FOI REF: FOI/2023/4733
You asked
Please supply me with the number of deaths - main reason of death being heart attack for people under the age of 40 for the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
ONS hold mortality data for England and Wales, based on the information collected at death registration. The conditions mentioned on the death certificate are coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). From all of these causes an underlying cause of death is selected using ICD-10 coding rules.
When myocardial Infarction (heart attack) is recorded as the underlying cause on the death certificate, it is assigned the following ICD-10 codes:
I21 - Acute myocardial infarction
I22 - Subsequent myocardial infarction
I23 - Complications following acute myocardial infarction
Numbers of deaths by underlying cause (ICD-10 code), sex, five-year age group and area of usual residence, for England and Wales, 2013 to 2021, are available via the NOMIS webservice.
Please follow these instructions to use the NOMIS webservice:
- Select the geography - (England and Wales, regional or by local authority)
- Select Age - All ages or 5-year age bands
- Select Gender - Total or Male/Female
- Select rates - All deaths, rates or percentage of population for example.
- Select cause of death (ICD10 code search is available)
- Select format (Excel or CSV for example)
If you would like to discuss your enquiry further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.