Thursday, 21 May 2015

Almost one in four deaths 'avoidable with lifestyle and healthcare changes'

Almost one in four deaths 'avoidable with lifestyle and healthcare changes' ONS study shows 23% of deaths in England and Wales in 2013 were amenable to treatment or could have been prevented through public health measures.

Nearly a quarter of deaths in England and Wales in 2013 were potentially avoidable with good healthcare, improvements to lifestyles or vaccination, the Office for National Statistics has said.

In all, 114,740 (23%) of the 506,790 deaths recorded in the two countries were either amenable to treatment or could have been prevented through public health measures, or sometimes both, according to experimental statistics published on Wednesday. Continue reading... The Guardian

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