Mortality Statistics: Deaths Registered in England and Wales in 2024

Product Description

Registered deaths by age, sex, selected underlying causes of death and the leading causes of death. Contains death rates and death registrations by area of residence and single year of age.

Main points

• There were 568,613 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2024, a decrease of 2.2% compared with 2023 (581,363 deaths).
• The age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) in England and Wales was 930.5 deaths per 100,000 people, the lowest since our time series began in 1994.
• For the third consecutive year, the North East was the region of England with the highest ASMRs for both males (1,210.3) and females (908.4); among females, this rate has remained highest in the North East since 2015.
• In Wales, Merthyr Tydfil continued to have the highest ASMR for males (1,478.2); Blaenau Gwent continued to have the highest ASMR for females (1,111.3).
• Dementia and Alzheimer's disease continued to be the leading cause of death in England and Wales, with 68,273 deaths registered (12.1% of all deaths).