"Figure 6: Year-to-date mortality rates in 2022 were significantly lower than most other years in both England and Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates, England and Wales, deaths registered in January to August, 2001 to 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people, 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 the [Measuring the data section](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/august2022#measuring-the-data). 2. Figures are for deaths registered rather than deaths occurring in each period. 3. Figures for 2022 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 4. Figures exclude non-residents." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Year ","England","Wales" "2001","1251","1317.9" "2002","1231.4","1292.1" "2003","1211","1286.3" "2004","1158.6","1220.3" "2005","1162.8","1234.4" "2006","1129.2","1178.5" "2007","1098.5","1184" "2008","1071.6","1135.5" "2009","1027.9","1093.6" "2010","1003.5","1070.1" "2011","982.4","1047.1" "2012","995.3","1060.2" "2013","1003.9","1087.2" "2014","934.4","997.7" "2015","1006.3","1082.8" "2016","968.2","1059.5" "2017","971.8","1054.4" "2018","997.2","1094.9" "2019","917.6","995.2" "2020","1061.5","1096.8" "2021","982.9","1039.4" "2022","940.6","1015.7"