Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (count, %) of patients who died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial pulmonary disease (IPD), England 2001–2014
Variable | Value | COPD N = 334,520 | IPD N = 45,712 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | Mean (SD) | 78.2 (9.7) | 77.0 (10.5) |
|  | Min–max | 0–108 | 0–105 |
Age group | 0–54 | 5593 (1.7) | 1284 (2.8) |
|  | 55–64 | 25,283 (7.6) | 3503 (7.7) |
|  | 65–74 | 73,095 (21.9) | 11,180 (24.5) |
|  | 75–84 | 139,030 (41.6) | 18,893 (41.3) |
| Â | 85+ | 91,519 (27.4) | 10,852 (23.7) |
Sex | Male | 175,226 (52.4) | 28,231 (61.8) |
| Â | Female | 159,294 (47.6) | 17,481 (38.2) |
Marital status | Married | 123,808 (37.0) | 24,342 (53.3) |
| Â | Widowed | 146,706 (43.9) | 15,280 (33.4) |
| Â | Divorced | 36,137 (10.8) | 3129 (6.8) |
| Â | Single | 25,240 (7.5) | 2651 (5.8) |
| Â | Not stated/unknown | 2629 (0.8) | 310 (0.7) |
Number of contributing causes of death (co-morbidities) | 0 | 42,769 (12.8) | 9547 (20.9) |
| Â | 1 | 117,532 (35.1) | 15,718 (34.4) |
| Â | 2 | 94,070 (28.1) | 11,166 (24.4) |
| Â | 3 | 47,641 (14.2) | 5496 (12.0) |
| Â | 4+ | 32,508 (9.7) | 3785 (8.3) |
Settlement | Urban | 281,013 (84.0) | 36,938 (80.8) |
| Â | Rural | 53,507 (16.0) | 8774 (19.2) |
Indices of Multiple Deprivation | 1 – Most deprived | 93,671 (28.0) | 8632 (18.9) |
| Â | 2 | 76,635 (22.9) | 8769 (19.2) |
| Â | 3 | 65,336 (19.5) | 9698 (21.2) |
| Â | 4 | 55,901 (16.7) | 9783 (21.4) |
|  | 5 – Least deprived | 42,969 (12.8) | 8829 (19.3) |
Clinical senate (i.e. region) | Cheshire & Merseyside | 20,004 (6.0) | 2707 (5.9) |
| Â | East Midlands | 28,848 (8.6) | 4325 (9.5) |
| Â | East of England | 33,243 (9.9) | 4693 (10.3) |
| Â | Greater Manchester, Lancashire and south Cumbria | 33,367 (10.0) | 4273 (9.3) |
| Â | London | 36,184 (10.8) | 4091 (8.9) |
| Â | North East, north Cumbria, and the Hambleton & Richmondshire districts of North Yorkshire | 26,546 (7.9) | 3185 (7.0) |
| Â | South East Coast | 27,489 (8.2) | 3803 (8.3) |
| Â | South West | 28,042 (8.4) | 4270 (9.3) |
| Â | Thames Valley | 9265 (2.8) | 1378 (3.0) |
| Â | Wessex | 15,930 (4.8) | 2571 (5.6) |
| Â | West Midlands | 36,088 (10.8) | 5473 (12.0) |
| Â | Yorkshire & The Humber | 39,514 (11.8) | 4943 (10.8) |
Year of death (average/year) | 2001–2004 | 93,212 (23,303/year) | 9612 (2403/year) |
2005–2008 | 93,008 (23,252/year) | 11,557 (2889/year) | |
2009–2014 | 148,300 (24,717/year) | 24,543 (4091/year) | |
Place of death | Hospital | 225,024 (67.3) | 32,066 (70.1) |
| Â | Home | 66,510 (19.9) | 8748 (19.1) |
| Â | Hospice | 2882 (0.9) | 1330 (2.9) |
| Â | Nursing home | 21,142 (6.3) | 1935 (4.2) |
| Â | Care/Residential home | 16,358 (4.9) | 1318 (2.9) |
| Â | Elsewhere | 2604 (0.8) | 315 (0.7) |