Aortic aneurysm deaths in the UK
In 2025, 4,405 deaths registered in England and Wales had Aortic aneurysm and dissection (ICD-10 I71) as the underlying cause, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was 276 fewer than in 2024 (4,681). It is the lowest yearly figure since 2001.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 6.9 per 100,000 people in 2025, 40.0% lower than in 2013 (11.5). For men it was 9.3 and for women 5.1.
In 2025, 2,592 of the deaths were of men and 1,813 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,405 | 2,592 | 1,813 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 4,681 | 2,735 | 1,946 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 4,877 | 2,797 | 2,080 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 4,910 | 2,925 | 1,985 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 5,079 | 3,031 | 2,048 | 8.7 |
| 2020 | 4,867 | 2,888 | 1,979 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 4,806 | 2,920 | 1,886 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | 4,983 | 2,992 | 1,991 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 5,160 | 3,060 | 2,100 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 5,283 | 3,189 | 2,094 | 9.8 |
| 2015 | 5,557 | 3,325 | 2,232 | 10.5 |
| 2014 | 5,778 | 3,477 | 2,301 | 11.0 |
| 2013 | 5,886 | 3,518 | 2,368 | 11.5 |
| 2012 | 6,263 | 3,634 | 2,629 | – |
| 2011 | 6,195 | 3,686 | 2,509 | – |
| 2010 | 6,939 | 4,129 | 2,810 | – |
| 2009 | 7,008 | 4,122 | 2,886 | – |
| 2008 | 7,373 | 4,415 | 2,958 | – |
| 2007 | 7,747 | 4,676 | 3,071 | – |
| 2006 | 7,943 | 4,775 | 3,168 | – |
| 2005 | 8,155 | 4,881 | 3,274 | – |
| 2004 | 8,629 | 5,248 | 3,381 | – |
| 2003 | 8,877 | 5,414 | 3,463 | – |
| 2002 | 8,901 | 5,497 | 3,404 | – |
| 2001 | 9,101 | 5,474 | 3,627 | – |
Age at death
Of the 4,405 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 70.5% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 1,740, was in the 75 to 84 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 to 44 | 79 | 61 | 18 | 56 |
| 45 to 64 | 497 | 383 | 114 | 632 |
| 65 to 74 | 721 | 417 | 304 | 2,229 |
| 75 to 84 | 1,740 | 978 | 762 | 4,002 |
| 85 and over | 1,367 | 753 | 614 | 2,180 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 397 deaths from this cause in 2024 (242 men, 155 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 111 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 91 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111 | 66 | 45 |
| 2023 | 120 | 69 | 51 |
| 2022 | 104 | 65 | 39 |
| 2021 | 89 | 52 | 37 |
| 2020 | 95 | 56 | 39 |
| 2019 | 97 | 60 | 37 |
| 2018 | 87 | 53 | 34 |
| 2017 | 86 | 56 | 30 |
| 2016 | 93 | 50 | 43 |
| 2015 | 104 | 58 | 46 |
| 2014 | 91 | 54 | 37 |
How the figures are defined
Each death is counted once, under its underlying cause: the disease or injury that started the chain of events leading to death, as certified by a doctor or coroner and coded by the ONS to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). This page uses the ONS grouping “Aortic aneurysm and dissection”, codes I71. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.
Registration dates, the deaths left out, the age-standardised rate and the ONS's coding changes are explained under how these figures are compiled.
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Sources and receipts
ONS mortality extracts for codes I71, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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