High blood pressure deaths in the UK
ONS figures give 8,204 deaths from Hypertensive diseases (ICD-10 I10 to I15) registered in England and Wales in 2025. That was 144 more than in 2024 (8,060). The highest yearly figure since 2001 was 8,667 in 2022; the lowest was 3,316 in 2001.
Deaths each year in England and Wales
Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2025, 34.7% higher than in 2013 (9.8). For men it was 14.2 and for women 12.1.
In 2025, 3,737 of the deaths were of men and 4,467 of women.
| Year | All | Men | Women | Age-standardised rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,204 | 3,737 | 4,467 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 8,060 | 3,625 | 4,435 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | 8,522 | 3,759 | 4,763 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 8,667 | 3,772 | 4,895 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 7,961 | 3,369 | 4,592 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | 7,926 | 3,395 | 4,531 | 14.0 |
| 2019 | 7,011 | 2,988 | 4,023 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | 7,169 | 3,130 | 4,039 | 13.0 |
| 2017 | 6,872 | 2,983 | 3,889 | 12.6 |
| 2016 | 6,640 | 2,746 | 3,894 | 12.4 |
| 2015 | 6,510 | 2,696 | 3,814 | 12.3 |
| 2014 | 6,114 | 2,466 | 3,648 | 11.7 |
| 2013 | 5,021 | 2,140 | 2,881 | 9.8 |
| 2012 | 4,964 | 2,030 | 2,934 | – |
| 2011 | 4,605 | 1,950 | 2,655 | – |
| 2010 | 4,726 | 1,951 | 2,775 | – |
| 2009 | 4,456 | 1,840 | 2,616 | – |
| 2008 | 4,473 | 1,805 | 2,668 | – |
| 2007 | 4,310 | 1,730 | 2,580 | – |
| 2006 | 4,022 | 1,658 | 2,364 | – |
| 2005 | 3,741 | 1,576 | 2,165 | – |
| 2004 | 3,481 | 1,499 | 1,982 | – |
| 2003 | 3,659 | 1,458 | 2,201 | – |
| 2002 | 3,412 | 1,462 | 1,950 | – |
| 2001 | 3,316 | 1,388 | 1,928 | – |
Age at death
Of the 8,204 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 77.4% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 4,372, was in the 85 and over age group.
| Age | 2025: all | 2025: men | 2025: women | 2001: all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 to 44 | 79 | 54 | 25 | 48 |
| 45 to 64 | 782 | 515 | 267 | 423 |
| 65 to 74 | 994 | 597 | 397 | 582 |
| 75 to 84 | 1,977 | 1,051 | 926 | 1,184 |
| 85 and over | 4,372 | 1,520 | 2,852 | 1,079 |
Scotland
National Records of Scotland recorded 732 deaths from this cause in 2024 (351 men, 381 women).
Northern Ireland
NISRA's Registrar General figures give 319 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 104 in 2014.
| Year | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 319 | 153 | 166 |
| 2023 | 289 | 137 | 152 |
| 2022 | 198 | 77 | 121 |
| 2021 | 234 | 90 | 144 |
| 2020 | 234 | 96 | 138 |
| 2019 | 208 | 73 | 135 |
| 2018 | 226 | 88 | 138 |
| 2017 | 176 | 66 | 110 |
| 2016 | 164 | 69 | 95 |
| 2015 | 89 | 50 | 39 |
| 2014 | 104 | 37 | 67 |
NHS figures for England
People on GP registers (England)
OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Hypertension: QOF prevalence” as 15.23% in England for 2024/25, covering 9,711,491 patients. The first figure in the series, for 2009/10, was 13.35%.
| Period | Per cent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15.23% | 9,711,491 |
| 2023/24 | 14.79% | 9,350,858 |
| 2022/23 | 14.42% | 8,996,512 |
| 2021/22 | 13.97% | 8,604,825 |
| 2020/21 | 13.93% | 8,457,600 |
| 2019/20 | 14.1% | 8,514,885 |
| 2018/19 | 13.96% | 8,290,457 |
| 2017/18 | 13.94% | 8,141,488 |
| 2016/17 | 13.83% | 8,028,077 |
| 2015/16 | 13.81% | 7,949,274 |
| 2014/15 | 13.79% | 7,833,779 |
| 2013/14 | 13.73% | 7,735,592 |
| 2012/13 | 13.68% | 7,660,010 |
| 2011/12 | 13.63% | 7,567,965 |
| 2010/11 | 13.52% | 7,460,497 |
| 2009/10 | 13.35% | 7,321,472 |
Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 219 (NHS England) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 3d8468f3b24b5b4d…
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 “Hypertensive diseases”, codes I10 to I15. 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 I10 to I15, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.
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