SMR: Standardised Mortality Ratios for Wards in England and Wales, 1999-2003

Standardised Mortality Ratios (SMRs) calculated for wards in England and Wales for deaths under age 85. The data is based on mortality records from 1999 to 2003 and is produced by the Office for National Statistics as Official Statistics. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Mapping health inequalities based on ward-level mortality ratios.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of mortality for deaths under age 85.
• Benchmarking local area mortality against national averages using standardised ratios.
• Investigating temporal mortality trends from the 1999-2003 period.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 5-year period (1999-2003).
• Geographic granularity is at the ward level for England and Wales.
• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, an official statistical agency.
• Focuses on a specific demographic subset (deaths under age 85).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1999-2003 period.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Calculated from mortality data.

Time Range

1999-2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:52.974970; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wards in England and Wales