Premature death rate for heart diseases at highest level for more than a decade
The rate at which people are dying early from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to its highest level in more than a decade, figures show.
Data analysed by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) shows a reverse of previous falling trends when it comes to people dying from heart problems before the age of 75 in England.
Since 2020, the premature death rate for cardiovascular disease has risen year-on-year, with the latest figures for 2022 showing it reached 80 per 100,000 people in
