In 2018 there were over 40 thousand deaths caused by ischaemic heart diseases in the United Kingdom, making it the leading cause of death in that year. Since 2001 there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people dying from dementia or alzheimers, which caused 26.5 thousand deaths in 2018, an increase of almost ten thousand when compared with 2012.
Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 27, 2020). Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group." Chart. March 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading Causes of Deaths in The United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Leading causes of deaths in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2018, by group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115026/leading-causes-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/