GP Recorded Coronary Heart Disease Rates in the UK

73,000 deaths in the UK each year are attributed to coronary heart disease (CHD), which is the leading cause of death both in the UK and worldwide. The dataset, provided by Leeds City Council, likely contains GP-recorded rates for an estimated 2.3 million people living with CHD in the UK. It was last updated on July 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional prevalence of coronary heart disease based on GP recorded rates mentioned in the description
• Study gender and age disparities in CHD based on the description noting it affects more men than women, with similar chances from age 50
• Model public health burden based on the description citing 2.3 million people living with CHD and 2 million affected by angina
• Investigate mortality trends for the leading cause of death in the UK based on the provided annual death figures

Strengths

• Provides context on a major public health issue, citing 73,000 annual UK deaths from CHD
• Includes population-scale estimates, referencing 2.3 million people living with CHD
• Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:32:14.040222

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Likely aggregated from General Practitioner (GP) records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:14.040222; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom