Tracking deaths, part 2: Geography

A coronial Atlas of Variation

Where a coroner works may determine whether or not they write a Prevention of Future Deaths report (PFD) following an inquest.

Across England and Wales, there are 82 coroners’ areas. Using the Preventable Deaths Tracker, we can look at how many PFDs are written in each area.

Knowing that 4,525 PFDs have been published to date, we could expect approximat…