FOI reference: FOI-2024-2376
You asked
I am looking for the number of deaths in Birmingham and England for the following neurodivergent conditions:
- Autism
- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dyscalculia
I have already gone through NOMIS and our own death registrations but are conscious that the conditions are not recorded as an underlying cause of death but are more likely to within a list of contributory conditions to the deaths.
My request is for the total number of deaths for each in both England and Birmingham since 2016 (allowing for low numbers).
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, the analysis you have requested is not part of our routine suite of publications.
The requested information would therefore need to be created as a custom output. Information on the number of deaths where autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia or Dyscalculia were mentioned on the death certificate (along with other special extracts and tabulations of mortality data for England and Wales) may be available to order.
Please note these services are subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs in line with our charging policy.
Please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk for more information.