Lack of knowledge on where people die and potential to do better

Place of death (home, hospital, nursing home, etc) is an end-of-life care indicator, important for guiding health policy and resource allocation to ensure the existence of services and support (in particular, palliative care) where patients are.1 Globally, an estimated 27 million people die every year with serious health-related suffering that could benefit from palliative care.2 Place of death is also relevant to other causes of death, including injuries and self-harm, for example. It applies to all humans.