Heart attack and stroke deaths in Irish hospitals fall sharply over past decade, audit finds

In 2014, heart attacks led to 58 deaths per 1,000 discharges from hospitals. But this improved to 47 deaths per 1,000 by 2023.

The number of patients dying from heart attacks, heart failure and two types of stroke after hospital treatment has fallen significantly in just a decade as care improves, a new clinical audit of 44 hospitals has found.

The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) will on Thursday publish the National Audit of Hospital Mortality national report for 2022 and 2023.