FOI reference: FOI-2026-3620
You asked
I would like to obtain the complete historical series of mortality statistics, spanning from the earliest available year of registration up to the latest fully available year.
To allow for proper data analysis, I kindly request that the records be provided in a structured, reusable format (such as CSV or Excel .xlsx) and broken down by the following variables simultaneously:
Sex / Gender 5-year age groups (e.g., 0, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, up to the oldest available bracket) ICD-10 code for the underlying cause of death
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Data on annual deaths by 4-digit International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code, 5 year age groups up to age 85 years and over, and sex, for years 2001 to 2022 are available in our Deaths registered in England and Wales – 21st century mortality dataset. Years 1901 to 2000 can be accessed via The 20th Century Mortality Files, 1901 to 2000.
The information you have requested for years 2023 to 2024 is available from our explorable dataset available on our NOMIS web service.
Instructions for use of this service
Select geography (England and Wales, regional, or by local authority).
Select age (all ages, or five year age bands).
Select gender (total, or male or female).
Select rates (all births, rates, or percentage of population, for example).
Select the ICD10 code for the underlying cause of death.
Select format (Excel or CSV, for example).
If you have any queries about these datasets, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.