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Excess winter deaths index (single year, all ages) (%) (12175) Metric type
- Help text
- Excess Winter Deaths Index (EWD Index) is the excess winter deaths measured as the ratio of extra deaths from all causes that occur in the winter months compared with the expected number of deaths, based on the average of the number of non-winter deaths. The ONS standard method was used: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/quality/quality-information/health-and-social-care/quality-and-methodology-information-for-excess-winter-mortality-in-england-and-wales.pdf
The method defines the winter period as December to March, and compares the number of deaths that occurred in this winter period with the average number of non-winter deaths occurring in the preceding August to November and the following April to July: Excess Winter Deaths = Dec to Mar deaths - ((Aug to Nov deaths + Apr to Jul deaths) / 2)
- Modified
- 04 Aug 2021
- Data last updated
- 22 Feb 2024
- Also known as
- PHOF 4.15i
- 4.15i
- 4.15i - Excess winter deaths index (single year, all ages)
- E14 - Excess winter deaths index_Persons_All ages
- E14
- Short label
- Excess winter deaths index (single year, all ages) (%)
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 2
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- Excess winter deaths as a percentage of the average non-winter deaths
- Dataset
- Excess winter deaths (single year)
- Collection
- Public Health Outcomes Framework
- Source
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
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