Official Statistics

Excess mortality for people referred to secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 74), 2022 to 2024

This indicator is a measure of the extent to which adults in contact with secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 74) die younger than those who are not.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 2 September 2026

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Excess mortality for people referred to secondary mental health services (aged 18 to 74), 2022 to 2024

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/excess-under-75-mortality-rates-in-adults-with-serious-mental-illness/2022-to-2024

Details

A patient is classed as being in contact with secondary mental health services if they had an open referral with secondary mental health services in the 5 years before their death using data from the Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS).

Published 2 September 2026