Heart attack deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 17,777 deaths from Acute myocardial infarction (ICD-10 I21 to I22) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 431 fewer than in 2024 (18,208). 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 28.3 per 100,000 people in 2025, 32.3% lower than in 2014 (41.8). For men it was 41.8 and for women 16.8.
In 2025, 11,795 of the deaths were of men and 5,982 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,777 | 11,795 | 5,982 | 28.3 |
| 2024 | 18,208 | 11,966 | 6,242 | 29.5 |
| 2023 | 18,865 | 12,267 | 6,598 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 20,557 | 13,308 | 7,249 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | 20,056 | 12,895 | 7,161 | 34.5 |
| 2020 | 19,440 | 12,258 | 7,182 | 33.9 |
| 2019 | 19,386 | 12,046 | 7,340 | 34.0 |
| 2018 | 19,654 | 12,191 | 7,463 | 35.2 |
| 2017 | 20,698 | 12,657 | 8,041 | 37.6 |
| 2016 | 20,838 | 12,709 | 8,129 | 38.5 |
| 2015 | 22,035 | 13,236 | 8,799 | – |
| 2014 | 21,946 | 13,054 | 8,892 | 41.8 |
| 2013 | 23,238 | 13,534 | 9,704 | – |
| 2012 | 23,090 | 13,402 | 9,688 | – |
| 2011 | 23,705 | 13,830 | 9,875 | – |
| 2010 | 25,960 | 15,068 | 10,892 | – |
| 2009 | 27,163 | 15,696 | 11,467 | – |
| 2008 | 29,330 | 16,691 | 12,639 | – |
| 2007 | 31,283 | 17,694 | 13,589 | – |
| 2006 | 33,198 | 18,846 | 14,352 | – |
| 2005 | 36,382 | 20,492 | 15,890 | – |
| 2004 | 39,278 | 22,095 | 17,183 | – |
| 2003 | 43,349 | 24,096 | 19,253 | – |
| 2002 | 45,597 | 25,501 | 20,096 | – |
| 2001 | 46,612 | 26,117 | 20,495 | – |
Age at death
Of the 17,777 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 58.9% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 5,696, was in the 75 to 84 age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 to 44 | 291 | 240 | 51 | 546 |
| 45 to 64 | 3,237 | 2,542 | 695 | 6,147 |
| 65 to 74 | 3,775 | 2,761 | 1,014 | 10,831 |
| 75 to 84 | 5,696 | 3,742 | 1,954 | 17,894 |
| 85 and over | 4,777 | 2,509 | 2,268 | 11,191 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 4,356 deaths from this cause in 2024 (2,630 men, 1,726 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 704 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 1,131 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 704 | 427 | 277 |
| 2023 | 780 | 476 | 304 |
| 2022 | 902 | 568 | 334 |
| 2021 | 878 | 543 | 335 |
| 2020 | 924 | 562 | 362 |
| 2019 | 888 | 530 | 358 |
| 2018 | 922 | 580 | 342 |
| 2017 | 1,034 | 630 | 404 |
| 2016 | 1,012 | 605 | 407 |
| 2015 | 1,175 | 669 | 506 |
| 2014 | 1,131 | 678 | 453 |
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 “Acute myocardial infarction”, codes I21 to I22. 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 I21 to I22, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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