Are people in YOUR area dying needlessly? Our interactive map reveals the locations across England and Wales with highest 'avoidable' fatalities...
so how does your area fare? READ MORE: 1 in 20 Welsh patients waiting A YEAR for treatment, data shows By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 15:17, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 15:15, 21 June 2024 e-mail 99 View comments Mancunians have the highest proportion of avoidable deaths per head of population in England and Wales MailOnline's fascinating map reveals. Avoidable deaths are those classed by the UK's statistics body as either preventable or treatable among people under the age of 75. Examples include fatalities from vaccine-preventable disease like whooping cough or cancer cases where a patient might have had different outcome had they received care earlier.
Higher rates are seen as a damming indication of the population's general health as well as a sign that people are struggling to access timely healthcare. Nationally the rate of such deaths per 100,000 head of population, a figure that allows statisticians to compare results between different areas, was 238 deaths per 100,000 people in England, and 274 deaths per 100,000 in Wales. Your browser does not support iframes.
Your browser does not support iframes. However, some parts of the country had rates far in excess of the national average. Analysis by the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ), which broke down rates by NHS area, found people in Manchester.
