Claim: The number of deaths from diabetes is up 86%, from prostate cancer is up 53%, from Parkinson's is up 79%, from breast cancer is up 47% and from bowel cancer is up 46%.
Fact-check: Non-Covid deaths in private homes are up, but have decreased elsewhere - Full Fact
Verdict: this refers to the number of deaths in private homes registered in england between march and september this year compared to the five-year average. across all locations, the numbers of deaths from some of these diseases are in line with historic averages.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-10-21T00:00:00