FOI Ref: FOI/2022/3887
You asked
Please supply the following information:
1) Sudden deaths total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
2) Heart attack deaths total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
3) Annual deaths total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
4) Annual births total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
5) Myocarditis death total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
6) Myocarditis diagnoses total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
7) Annual reported vaccine adverse reactions total from 1980 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
8) Number of Chinese citizens given British citizenship total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
9) Number of Chinese citizens approved visas total from 2012 to 2022 (In age groups ranging from 1 years old to 99 years old)
10) Does the ONS receive (or have received) funding/grants or any form of payments from the bill and mirinda gates foundation?
If yes, what in relation to? Please explain in detail, of what projects ETC .
How much funding have ONS received in total from 2012 to 2022?
11) Are there any employees, including (but not limited to) all people of the executive board of ONS have any conflict of interest in the Bill and Melinda gates foundation?
We said
Thank you for your request.
ONS are responsible for the production of Mortality data for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
All of the conditions mentioned on the death certificate are coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) the coded mortality data available up to end of December 2019 is coded to version 2014 of the ICD10 framework. From all of these causes an underlying cause of death is selected using ICD-10 coding rules. The underlying cause of death is defined by World Health Organisation (WHO) as:
a) the disease or injury that initiated the train of events directly leading to death, or
b) the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury
1. Sudden deaths - by single year of age
ONS have published a back series of data as part of our 21st century mortality, which contains all-cause mortality data by ICD code, age and sex, 2001-2020, England and Wales. These figures contain four-digit ICD codes which are sub-groups of a cause. All codes relating to sudden death are:
R95 and R96: Sudden death
- R950: Sudden infant death syndrome
- R960: Other sudden death, cause unknown
ONS do not hold analysis for deaths that were registered 2021 and 2022. We can produce this for you as a bespoke request. Special extracts and tabulations of mortality data for England and Wales are available to order (subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs, where appropriate).
Such enquiries would fall outside of the Freedom of Information regime and should be made to: Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.
2. Heart attack deaths - by single year of age
Figures for deaths that were registered between 2001 and 2020, that were due to cardiac arrest can also be found in our 21st century mortality dataset. Cardiac arrest deaths are coded to I46. You can filter on this code in column A.
We have not completed analysis for deaths registered in 2021 and 2022. We can also produce this for you as a bespoke request.
3. Annual death totals 2012 to 2022 - by single year of age
ONS have published annual death totals between 2012 and 2020 in our deaths registered series. England and Wales all-cause mortality totals are available in table 1. There were 585,899 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2021 (provisional), this figure is available by summing the weekly totals in the 'weekly figures 2021' tab of the 2021 weekly deaths dataset.
We have not produced analysis for annual death totals by single year of age for 2012 to 2022. This analysis can be produced for you as a bespoke request.
4. Annual births totals 2012 to 2022
Annual births between 2012 and 2020 are published in our Births in England and Wales: summary tables. These figures are available in table 1.
We do not hold analysis for births in 2021 or 2022. Statistics for births in 2021 are expected to be published between July and August of 2022. Alternatively, we can produce this for 2021 as a bespoke request for you.
5. Myocarditis death totals 2012 to 2022 - by single year of age
The 21st century mortality dataset also contains deaths that were due to myocarditis by single year of age for deaths, for England and Wales 2001 to 2020. These figures contain four-digit ICD codes which are sub-groups of a cause. All codes relating to myocarditis are:
I40: Acute myocarditis
- I400: Infective myocarditis
- I401: Infective myocarditis
- I408: Other acute myocarditis
- I409: Acute myocarditis, unspecified
We have not produced analysis for deaths due to myocarditis in 2021. We can produce this as a bespoke request for you.
We do not hold analysis deaths due to myocarditis in 2022.
6. Myocarditis diagnosis from 2012 to 2022 - by single year of age
We do not hold information on the number of reported myocarditis cases in England and Wales. We are only notified of deaths that involve myocarditis following a death registration. If the myocarditis was deemed to be the underlying cause of death or a contributing factor by a certifying doctor, then this would be published in our mortality figures. If an individual suffered with myocarditis and then recovered, ONS would not obtain that information.
NHS Digital may be able to provide this information. They can be contacted via email at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk, and by telephone at +44 300 303 5678.
7. Adverse reactions to vaccinations from 1980 to 2022 - by single year of age
ONS do not information on adverse reactions to vaccinations.
Adverse reactions are reported using the Yellow Card Scheme. Please contact Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency for further information. They can be contacted at info@mhra.gov.uk.
8. Total number of Chinese citizens given British citizenship from 2012 to 2022
Unfortunately, we do not hold the data you have requested for the total number of Chinese citizens given British citizenship from 2012 to 2022. The Home Office may be better placed to answer this query. They can be contacted at foirequests@homeoffice.gov.uk.
9. Total number of Chinese visas approved from 2012 to 2022
Unfortunately, we do not hold the data you have requested for the total number of Chinese visas from 2012 to 2022. The Home Office may be better placed to answer this query. They can be contacted at foirequests@homeoffice.gov.uk.
10. ONS Funding from the Bill and Melina Gates Foundation
We do not receive any funding from this foundation.
11. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Conflict of interest
This is not a request for information held.