Under 75 Mortality Rate from Cardiovascular Disease (NHSOF 1.1)

Directly standardised mortality rates from cardiovascular disease for people under 75, per 100,000 population. This dataset is part of the NHS Outcomes Framework (NHSOF 1.1) and is published by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence. The current version was updated in February 2017, with a next version due in November 2017.

Use Cases

• Monitor NHS accountability for preventing premature cardiovascular deaths based on the stated purpose.
• Analyze trends in age-standardized cardiovascular mortality rates for the under-75 population.
• Benchmark regional or temporal performance against the NHS Outcomes Framework indicator.
• Model public health interventions targeting cardiovascular disease based on mortality trends.

Strengths

• Data is part of an official NHS accountability framework (NHSOF 1.1).
• Published under the permissive Open Government Licence.
• Available in accessible file formats (Excel and CSV).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count and geographic scope are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national health statistics and death registrations.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the provided metadata.

Freshness

Update frequency appears to be approximately annual, with a version due in November 2017.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified, but the NHS framework suggests data for England.