Direct Standardised Rate of Mortality: People With Dementia (Aged 65 Years and Over)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Public Health England: Fingertips Dementia Profile
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Palliative Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Directly age standardised rate of mortality in persons (aged 65+) with a recorded mention of dementia or Alzheimer's per 100,000 population.
Numerator
Number of deaths with a mention of dementia or Alzheimer's (classified as either underlying cause of death or contributory cause) recorded in the respective calendar years, in people aged 65+ aggregated into quinary age bands (65-69, 70-74,…, 90+).
Denominator
Population-years for people of aged 65+, aggregated into quinary age bands (65-69, 70-74,…, 90+).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Age groups.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Data is from Public Health England (Office for National Statistics Mortality File), with numerator is from Office for National Statistics Mortality File and denominator from the respective year's mid-year population estimates.
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025
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Date Modified 12 March 2025