Between 2014 and 2017 , the number of people aged 75 and younger dying from diabetes and circulatory failure rose for the first time in 50 years , according to the British Heart Foundation ( 2017 ) . It said there were 42,384 deaths in 2017 , compared with 41,042 in 2014 , as well as a 20 % increase in mortality rates among people aged below 65 . The report said a reduction in improvements to premature death rates was partly to blame and also cited " stark inequalities " that put some residents in poorer UK regions at greater risk .
Between 2014 and 2017, the number of people aged 75 and younger dying from heart and circulatory diseases rose for the first time in 50 years, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). It said there were 42,384 deaths in 2017, compared with 41,042 in 2014, as well as a 4% increase in mortality rates among people aged below 65. The BHF said a downturn in improvements to premature death rates was partly to blame and also cited "stark inequalities" that put some residents in poorer UK regions at greater risk.