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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Cardiovascular disease: early deaths in England at highest rate in more than a decade

A hospital screen displays a patient's vital signs
BHF figure show the premature death rate for cardiovascular disease in England reached 80 per 100,000 people in 2022, its highest since 2011. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

Premature deaths from cardiovascular disease have reached their highest rate in England for more than a decade, figures reveal.

According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the rate at which people under 75 died from heart problems was in decline before the Covid pandemic, although progress slowed between 2012 and 2019.

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