Claim: 24,300 people died from preventable causes over winter last year.
Fact-check: How many excess deaths are there in winter? - Full Fact
Verdict: 24,300 more people died during the winter in 2015/16 than the average over the months before and after. these deaths are known as excess winter deaths and are largely attributed to respiratory diseases, circulatory conditions or dementia.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2016-12-06T00:00:00