Premature Deaths from Respiratory Disease in the UK with Age-Standardized Rates

UK data on premature deaths (under age 75) from respiratory disease, presented as 3-year ranges with numbers and rates by gender. The dataset includes Directly Age-Standardised Rates (DASR) to enable comparisons between areas. It is sourced from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Public Health Outcomes Framework and updated annually.

Use Cases

• Analyzing gender disparities in respiratory disease mortality based on rates by gender.
• Comparing premature death rates across different geographic areas using Directly Age-Standardised Rates (DASR).
• Investigating the relationship between socio-economic factors and respiratory disease mortality mentioned in the description.
• Tracking trends in respiratory disease mortality over time using the 3-year range data format.

Strengths

• Data is updated annually, with a last update timestamp of 2026-07-08 13:31:37.064860.
• Includes Directly Age-Standardised Rates (DASR), a method enabling direct comparison of death rates between areas.
• Focuses on premature deaths (under age 75), a key public health indicator.
• Explicitly notes major causes like smoking and environmental factors, providing context.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes that mortality data may give an incomplete view of health conditions in an area, as ill-health might not lead to premature death.
• Data is provided in HTML format, which may require extraction for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) indicator 4.07i.

Time Range

Data is presented as 3-year ranges.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Likely covers areas within the UK, inferred from the 'uk_data' platform and source organization.