Obesity was the cause of 429 deaths in 2014, split between 178 men and 251 women. The cause of death was most common for men in the 60-64 age bracket, whilst women aged 65-69 were most at risk.
The ONS data also shows that 2,435 people died from Type 2 Diabetes in 2014; 1,106 men and 1,329 women died from this cause. This cause of death was most common in the 85-89 age bracket, with 522 deaths.
Malnutrition was the cause of 83 deaths (27 male, 56 female), largely in the infant and elderly age brackets. Lack of food was the cause of death for two individuals, one male and one female last year.
Eating disorders were responsible for 17 deaths (five male, 12 female), broken down further the data shows 13 of these deaths were caused by Anorexia; two were caused by Bulimia, whilst the remaining two were unspecified.
Alcoholic liver disease caused 4,637 deaths, accidental poisoning by alcohol caused 396 deaths, whilst alcoholic cardiomyopathy was responsible for 89 deaths.
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol was the cause death for 509 individuals, largely found between 40-70 year olds; the degeneration of the nervous system due to alcohol was the cause of death for 14 people
Overall, there were 501,424 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2014, a fall of 1.1% compared with 2013. Cancer as a whole remained the leading cause of death, accountable for 29% of all registered deaths.
Coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death amongst males in 2014, responsible for 14.8% of all registered male deaths. The disease is often exacerbated by high cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes.
Whilst Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease was the leading cause of death for females, responsible for 13.4% of all female deaths.