Cardiomyopathy deaths in the UK
In 2025, 1,765 deaths registered in England and Wales had Cardiomyopathy (ICD-10 I42) as the underlying cause, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was 8 fewer than in 2024 (1,773). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 1,867 in 2023; the lowest was 1,287 in 2009.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2025, 7.4% higher than in 2013 (2.7). For men it was 4.2 and for women 1.6.
In 2025, 1,217 of the deaths were of men and 548 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,765 | 1,217 | 548 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 1,773 | 1,231 | 542 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 1,867 | 1,278 | 589 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 1,724 | 1,191 | 533 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | 1,580 | 1,073 | 507 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 1,632 | 1,139 | 493 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 1,593 | 1,089 | 504 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 1,544 | 1,072 | 472 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 1,533 | 1,033 | 500 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 1,417 | 945 | 472 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 1,497 | 1,007 | 490 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 1,417 | 941 | 476 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 1,434 | 994 | 440 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 1,333 | 900 | 433 | – |
| 2011 | 1,343 | 935 | 408 | – |
| 2010 | 1,402 | 957 | 445 | – |
| 2009 | 1,287 | 890 | 397 | – |
| 2008 | 1,372 | 962 | 410 | – |
| 2007 | 1,351 | 937 | 414 | – |
| 2006 | 1,432 | 998 | 434 | – |
| 2005 | 1,426 | 979 | 447 | – |
| 2004 | 1,372 | 930 | 442 | – |
| 2003 | 1,356 | 939 | 417 | – |
| 2002 | 1,365 | 947 | 418 | – |
| 2001 | 1,479 | 1,007 | 472 | – |
Age at death
Of the 1,765 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 34.1% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 600, was in the 45 to 64 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 15 to 44 | 175 | 122 | 53 | 225 |
| 45 to 64 | 600 | 458 | 142 | 479 |
| 65 to 74 | 367 | 258 | 109 | 318 |
| 75 to 84 | 397 | 262 | 135 | 303 |
| 85 and over | 205 | 105 | 100 | 115 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 151 deaths from this cause in 2024 (93 men, 58 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 63 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 27 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | 38 | 25 |
| 2023 | 53 | 36 | 17 |
| 2022 | 70 | 51 | 19 |
| 2021 | 48 | 33 | 15 |
| 2020 | 43 | 30 | 13 |
| 2019 | 59 | 36 | 23 |
| 2018 | 53 | 35 | 18 |
| 2017 | 43 | 30 | 13 |
| 2016 | 35 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| 2014 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
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 “Cardiomyopathy”, codes I42. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.
The counting rules, the age-standardised rate and the ONS notes on changes in cause coding are described under how these figures are compiled.
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Sources and receipts
ONS mortality extracts for codes I42, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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