BMJ Public Health
Hospital deaths per stay rose among older patients in France
Death rates were 5.68% in 2023 and 5.62% in 2024, versus 5.15% in 2018 and 5.22% in 2019, but age- and sex-adjusted trends mostly declined.Death rates were 5.68% in 2023 and 5.62% in 2024, versus 5.15% in 2018 and 5.22% in 2019, but age- and sex-adjusted trends mostly declined.
Cohort studyPopulations
Who was studiedHospitalized adults aged 65 years and older, against hospital stays in 2019
What changedHospital deaths per stay rose from 5.22% in 2019 to 5.62% in 2024 among older patients
The catchDemographic shifts inflated crude mortality; age- and sex-standardized mortality declined across most groups