Overview
| Title |
Excess winter deaths
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| Description |
The Excess Winter Mortality Index (EWM Index) is the excess winter deaths expressed as a ratio of the expected deaths based on the non-winter death rate for the period 1.8.04 to 31.7.07
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| Source |
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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Where to find the data
Coverage
| Geographic coverage |
England
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| Geographic units |
Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National
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| Time coverage (most recent) |
2006-2008
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| Time coverage |
2005-2007, 2006-2008
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| Update frequency |
-
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Data quality
| Type of data |
Administrative data
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Reliability
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The EWM Index will be partly dependent on the proportion of older people in the population as most excess winter deaths effect older people (there is no standardisation in this calculation by age or any other factor). Confidence intervals apply
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Additional information and context
| Background information |
EWM Index was calculated based on the
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| Notes on using |
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