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Please provide information for Type 1 diabetes related deaths for teens until the age of 25 in the past 5 years in the UK.
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You have made a Freedom of Information Request asking for type 1 diabetes related deaths in the UK for teens until the age of 25 in the past 5 years.
Cause of death is coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth revision (ICD-10). Deaths where the underlying cause is type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus are given the ICD-10 code E10.
The below table shows the number of deaths registered for those aged 10 - 24 years where the underlying cause was type 1 diabetes mellitus, in England and Wales, 2011 - 2015
Age | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Total (all ages) | 284 | 279 | 277 | 344 | 339 |
Aged 10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Aged 15-19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Aged 20-24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
For 2013-2015 this information is available using our explorable dataset: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?theme=7
Prior to 2013 this is available in the deaths registered in England and Wales (series DR) tables: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables
We produce statistics for England and Wales only, data for Scotland can be found at https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths
Data for Northern Ireland can be found at https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/births-deaths-and-marriages/deaths
Other special extracts and tabulations of deaths data for England and Wales are available (subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreement of costs, where appropriate). If you would like any further information, you can contact the team directly at: vsob@ons.gov.uk