Deaths Registered in England and Wales (Series DR), 2013

29 Oct 2014 03:28 PM

Key Findings

• There were 506,790 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2013, a rise of 1.5% compared with 2012.
• Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) decreased in 2013. There were 11,583 deaths per million population for males and 8,526 deaths per million population for females. Since 2003, ASMRs have fallen by 22% for men and 19% for women.
• Cancers (neoplasms) were the broad disease group (based on International Classification of Diseases (ICD) chapters) for which the largest percentage of deaths were registered in 2013, accounting for 29% of all deaths.
• The leading cause of death for males in 2013 was ischaemic heart diseases (15.4% of all male deaths). For females, the leading cause was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (12.2% of all female deaths).

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