You asked
Where can I find the specific statistics for fatality rates in the UK from Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge eating disorders and other non-specified eating disorders in the most recent years (2010-most recently recorded)?
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Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for publishing mortality statistics for deaths registered in England and Wales, using the information supplied on the death certificate. The most recent year for which mortality statistics are available is 2018. For Scotland and Northern Ireland data, this can be obtained from NR Scotland and NISRA respectively.
Cause of death is coded using Version 10 of the International classification of diseases (ICD-10). Deaths with an underlying cause of eating disorder would be assigned the ICD-10 code F50 https://icd.who.int/browse10/2014/en#/F50. This includes the following conditions:
- Anorexia Nervosa - F50.0
- Atypical Anorexia Nervosa - F50.1
- Bulimia Nervosa - F50.2
- Atypical Bulimia Nervosa - F50.3
- Overeating associated with other psychological disturbances - F50.4
- Vomiting associated with other psychological disturbances - F50.5
- Other eating disorders - F50.8
- Eating disorder, unspecified - F50.9
The information you require is available through the following NOMIS explorable dataset: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?theme=73
This explorable dataset provides mortality statistics for England and Wales, broken down by calendar year of registration, age, sex, underlying cause of death and area of usual residence of the deceased. NOMIS Data is available for 2013 – 2018.
Alternatively, if you meet the ONS Researcher Accreditation criteria you may access this microdata from the Secure Research Service (SRS). For further information please follow the link below to the ONS website: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme
To obtain access to the data please contact the SRS team. They can be contacted via email at: research.support@ons.gov.uk and telephone: 01329 447871.
We may be able to a breakdown of deaths from the above ICD10 codes from 2010 until 2018 as a bespoke request. Information on deaths registered along with other 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). Please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk to discuss your requirements.