Release
Avoidable mortality in England and Wales: 2021 and 2022
Release date:
28 May 2024 9:30am
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Summary
Deaths from causes that are considered avoidable in the presence of timely and effective healthcare or public health interventions. Data are based on a revised definition of avoidable mortality (introduced in data year 2014) for all persons and a separate indicator for children and young people. The time series has been revised using new rebased population estimates from 2012.
About the data
National Statistics
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