Original question: In the past 12 months, when you needed medical care (routine or emergency), has a doctor or a health care professional ever talked with you about your wishes regarding dying or your death?
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U.S. adults having conversations with doctors about end-of-life wishes 2023
According to a survey from 2023, only ** percent of U.S. adults over the age of ** have had a conversation with a doctor or a health care professional about their wishes regarding dying or their death. Older adults were more likely than younger to have had these conversations.
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AARP. (March 17, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 and older whose doctor talked to them about end-of-life wishes or death in 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 and older whose doctor talked to them about end-of-life wishes or death in 2023." Chart. March 17, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/
AARP. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 and older whose doctor talked to them about end-of-life wishes or death in 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 45 and Older Whose Doctor Talked to Them about End-of-life Wishes or Death in 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Mar 2024, /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/
AARP, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 and older whose doctor talked to them about end-of-life wishes or death in 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 and older whose doctor talked to them about end-of-life wishes or death in 2023 [Graph], AARP, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1554291/conversations-about-end-of-life-wishes-with-doctors-us/
