Office for National Statistics data on death registrations in England and Wales by area of usual residence. The release contains summary tables with key mortality measures, including numbers, rates, and age-standardised mortality rates, as well as numbers of deaths by age and sex. This dataset is designated as National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Calculate age-standardised mortality rates based on the summary measures provided.
- Analyze mortality disparities by geographic area of usual residence.
- Study mortality trends by age and sex groups as described in the data tables.
Strengths
- Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality assurance.
- Includes age-standardised mortality rates, a key measure for comparisons.
- Produced by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Collection Method
- Administrative registration data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:23.323315; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England and Wales