The 21st Century Mortality Files record mortality in England and Wales from 2001 onwards. They are produced by the Office for National Statistics as National Statistics and are designed to complement the 20th Century Mortality Files. The data includes aggregated deaths by age-group, sex, year, and underlying cause, along with population figures.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trends in cause-specific mortality based on underlying cause of death.
- Studying mortality differences by demographic groups based on age and sex.
- Comparing mortality patterns across different years from 2001 onward.
- Calculating mortality rates using the included population data for England and Wales.
Strengths
- Aggregated data from the official national statistics agency, the Office for National Statistics.
- Designed to complement a century-long historical series (1901-2000).
- Includes population denominators, enabling rate calculations.
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
- Time Range
- 2001 onwards
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:27.061584; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England and Wales