Death rates from coronary heart disease in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021

In 2021, the mortality rate of coronary heart disease in the United Kingdom was 101 deaths per 100,000 population, which was one of the the lowest rate in the provided time interval. The mortality rate in 2000 was 259 per 100,000, meaning the mortality rate has decreased by over 60 percent since then.

Decline in CVD mortality

Alongside the fall in mortality rate from coronary heart disease, deaths overall from cardiovascular diseases has fallen since the start of the century. In 2021, there were 259 deaths per 100,000 from cardiovascular diseases in the UK, a drop of 48 percent since 2000. Furthermore, mortality from strokes has decreased by almost 60 percent between 2000 and 2021.

Incidence of CVD staying at similar levels

The decline in the mortality of cardiovascular diseases shows the advances of modern medicine as the incidence of these diseases has not varied much in the past few years. In 2019/20 (the last full year before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic), around 481 thousand people in the UK were diagnosed with coronary heart disease, a fall of only 12 thousand since 2012. Furthermore, 265 thousand individuals were diagnosed with a stroke, an increase of 29 thousand when compared with 2012.