Regional differences

Family walkingThere are national and regional differences in the number of people dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the UK.

Death rates from CHD are highest in Scotland and the North of England, lowest in the South of England, and intermediate in Wales and Northern Ireland.

The premature death rate for Scottish men is 63 per cent higher than in the South West of England and 100 per cent higher for Scottish women. For more than 25 years premature death rates have been consistently highest in Scotland.

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More statistics on mortality, including further geographic analysis, can be found in our publication Coronary Heart Disease Statistics 2010