Nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual since pandemic began
BHF Press Office
It means that, on average, there have been over 500 additional deaths a week involving cardiovascular disease, since the pandemic began.
There have been more excess deaths involving cardiovascular conditions than any other disease groups in this analysis – a total of 96,540 since 21st March 2020, the analysis of data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) finds.
But while deaths from Covid-19 have since fallen year-on-year, the number of deaths involving cardiovascular disease have remained high above expected levels [Appendix 1].
Dr Charmaine Griffiths, our Chief Executive, said: “It is deeply troubling that so many more people with cardiovascular disease have lost their lives over the last three years.
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