Subarachnoid haemorrhage deaths and all deaths for 2000-2023

FOI-2024-2266

You asked

Please can I request the statistics for deaths from the period 2000 to 2023 and subarachnoid haemorrhage deaths in the UK 2000 to 2023.

We said

Thank you for your request. 

We 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. 

Cause of death is coded using version 10 of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).    

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 WHO as:   

• the disease or injury that initiated the train of events directly leading to death,    

or   

• the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury.  

Deaths registered between 2001 and 2023, due to a subarachnoid haemorrhage are coded to ICD-10 I60.  

Deaths registered between 1993 and 2000, due to a subarachnoid haemorrhage are coded to ICD-9 430. 

The accompanying download shows the number of deaths due to subarachnoid haemorrhage, 2000 to 2023, England and Wales. 

Our Deaths Registered in England and Wales bulletin shows the annual number of deaths from all causes registered each year. The number of deaths registered in 2023 are available in our Deaths Summary Statistics.