FOI Ref: FOI/2021/3187
You asked
1, How many 12 - 18 year olds suffered a stroke over the twenty year period from the years 2000 to 2020?
2, How many 12 - 18 year olds suffered a heart attack over the twenty year period from the years 2000 - 2020?
3, How many 5 - 12 year olds suffered a stroke over the twenty year period from the years 2000 - 2020?
4, How many 5 - 12 year olds suffered a heart attack over the twenty year period from the years 2000 - 2020?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
ONS are responsible for producing mortality statistics for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration.
ONS do not hold information on those who have suffered with stroke or heart attacks. NHS Digital may be able to provide you with these statistics. They can be contacted by email at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk.
However, we can provide you with mortality statistics.
When a death is registered, 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 2019 is coded to version 2014 of the ICD10 framework. Stroke is coded under the ICD-10 code 'I64'. Cardiac arrest is coded under the ICD-10 code 'I46'.
You can view a back series of data as part of our 21st century mortality, which contains all-cause mortality data by ICD code, age and sex, 2001-2020, England and Wales. You can filter on column A on the ICD codes above and this will provide you with mortality figures for stroke and cardiac arrest.
If you would like to discuss this enquiry further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.