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Common places where deaths occur in the United States as of 2016

Distribution of places where the loved ones of U.S. adults died within the last five years as of 2016

The data shows the percentage of adults in the United States who had a loved one that passed away in the last five years and the location at which their loved one died. According to the data, 34% of survey respondents had a loved one die at home, compared to just 10% that had a loved one that died in a nursing home.

At home 34
Hospital 29
Hospice 15
Nursing home 10
Somewhere else 10