Excess mortality of German men and women aged 60 years and older needing long-term care 2020–2024: data from a statutory health insurance comprising more than 3 million people
Introduction: estimates based on claims data. Methods: were derived with 95% confidence intervals. Results: rose from 6.6 in 2020 to 60.7 in 2024 among women and from 5.5 (2020) to 35.2 (2024) among men. Conclusion: s have remained consistently elevated, suggesting that improvements in survival among individuals with LTC needs have been limited, thereby highlighting their underlying vulnerability.
Authors
- Ralph Brinks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-6592)
- Luisa Haß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-229X)
- Danny Wende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-0807)
- Sabrina Voß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6465-5167)
Institutions
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- University Health System (US)
- Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1725110
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00