Topic
Deaths
Deaths broken down by age, sex, area and cause of death. These data inform policy decisions, help monitor the health of the population, and monitor progress against government goals, such as reducing infant mortality rates.
Headline facts and figures
Deaths registered annually
581,363
in 2023, up 0.7% from 2022
Alcohol-specific deaths
10,473
in 2023, the highest number on record
Suicides registered
up 7.6%
in 2023 compared with 2022, with 6,069 deaths
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Featured
Child and infant mortality rose slightly in 2022
Mortality rate per 1,000 live births, England and Wales, 1980 to 2022
- In 2022, the infant (aged under 1 year) mortality rate was 3.9 per 1,000 live births, up from 3.7 in the previous year.
- Of infant deaths in 2022, 75% were of neonates (aged under 28 days).
- The mortality rate for children (aged 1 to 15 years) was 10 per 100,000 people in 2022, up from 8 in the previous year.
Data
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Live births, stillbirths and linked infant deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Annual statistics on births and infant deaths based on babies born in a calendar year that died before their first birthday linked to their corresponding birth notification and their corresponding death registration.
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex, region and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), in the latest weeks for which data are available.
Methodology and quality information
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Supporting information for mortality statistics, which present figures on deaths registered in England and Wales in a specific week, month, quarter or year.
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Supporting information for Child and infant mortality statistics, which presents final statistics on stillbirths, infant deaths and childhood deaths that occurred in England and Wales in a calendar year.
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Quality and methodology information for mortality statistics in England and Wales, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.
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Use our new interactive tool to track the latest trends in weekly deaths data in England and Wales.
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