Table 1

Heart failure in the Oxford region 1981–1983 and 2008–2010

Number of deathsRates per 100 000Ratio* of rate† in 2008–2010/ 1981–1983
Age group, years1981–19832008–20101981–19832008–2010
Men
 35–391394.92.8
 40–4421229.76.30.65
 45–49483224.09.90.41
 50–54995851.920.70.40
 55–5918276100.330.40.30
 60–64277132172.653.10.31
 65–69400177305.199.10.32
 70–74593265545.5183.50.34
 75–797984171138.4377.40.33
 80–846375971912.9796.00.42
 85+58710833623.51927.10.53
35 and over36552868255.4103.00.40
Women
 35–39551.91.5
 40–441346.31.1
 45–4911135.74.0
 50–54442023.67.20.31
 55–59632134.58.20.24
 60–641265373.620.70.28
 65–6921782143.143.60.30
 70–74477141342.489.90.26
 75–79727291668.8219.30.33
 80–849385491326.7519.40.39
 85+165117453181.11480.10.47
35 and over42722924165.762.60.38
Total79275792202.680.30.40
  • Number of mentions on death certificates, age-specific mortality rates per 100 000 population, and the age-standardised mortality rate in 2008–2010 expressed as a ratio to that in 1981–1983.

  • *Ratios compare periods covered by different versions of International Classification of Disease codes and governed by different rules for the selection of underlying cause of death.

  • †Rates given where heart failure as a cause in 2008–2010 is ≥15.