Age- and sex-standardized mortality rates by exposure group (922 074 people)*
| Mortality measure | Unplanned hospital admission n = 149 107 (16.2%) | Planned hospital admission n = 82 702 (8.9%) | ED visit n = 327 164 (35.5%) | No hospital admission or ED visit n = 363 101 (39.4%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized mortality, %† | ||||
| 5-year | 36.8 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 8.3 |
| 1-year | 21.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 30-day | 9.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| In-hospital | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | – |
| Standardized mortality rate† (per 1000 person-years) | ||||
| 5-year | 127.6 | 44.6 | 36.2 | 29.6 |
Note: – = not applicable, ED = emergency department.
↵* Age- and sex-standardized mortality rates after first hospital admission, ED visit, or neither, for community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 66 years residing in Ontario, Canada, between 2007 and 2016.
↵† Rates are age and sex standardized to Ontario’s population in 2012.