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Number of excess winter deaths (3 years, all ages)
(3359)
Metric type
- Help text
- The number of 'excess winter deaths' is calculated by comparing the number of deaths between December and March (defined as 'winter') with the average during the previous August to November and the following April to July. Figures include persons usually resident in each local authority.
The number of excess winter deaths depends on the temperature and the level of disease in the population as well as other factors, such as how well equipped people are to cope with the drop in temperature. Most excess winter deaths are due to circulatory and respiratory diseases, and the majority occur amongst the elderly population.
These figures are based on deaths from all causes and for all ages. Figures are not published for specific causes at local authority level because the number of excess winter deaths are too small. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
- Modified
- 16 Dec 2020
- Data last updated
- 23 Jun 2022
- Also known as
- PHOF 4.15iii
- PHOF 4.15iii Excess Winter Deaths Index (3 years, all ages)
- Short label
- Excess winter deaths
- Status
- Discontinued
- Output precision
- 2
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- Number of excess winter deaths
- Dataset
- Excess winter deaths (3 year)
- Collection
- Public Health Outcomes Framework
- Source
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
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