"Figure 3: Dementia and Alzheimer disease was the most frequent underlying cause of death for deaths occurring in England in June 2020","" "Age-standardised mortality rate for the 10 leading causes of death, per 100,000 persons, England, deaths occurring in June 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures exclude deaths of non-residents. 2. Based on the date a death occurred rather than when it was registered. As more deaths are registered, the mortality rates for leading causes of death will change, so the provisional death occurrences data should be interpreted with caution. 3. Figures are provisional. 4. Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000 population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Monthly rates in this bulletin are adjusted to allow for comparisons with annual rates. For more information, see [Section 12: Measuring the data]( https://publishing.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19englandandwales/deathsoccurringinjune2020#measuring-the-data)." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 persons" "","" "Leading cause","June 2020","5-year average" "Dementia and Alzheimer disease","77.0","95.5" "Ischaemic heart diseases","64.6","94.5" "COVID-19","53.0","0.0" "Malignant neoplasm of
trachea bronchus and lung","40.8","52.8" "Cerebrovascular diseases","37.4","50.9" "Chronic lower respiratory diseases","29.3","46.1" "Malignant neoplasm of colon
sigmoid rectum and anus","22.7","26.4" "Symptoms signs and ill-defined conditions","20.7","21.4" "Influenza and pneumonia","18.3","37.4" "Malignant neoplasms stated or presumed
to be primary of lymphoid
haematopoietic and related tissue","16.4","20.6"