You asked
Please can you send me the the death rates from 2018 to 2020.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We are responsible for the production of mortality data in England and Wales. This is derived using information collected from the death certificates at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
We published annual mortality rates in ad hoc dataset, published on 12 January 2021: Annual deaths and mortality rates, 1938 to 2020 (provisional). Please see the following table showing the crude mortality rate per 100,000 population.
| Year | Number of deaths | Population (Thousands) | Crude mortality rate (per 100,000 population) | Age-standardised mortality rate (per 100,000 population) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 608,002 | 59,829 | 1,016.2 | 1,043.5 |
| 2019 | 530,841 | 59,440 | 893.1 | 925.0 |
| 2018 | 541,589 | 59,116 | 916.1 | 965.4 |
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.xls .csvPlease note: 2020 mortality data is still in a provisional state so figures may change in the future as we receive new death registrations. Death registrations that were delayed due to inquests, autopsies etc, these will be added to the annual death registered series and a final annual rate for 2020 will be calculated. Finalised annual figures are expected to be published in summer 2021.
If you would like to discuss these statistics further, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk