"Figure 6: The provisional mortality rate for 2020 was significantly higher than each of the last ten years in England and each of the last nine years in Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates, England and Wales, deaths registered between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2020","" "","" "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 [Section 10: Measuring the data](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/latest#measuring-the-data). 2. Figures are for deaths registered rather than deaths occurring in each period. 3. Figures for 2020 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 4. Figures exclude non-residents." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Year ","England","Wales" "2001"," 1229.8 "," 1294.4 " "2002"," 1225.5 "," 1285.5 " "2003"," 1224.8 "," 1294.4 " "2004"," 1155.4 "," 1222.2 " "2005"," 1137.6 "," 1200.9 " "2006"," 1099.1 "," 1143.8 " "2007"," 1085.1 "," 1166.4 " "2008"," 1084.2 "," 1148.7 " "2009"," 1026.7 "," 1091.3 " "2010"," 1010.9 "," 1080.0 " "2011"," 972.6 "," 1034.4 " "2012"," 981.8 "," 1051.9 " "2013"," 978.1 "," 1058.6 " "2014"," 947.8 "," 1018.0 " "2015"," 985.9 "," 1063.7 " "2016"," 959.7 "," 1045.6 " "2017"," 959.0 "," 1035.7 " "2018"," 956.1 "," 1057.5 " "2019"," 918.6 "," 1001.0 " "2020"," 1037.3 "," 1112.7 "