tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
There were an estimated 24,000 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2011/12 ? an 8 per cent reduction compared with the previous winter.
As in previous years, there were more excess winter deaths in females than in males in 2011/12.
Between 2010/11 and 2011/12 male excess winter deaths decreased from 11,270 to 10,700, and female deaths from 14,810 to 13,300.
The majority of deaths occurred among those aged 75 and over; there were 19,500 excess winter deaths in this age group in 2011/12 compared with 4,500 in the under 75-year-olds.
The excess winter mortality index was highest in London in 2011/12, whereas in 2010/11 it was highest in Wales. Wales had one of the lowest levels of excess winter mortality last winter, second only to the North East of England.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subna...--provisional--and-2010-11--final-/index.html
As in previous years, there were more excess winter deaths in females than in males in 2011/12.
Between 2010/11 and 2011/12 male excess winter deaths decreased from 11,270 to 10,700, and female deaths from 14,810 to 13,300.
The majority of deaths occurred among those aged 75 and over; there were 19,500 excess winter deaths in this age group in 2011/12 compared with 4,500 in the under 75-year-olds.
The excess winter mortality index was highest in London in 2011/12, whereas in 2010/11 it was highest in Wales. Wales had one of the lowest levels of excess winter mortality last winter, second only to the North East of England.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subna...--provisional--and-2010-11--final-/index.html