Sentence examples for excess winter from inspiring English sources

And excess winter deaths seem to be increasing: despite last year's mild winter, an estimated 43,900 excess winter deaths occurred – a rise of 140% on the previous year and the worst statistics since 1999-2000.

The director of Age UK, Caroline Abrahams, said: "Excess winter deaths are preventable and today's figures are a damning indictment of our failure to address the scandal of cold homes in this country.

Last week, official data showed excess winter deaths in the UK rose year by almost a third.

In Europe, countries with the mildest winter climates exhibited the highest excess winter mortality than countries with severe winter climates (7– 9).

A 2011 World Health Organisation report estimates that about 30% of excess winter death are directly related to cold housing.

5.23pm GMT Q: Excess winter deaths are up 29%.

And everyone blamed each other for the "excess winter deaths".

Circulatory diseases caused almost a quarter of all excess winter deaths, and dementia and Alzheimer's disease were responsible for more excess winter deaths (9,100) than ever before.

The latest figures on excess winter deaths are due on Wednesday.

"As a country we need to be ashamed of the excess winter deaths in the UK.

He said the effect of warming on reducing excess winter deaths was modest by comparison.