In England we have the ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre) reports. https://www.icnarc.org/ https://www.icnarc.org/ The report and data ca

In England we have the ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre) reports. https://www.icnarc.org/ https://www.icnarc.org/ The report and data can be found here: https://www.icnarc.org/Our-Audit/Audits/Cmp/Reports https://www.icnarc.org/Our-Audit/Audits/Cmp/Reports It's a short report but it's crammed full of information. Critical care unit outcome Patients receiving advanced respiratory support* (N=1053) (first and second columns) Patients receiving only basic respiratory support* (N=444) (third and forth columns) Outcome at end of critical care, n (%) Alive 355 (33.7) 358 (80.6) Dead 698 (66.3) 86 (19.4) The ICNARC report is important because it gives us clear information about people who die. It's not just those who are severely ill or those who are very old. Most people who die needed no help with day to day living. There are lots of deaths in the 50 to 80 age range. Comorbidities can be things which are well controlled and otherwise relatively minor.