Stroke & Cardiovascular Disease JSNA

The Department of Health and Social Care have a Cardiovascular Disease profile on their “Fingertips” data tool, where the latest information can be viewed:

The following information is a summary of key findings from this information when viewed in 2025.

Heart

Coronary Heart Disease Admissions

• Rate: 488.3 per 100,000 in Hartlepool (2023/24)
• Higher than the national average (390.6)
• Hartlepool’s admissions are in the highest 25% of all local authorities in England, 2nd highest in the region.
• Trend: Declining since 2007/08 but consistently above national average.

Heart Failure Admissions

• Rate: 179.0 per 100,000 (2023/24)
• Similar to national average (179.4)
• Trend: Similar to national trend with increase in last 10 years.

Under 75 mortality from Ischaemic Heart Disease

• Rate: 52.6 per 100,000 (2021-2023)
• Higher than the North East (48.0) and England (41.2)
• Hartlepool has the 4th highest rate in the North East.
• Trend: Declined from 2001-03 till the mid 2010s but then plateaued. Similar trend seen nationally but Hartlepool rate consistently worse than national average.

Deaths at home (or usual place of residence) from Heart Failure

• 48.8% for 2021-2023.
• Lower than regional (55.5%) and national (59.6%) averages.
• Declined to 37.8% by 2018-19 then this has since risen at a consistent rate however remains significantly worse than the England average.

Stroke

Hospital Admissions

• Rate: 182.1 per 100,000 in 2023/24
• Higher than the national average (173.1)
• Rank: Middle range (25th-75th percentile) among local authorities of England.
• Trend: Fluctuated around national average since 2003/04; increased between 2015/16 to 2018/19, then declined but remains slightly higher than England.

Under 75 Mortality

• Rate: 14.9 per 100,000 (2021-23)
• Lower than the North East (15.3), higher than England (12.7)
• Rank: Middle range of local authorities of England.
• Trend: Consistently above national average since 2001-03; increased between 2011-13 and 2016-18 then declined to a rate not significantly different from England since 2019-21.

Over 74 Mortality

• Rate: 454.0 per 100,000 (2021-23)
• Higher than the national average (419.6)
• Rank: Middle range of local authorities of England
• Trend: Mirrors national trend since 2004-06

Risk Factors

Hypertension (QOF Prevalence)

• Rate: 18.0% Hartlepool’s patients (2023/24)
• Consistently higher than regional and national averages.
• Trend: Increasing since 2012/13.

Overweight and Obesity

• Rate: 77.2% in 2023/24
• Higher than the North East (70.4%) and England (64.5%)
• Rank: Highest prevalence in the country of all local authorities.

Obesity

• Rate: 37.9% in 2023/24
• Higher than the regional and national averages.
• Rank: Lowest ranking / highest prevalence local authority in England..
• Trend: Increasing since 2015/16.

Physical Inactivity

• 30.5% in 2023/24
• Higher than the North East (24.9%) and England (22.0%)
• Rank: Lowest 25th percentile of local authorities in England; highest in the North East
• Trend: Consistently higher than regionally and nationally; increased again after a brief decline in 2021/22.

Smoking (18 + years)

• 13.5% in 2023
• Consistently higher than regional and national averages.
• Rank: 2nd highest of North East local authorities.
• Trend: Decreasing in line with national rate , consistently above national average/

NHS Health Check

• 10.9% in 2024/25
• Higher than the North East (9.1%) and England (9.0%)
• Rank: Middle range of local authorities in England (25th-75th percentile); 3rd highest of North East local authorities.
• Trend:  Roughly follows national trend though large increase from 2023/24 to 2024/25 saw Hartlepool rate rise above national rate after 5 years of being below national rate.

The Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University provides estimated projections of conditions for both the Adult and Older People population.

• The total population aged 18-64 predicted to have a longstanding health condition caused by a stroke is predicted to decrease by 6.9% from 2023 to 2030 and decrease by 5.75% to 2040.
• The total population aged 65 and over predicted to have any cardiovascular disease is predicted to increase between 2023 and 2030 by 14.62% and by 28.45% by 2040 (from 2023 to 2040).