Causes of death and health conditions · Heart and circulation

Stroke deaths in the UK

In 2025, 29,356 deaths registered in England and Wales had Cerebrovascular diseases (ICD-10 I60 to I69) as the underlying cause, according to the Office for National Statistics. That was 135 more than in 2024 (29,221). Since 2001 the yearly figure has ranged from 29,041 (2021) to 59,168 (2002).

The ONS table of leading causes of death for 2025 lists 6 causes for all ages over 1; Cerebrovascular diseases is 4th, with 29,341 deaths, 5.2% of all deaths in that age range.

England and Wales, 2025

29,356

deaths registered · ONS

Age-standardised rate, 2025

46.5

per 100,000 people · ONS

Scotland, 2024

3,649

deaths registered · NRS

Northern Ireland, 2024

883

deaths registered · NISRA

Deaths each year in England and Wales

Deaths registered in England and Wales from Cerebrovascular diseases, 2001 to 2025. Office for National Statistics.

Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 46.5 per 100,000 people in 2025, 31.6% lower than in 2013 (68.0). For men it was 50.1 and for women 43.4.

Men accounted for 13,491 of the 2025 deaths and women for 15,865.

Stroke, I60 to I69: deaths registered in England and Wales; rate per 100,000 from 2013.
Year	All	Men	Women	Age-standardised rate
2025	29,356	13,491	15,865	46.5
2024	29,221	13,265	15,956	47.4
2023	29,489	13,298	16,191	48.9
2022	29,274	13,046	16,228	49.4
2021	29,041	12,920	16,121	50.1
2020	29,737	13,046	16,691	52.0
2019	29,816	13,119	16,697	52.5
2018	31,288	13,462	17,826	56.4
2017	31,713	13,488	18,225	57.9
2016	32,627	13,877	18,750	60.5
2015	34,883	14,414	20,469	65.8
2014	34,157	14,194	19,963	65.2
2013	34,764	14,058	20,706	68.0
2012	35,846	14,116	21,730	–
2011	35,977	14,335	21,642	–
2010	43,363	16,909	26,454	–
2009	43,595	16,888	26,707	–
2008	46,446	17,805	28,641	–
2007	46,597	17,864	28,733	–
2006	48,389	18,741	29,648	–
2005	50,629	19,267	31,362	–
2004	52,957	20,181	32,776	–
2003	57,833	21,997	35,836	–
2002	59,168	22,590	36,578	–
2001	58,669	22,242	36,427	–

Age at death

Of the 29,356 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 77.5% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 13,510, was in the 85 and over age group.

Deaths by age at death, England and Wales.
Age	2025: all	2025: men	2025: women	2001: all
Under 15	30	17	13	18
15 to 44	381	198	183	578
45 to 64	2,436	1,417	1,019	3,454
65 to 74	3,747	2,064	1,683	7,676
75 to 84	9,252	4,651	4,601	21,571
85 and over	13,510	5,144	8,366	25,372

Scotland

National Records of Scotland recorded 3,649 deaths from this cause in 2024 (1,588 men, 2,061 women). In 2011 the figure was 4,594.

Deaths registered in Scotland. National Records of Scotland, vital events reference tables, table 6.01.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	3,649	1,588	2,061
2023	3,799	1,678	2,121
2022	3,865	1,635	2,230
2021	3,828	1,653	2,175
2020	3,927	1,674	2,253
2019	3,746	1,490	2,256
2018	3,831	1,621	2,210
2017	3,927	1,597	2,330
2016	4,142	1,712	2,430
2015	4,303	1,728	2,575
2014	4,123	1,605	2,518
2013	4,446	1,774	2,672
2012	4,475	1,686	2,789
2011	4,594	1,765	2,829

Northern Ireland

NISRA's Registrar General figures give 883 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 1,002 in 2014.

Deaths registered in Northern Ireland. NISRA, Registrar General Annual Report, table 6.4b.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	883	412	471
2023	853	383	470
2022	836	378	458
2021	845	386	459
2020	854	375	479
2019	858	379	479
2018	927	395	532
2017	988	424	564
2016	1,002	434	568
2015	988	419	569
2014	1,002	423	579

NHS figures for England

People on GP registers (England)

OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Stroke: QOF prevalence” as 1.89% in England for 2024/25, covering 1,204,419 patients. The first figure in the series, for 2009/10, was 1.68%.

Period	Per cent	Number
2024/25	1.89%	1,204,419
2023/24	1.86%	1,175,341
2022/23	1.85%	1,152,078
2021/22	1.81%	1,117,509
2020/21	1.8%	1,093,593
2019/20	1.8%	1,086,155
2018/19	1.77%	1,053,235
2017/18	1.77%	1,030,869
2016/17	1.75%	1,013,462
2015/16	1.74%	998,774
2014/15	1.73%	981,836
2013/14	1.72%	966,093
2012/13	1.7%	951,469
2011/12	1.74%	964,273
2010/11	1.71%	944,099
2009/10	1.68%	921,819

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 212 (NHS England) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 a508995f5390289b…

Hospital admissions (England)

OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Hospital admissions due to stroke” as 172.7 per 100,000 in England for 2024/25, covering 99,494 admissions. The first figure in the series, for 2003/04, was 180.7 per 100,000.

Period	per 100,000	Number
2024/25	172.7 per 100,000	99,494
2023/24	173.1 per 100,000	97,843
2022/23	168.4 per 100,000	93,753
2021/22	171.4 per 100,000	93,710
2020/21	166.3 per 100,000	89,739
2019/20	171.8 per 100,000	91,772
2018/19	167.3 per 100,000	87,741
2017/18	170.2 per 100,000	87,861
2016/17	170.2 per 100,000	86,333
2015/16	173.6 per 100,000	86,724
2014/15	172.4 per 100,000	85,031
2013/14	174.7 per 100,000	84,381
2012/13	179.3 per 100,000	85,251
2011/12	179.0 per 100,000	83,523
2010/11	175.1 per 100,000	80,323
2009/10	170.0 per 100,000	76,768
2008/09	160.8 per 100,000	71,391
2007/08	157.7 per 100,000	69,100
2006/07	163.9 per 100,000	70,777
2005/06	174.6 per 100,000	74,296
2004/05	176.9 per 100,000	74,480
2003/04	180.7 per 100,000	75,340

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 90986 (OHID, based on NHS England and Office for National Statistics data) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 e1ad8ffbbceaee1b…

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 “Cerebrovascular diseases”, codes I60 to I69. 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.

Sources and receipts

ONS mortality extracts for codes I60 to I69, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.

Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
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Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
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Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
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Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
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