Heart failure deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 9,184 deaths from Heart failure (ICD-10 I50) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 77 fewer than in 2024 (9,261). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 10,739 in 2002; the lowest was 4,373 in 2014.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 14.7 per 100,000 people in 2025, 34.9% higher than in 2013 (10.9). For men it was 17.5 and for women 12.7.
In 2025, 4,372 of the deaths were of men and 4,812 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,184 | 4,372 | 4,812 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 9,261 | 4,385 | 4,876 | 15.2 |
| 2023 | 8,648 | 4,075 | 4,573 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 7,636 | 3,612 | 4,024 | 13.0 |
| 2021 | 6,302 | 2,869 | 3,433 | 11.0 |
| 2020 | 5,794 | 2,621 | 3,173 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | 5,340 | 2,465 | 2,875 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 5,125 | 2,247 | 2,878 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 5,066 | 2,228 | 2,838 | 9.3 |
| 2016 | 4,816 | 2,148 | 2,668 | 9.0 |
| 2015 | 4,483 | 1,907 | 2,576 | 8.5 |
| 2014 | 4,373 | 1,892 | 2,481 | 8.4 |
| 2013 | 5,525 | 2,378 | 3,147 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | 5,540 | 2,286 | 3,254 | – |
| 2011 | 5,378 | 2,199 | 3,179 | – |
| 2010 | 8,135 | 3,344 | 4,791 | – |
| 2009 | 8,341 | 3,387 | 4,954 | – |
| 2008 | 8,650 | 3,454 | 5,196 | – |
| 2007 | 8,204 | 3,184 | 5,020 | – |
| 2006 | 8,109 | 3,068 | 5,041 | – |
| 2005 | 9,103 | 3,577 | 5,526 | – |
| 2004 | 9,189 | 3,402 | 5,787 | – |
| 2003 | 10,690 | 3,981 | 6,709 | – |
| 2002 | 10,739 | 3,889 | 6,850 | – |
| 2001 | 10,397 | 3,824 | 6,573 | – |
Age at death
Of the 9,184 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 90.2% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 6,015, was in the 85 and over age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 to 44 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 45 to 64 | 255 | 164 | 91 | 220 |
| 65 to 74 | 623 | 374 | 249 | 864 |
| 75 to 84 | 2,270 | 1,203 | 1,067 | 3,417 |
| 85 and over | 6,015 | 2,619 | 3,396 | 5,866 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 452 deaths from this cause in 2024 (205 men, 247 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 205 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 198 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 205 | 98 | 107 |
| 2023 | 174 | 72 | 102 |
| 2022 | 148 | 55 | 93 |
| 2021 | 160 | 72 | 88 |
| 2020 | 157 | 65 | 92 |
| 2019 | 152 | 58 | 94 |
| 2018 | 170 | 77 | 93 |
| 2017 | 177 | 68 | 109 |
| 2016 | 156 | 58 | 98 |
| 2015 | 185 | 70 | 115 |
| 2014 | 198 | 83 | 115 |
NHS figures for England
People on GP registers (England)
OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Heart Failure: QOF prevalence” as 1.1% in England for 2024/25, covering 700,138 patients. The first figure in the series, for 2009/10, was 0.72%.
| Period | Per cent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1.1% | 700,138 |
| 2023/24 | 1.06% | 672,409 |
| 2022/23 | 0.99% | 620,477 |
| 2021/22 | 0.95% | 586,237 |
| 2020/21 | 0.91% | 550,613 |
| 2019/20 | 0.9% | 541,301 |
| 2018/19 | 0.93% | 553,971 |
| 2017/18 | 0.83% | 485,561 |
| 2016/17 | 0.79% | 457,794 |
| 2015/16 | 0.76% | 434,904 |
| 2014/15 | 0.72% | 410,783 |
| 2013/14 | 0.71% | 401,729 |
| 2012/13 | 0.71% | 397,548 |
| 2011/12 | 0.71% | 395,240 |
| 2010/11 | 0.71% | 392,853 |
| 2009/10 | 0.72% | 393,290 |
Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 262 (NHS England) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 5f68ae8dc0008295…
Hospital admissions (England)
OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Hospital admissions due to heart failure” as 175.0 per 100,000 in England for 2024/25, covering 101,477 admissions. The first figure in the series, for 2003/04, was 160.9 per 100,000.
| Period | per 100,000 | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 175.0 per 100,000 | 101,477 |
| 2023/24 | 179.6 per 100,000 | 102,002 |
| 2022/23 | 170.4 per 100,000 | 95,217 |
| 2021/22 | 178.2 per 100,000 | 97,604 |
| 2020/21 | 149.3 per 100,000 | 80,660 |
| 2019/20 | 173.9 per 100,000 | 93,041 |
| 2018/19 | 163.2 per 100,000 | 85,492 |
| 2017/18 | 163.1 per 100,000 | 84,062 |
| 2016/17 | 158.0 per 100,000 | 80,033 |
| 2015/16 | 154.7 per 100,000 | 77,121 |
| 2014/15 | 142.8 per 100,000 | 70,200 |
| 2013/14 | 134.0 per 100,000 | 64,505 |
| 2012/13 | 132.3 per 100,000 | 62,608 |
| 2011/12 | 130.8 per 100,000 | 60,627 |
| 2010/11 | 130.5 per 100,000 | 59,354 |
| 2009/10 | 131.8 per 100,000 | 58,887 |
| 2008/09 | 132.6 per 100,000 | 58,294 |
| 2007/08 | 135.6 per 100,000 | 58,779 |
| 2006/07 | 135.8 per 100,000 | 58,030 |
| 2005/06 | 149.0 per 100,000 | 62,801 |
| 2004/05 | 155.8 per 100,000 | 64,728 |
| 2003/04 | 160.9 per 100,000 | 66,449 |
Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 90987 (OHID, based on NHS England and Office for National Statistics data) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 fa9eedd4b9116baf…
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 “Heart failure”, codes I50. 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 I50, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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