 |
| Age |
| 18-64 |
58.22 |
9.35 |
| 18-44 |
DSU |
DSU |
| 45-64 |
58.98 |
9.17 |
| 65 and over |
53.13 |
5.18 |
| 65-74 |
60.69 |
7.11 |
| 75-84 |
42.97 |
6.02 |
| 85 and over |
60.24 |
11.45 |
| Race |
| White |
51.98 |
4.84 |
| Black |
42.99 |
11.93 |
| Other |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
| Male |
57.68 |
6.62 |
| Female |
51.25 |
5.47 |
aRate of hospice discharges (disposition=dead) from The 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey with any listed diagnosis of cancer (ICD-9-CM 140-208, 230-234) per 100 deaths with any listed cancer (ICD 10 C00-C97) from Vital Statistics.
Other includes multiple race classifications.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.
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