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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Almost a third of deaths from heart disease in England occur in diabetes patients, report finds

A woman prepares an insulin injection.
Diabetes leads to 812 strokes, 568 heart attacks and 2,909 cases of heart failure each week in England, according to Diabetes UK. Photograph: Clynt Garnham Medical/Alamy

Almost a third of deaths from cardiovascular disease in England occur in people with diabetes, according to analysis by a leading charity.

A report by Diabetes UK has found that 29% of deaths from the disease in England occurred in people with diabetes, out of a total of 144,590 deaths in 2022, according to analysis of the National Diabetes Audit.

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