Deaths from falls by age and local authority

You asked

I would like the statistics for injuries and deaths by falls, trips and slips by the:

     A.  Stairs
     B.  On the level
     C.  Between the level
     D.  Baths
     E.  Collisions and entrapment

I would also like the above, but split by: age and local authority

We said

​Thank you for your request.

Our mortality data is taken from the information provided on death certificates.

The death certificate used in England and Wales is compatible with that recommended by WHO. It is set out in two parts. Part I gives the condition or sequence of conditions leading directly to death, while Part II gives details of any associated conditions that contributed to the death but are not part of the causal sequence.

When we receive the data, we use computer algorithms to apply rules which increase the consistency and improve the international and temporal comparability of mortality statistics. Therefore, we can only report on what is recorded on the death certificate during this process. More information about the information included on the death certificate and our death registration process can be found in our mortality statistics user guide, accessible via the following link: User Guide to Mortality Statistics.

For deaths involving falls, we use WHO International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision. Falls are categorised by ICD-10 codes W00 to W19.

This information can be found on our NOMIS Webservice. Please see the data extracted from NOMIS accompanying this response, named 'NOMIS_Falls_FOI1499'. This provides mortality data involving falls (ICD-10 W00 to W19) for each year between 2013 and 2019, by five-year age band for the following geographies:

• England, Wales and those resident outside of England and Wales (who's deaths were registered in England and Wales)

• England and Wales

• England

• Wales

• Those resident outside of England and Wales (who's deaths were registered in England and Wales)

• And for the following regions: North-East, North-West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East, London, South-East, South-West, and Wales.

Using the NOMIS webservice, mortality data is available at regional, local authority and MSOA level, including further disaggregation by age and sex if required. Please see the following instructions for using this service:

Please see the following instructions for using this service:

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 this does not meet your needs, we may be able to create a custom output for you. Such services would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs. If you would like to request this bespoke dataset, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk to discuss your enquiry further. Please note, there may be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy.

If you have any questions regarding the data provided in your response, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk