Place of Death from Cancer
This report examines the place of death among patients dying from cancer in Scotland. The information supports Scottish Government policy and particularly the Living and Dying Well Action Plan, which aims to ensure that palliative and end of life care needs are recognised in all care settings.
The information is broken down by age, sex, marital status, and deprivation quintiles (SIMD2006). On each worksheet are the numbers of deaths, and the same information presented as percentiles within the demographic characteristic, and within the different place of death.
Information is presented for all malignancies combined, and for the four main cancers, for all of Scotland.
Table 1: Place of death from cancer 
[418KB] from cancer by demographic characteristic, over a combined 5 year period
Table 2: Ten year trends in place of death from cancer [718KB] by demographic characteristic
Links to related information:
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care A website which contributes to the development and strategic direction of palliative care in Scotland
Living and Dying Well Scottish Government website: a person centred approach to delivering consistent palliative and end of life care in Scotland
Better Cancer Care, An Action Plan Scottish Government website: An Action Plan which outlines the way forward for cancer services
Better Health, Better Care The Scottish Government's programme to deliver a healthier Scotland by helping people to sustain and improve their health
