Sentences with phrase «excess winter deaths»

«We continue to have one of the highest excess winter death rates in Europe, higher than many of our colder Scandinavian neighbours.

«Last year's cold winter saw the number of excess winter deaths jump by nearly a third, according to official data.

«In this country we have a shocking excess winter death rate.

Citizens Advice, the NICE committee on preventing excess winter deaths, and leading academics together with the Chair of the Government's Fuel Poverty Advisory Group will explore each of these in turn, drawing upon the experience of those attending the conference.

Not so in England and Wales: «An estimated 31,100 excess winter deaths occurred in England and Wales in 2012/13 — a 29 % increase compared with the previous winter» (Office for National Statistics).

-- My research of UK govt reports show excess winter deaths, which had declined for fifty years, end decline mid 1990s, began a marked increase after as cost of fuel increased.

Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that despite the UK experiencing a relatively mild winter in 2011 - 12, there were still 24,000 excess winter deaths in England and Wales.

There are some 23,000 excess winter deaths, as they are unattractively called, each year as a result of fuel poverty, and the situation is becoming ever more challenging.

Cold homes due to fuel poverty, especially in deprived communities, are one of the most critical causes of excess winter deaths.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Social Justice spokesperson, Peter Black AM, has called on Welsh Labour Government to do more to tackle fuel poverty after figures have shown that there were 640 more «excess winter deaths» last year compared to the previous year.

The majority of excess winter deaths are in people aged over 75 years... Not having central heating is strongly correlated to a greater risk of death... after a cold spell, it takes over a month for death levels to return to normal... [bold added]

-- Excess winter deaths in the tens of thousands attributed to energy poverty since 2000.

The number of excess winter deaths has fallen since, and insulation standards have improved, but Ireland still experiences more excess winter deaths than the most of Europe, according to the Institute of Public Health.

During the frigid winter of 2014, the number of «excess winter deaths» reached 49,260, of which about 14,780 were due to people living in cold homes that they couldn't afford to heat.