FOI REF: FOI/2023/1141
You asked
I would like to request the total deaths by blood clot/myocarditis/cardiac arrest. I am interested in all age groups for as long a period as possible, preferably 10 to 20 years.
We said
Thank you for your request.
The mortality data that we publish are derived from the formal process of death registration.
All 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 2021 is coded to version 2014 of the ICD10 framework.
We use the following ICD-10 codes:
Acute myocarditis
I40.0 - Infective myocarditis and Septic myocarditis
I40.1 - Isolated myocarditis
I40.8 - Other acute myocarditis
I41 0 Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
Pulmonary embolism and thrombosis
I26 - Pulmonary embolism
I80.1 - Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of femoral vein
I80.3 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of the lower extremities, unspecified
I80.9 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of unspecified site
However, dependant on your specification, there are more codes available.
Cardiac arrest
I46 - Cardiac arrest
I46.1 - Sudden cardiac death
I49.9 - Cardiac arrhythmia (unspecified)
R96 - Sudden adult/arrhythmic death
2013 to 2021
Annual mortality data by cause from 2013-2021 is available as part of our explorable dataset on our NOMIS webservice. Please see the following instructions to use this service:
Select period - 2013 to 2021
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) (I40 and I41)
Select format (Excel or CSV for example)
Please note, NOMIS only provides the underlying cause of death and does not provide data for secondary cause or contributory mentions.
For more historic data, you can search by underlying cause and ICD-10 code in our 21st century mortality which holds data from 2001 to 2021.
Further analysis and custom datasets, including monthly breakdowns and/or contributory mentions are available to order via our bespoke services route. These services are subject to disclosure control, legal frameworks, resources and agreement to costs under the ONS Charging policy.
If you would like to discuss further or to request a quote for this work, please contact the Health Analysis and Pandemic Insight Customer Service Team at Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.