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UKHSA publishes latest Cold mortality monitoring report

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its latest Cold mortality monitoring report, providing estimates of deaths associated with cold weather in England during winter 2025 to 2026.

Findings from the report show that 2,200 deaths were associated with cold weather across 5 cold weather episodes. This was lower than the estimated 2,544 cold-associated deaths recorded across 3 cold weather episodes during winter 2024 to 2025. The most severe episode, a 9-day period in early January, was associated with an estimated 1,563 cold-associated deaths.

Other key findings from the report include:

  • cold-associated deaths were recorded in all regions except the North East
  • the North West experienced the highest mortality rate, with 52 cold-associated deaths per million population, followed by the East Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber
  • circulatory diseases caused the highest number of cold-associated deaths, with an estimated 757 deaths linked to these conditions
  • deaths from circulatory conditions, cancer, accidents and injuries, and other causes all became more likely as temperatures fell, with the strongest relationship seen for circulatory diseases
  • influenza and pneumonia showed a different pattern, with mortality risk increasing during both very cold weather and some milder periods, suggesting a complex interaction between cold weather and seasonal infections
  • dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and chronic lower respiratory diseases, showed a similar pattern to influenza and pneumonia, though with less extreme changes

    • The report found that regional differences in cold-associated mortality do not always reflect differences in winter temperatures. Although the North East experienced colder temperatures than many other regions, no cold-associated deaths were identified there during the monitoring period. In contrast, the North West recorded the highest mortality rate.

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