Claim: There has been a rise in deaths from heart disease.
Fact-check: The heart disease death rate isn't increasing - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the number of under 75s in the uk dying from heart disease increased slightly between 2016 and 2017. but the total number of deaths from heart disease decreased.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-05-15T00:00:00