Database
The Preventable Deaths Tracker is the first and only centralised database of all coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths reports (PFDs) in England and Wales that provides real-time statistics and structured data downloads.
Yearly average
From Jan 2014 to end 2024
451
Mean number of reports published each year, for full calendar years.
Year to date
384
Published coroners’ PFD reports in 2025.
Interactive Dashboard
Filter the data by the date of report, the names of organisations sent reports (i.e. Addressees), up to 12 Coroner Areas, or individual coroners’ names to get the statistics you need. You can select multiple filters at once, download reports, and save outputs using the My Account feature.
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Geography
Reports
From July 2013 to present
5855
Deaths
From July 2013 to present
6116
Published coroners’ Prevention of Future Deaths reports in England and Wales.
Completed
From July 2013 to present
60.3%
Reports with all published responses
Overdue
From July 2013 to present
25.0%
Reports without any published responses
Partial
From July 2013 to present
13.4%
Reports with some, but not all, required responses published
Pending
Due within 56 days of report date
1.3%
Responses due for reports published in last 56 days
Organisations sent reports
From July 2013 to present
2202
Number of individuals or organisations listed as addressees on coroners’ reports
Loss of life cost
From July 2013 to present
£16bn
UK Gov – Average appraisal value estimates per death (£ in 2023 prices)
Responses by addressees
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Response status by year
From July 2013 to present
Responses by area
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
Responses by coroner
Top 30 from July 2013 to present
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