Guidance

Cold mortality monitoring report, England: quality and methodology information

Outlines the quality and methodology information (QMI) relevant to the cold mortality monitoring reports.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 18 February 2026

Applies to England

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Quality and methodology information: Cold mortality monitoring reports

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This provides full technical details on the data sources, modelling approach, assumptions, and limitations underpinning estimates of cold-associated mortality. It explains how temperature and mortality data are combined, how uncertainty is quantified, and how the statistics meet the standards expected of official statistics in development.

Published 18 February 2026