Written questions

Sepsis: Death

Lords · Question HL9680 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

To ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths have been reported where the cause of death was sepsis, either on its own or with other factors, each month in the past 10 years.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 30 Jul 2025

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes annual data on the number of death registrations where sepsis was the underlying cause of death, and where sepsis was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, in England and Wales, since 2001. ONS has...