After adjusting for age, Liverpool matched the England average for emergency heart-attack admissions across 2016–2021. Call 999 immediately for chest pain — fast treatment saves heart muscle.
95% confidence interval: 96.4–104.0 ratio.
Fingertips comparison: Similar England. Age-adjusted: 100.1 means above the expected level (England = 100).
Recorded value (Liverpool)
2016/17 - 20/21: 100.1
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Source & provenance
Indicator:
Heart attack (myocardial infarction): emergency hospital admissions (ID 93232)
Source:
OHID, based on ONS and NHS England hospital data
Area:
Liverpool (E08000012), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:
2016/17 – 20/21; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:
Persons, All ages
Note:
Five financial years pooled; selected archived release — now several years old.
Old data: five years pooled to 2020/21, including pandemic disruption of hospital-going. Labelled honestly — this card retains the selected archived period.
A ratio, not a rate: 135 means 35% above age-adjusted expectation, not 135 admissions.
Emergency admissions only; milder or fatal-before-hospital events are counted elsewhere.
Lower means fewer emergency admissions than expected. Shown in words, not colour.
Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.