Table 2

Crude hospital mortality for patients aged 65 and over who were admitted for hip fractures before the pandemic (March 2019–February 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020–February 2021), by patient residence and COVID-19 status

Admission yearCOVID-19 statusAdmissionsHospital deaths (%)
Community
2019/2020All48 9343003 (6.1)
2020/2021All46 6633253 (7.0)
No record42 3702194 (5.2)
COVID-19*4 2931059 (24.7)
Residential care home
2019/2020All5689460 (8.1)
2020/2021All5132443 (8.6)
No record4578295 (6.4)
COVID-19*554148 (26.7)
Nursing home
2019/2020All4105289 (7.0)
2020/2021All3853296 (7.7)
No record3436182 (5.3)
COVID-19*417114 (27.3)
  • *Confirmed or suspected.