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Excess Winter Mortality
Due to increased demand for data relating to excess winter mortality, in 2011 NISRA published a report which outlines the scale of excess winter mortality in Northern Ireland. The report also looks at some of the factors behind excess winter mortality, along with some issues which should be considered when interpreting data. This data includes information by age group, cause of death and geographical area.
Summary tables of this data for 2011 and 2012 are available below.
The number of excess winter deaths are defined as the difference between the number of deaths which occurred in the winter months of December to march and the average number of deaths which occurring in the preceding August to November and the following April to July.
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Excess Winter Mortality in Great Britain |