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Avoidable mortality in the UK: 2018
Released:
27 February 2020 9:30am
Next release:
February 2021
Summary
Deaths from causes considered avoidable given timely and effective health care or public health interventions. Data are based on a revised definition of avoidable mortality for all persons.
Publications
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Avoidable mortality in the UK: 2018
Deaths from causes considered avoidable given timely and effective health care or public health interventions. Data are based on a revised definition of avoidable mortality for all persons.
Data
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Avoidable mortality by Clinical Commissioning Groups in England and Health Boards in Wales
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England and Health Boards in Wales, 2001 to 2022. Data for England are presented for ICBs for years 2021 and 2022, and for CCGs for 2001 to 2020.
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales – supplementary data tables
Supplementary annual data for England and Wales for 2001 to 2022: standardised years of life lost (SYLL) because of causes considered avoidable; age-standardised avoidable, treatable and preventable mortality rates with and without deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD); and number of avoidable, treatable and preventable deaths by sex and age.
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Avoidable mortality by local authorities in England and unitary authorities in Wales
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable by local authorities in England and unitary authorities in Wales from 2001 to 2003 to 2020 to 2022.
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable in England and Wales, 2001 to 2022.
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Avoidable mortality in England and Wales – children and young people
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable in England and Wales for children and young people (aged 0 to 19 years), 2001 to 2022.
Methodology
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Avoidable mortality in the UK QMI
Quality and Methodology Information for avoidable mortality in the UK, detailing the strengths and limitations of these data, methods used and data uses and users.
About the data
Accredited Official Statistics
These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:
- meet user needs
- are presented clearly and accessibly
- are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
