Introduction
Monitoring trends in mortality is central to understanding the health of our population.
This profile provides trends in mortality rates for a wide range of causes of death, allowing outcomes to be easily compared. Data for regions and local authorities allow rates to be compared between geographies.
Rates are provided using three-year rolling averages and single year (where appropriate) time periods, and are presented in topic-related domains such as 'Cancer' and 'Circulatory disease'.
Updated mid-year population estimates
Mortality rates from 2012 onwards have been calculated with population estimates from the Office for National Statistics, which are rebased on results of the 2021 Census. Mortality rates now presented in the profile are not comparable with rates published in earlier versions.
Next update
December 2024: Annual update, to include 2023 data (TBC)
Contact us
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Recent updates
For information on updates to indicators, please refer to the table of updates.
March 2024
Revisions have been made to the 'Infant mortality rate' indicator, due to issues found with the number of live births used for the 2020 to 2022 data. More information on this revision can be found in the indicator metadata.
Alcohol Profile indicators 'Alcohol-related mortality' and 'Alcohol-specific mortality' have been added to the tool, accessed through the 'Other mortality' topic.
February 2024
18 new indicators have been added to the tool in this release:
- 14 were previously reported in the Wider Impacts of COVID-19 on Health (WICH) tool and/or NHS England’s Mortality Compendium
- 4 have been included to present mortality rates by any mention of a cause on the death certificate, for causes such as diabetes and hypertensive disease
36 indicators have been updated within this release:
- 33 indicators have previously been produced for the Mortality Profile, including mortality rates for all causes, cancer and circulatory disease
- 3 indicators have been drawn from other profiles, including suicide rates
Full details can be found in the table of updates, available at the top of this section, and a statistical commentary is available on GOV.UK.
March 2023
13 indicators have been added to the tool within this release.
- 12 have been created specifically for this release, including mortality rates for deaths due to COVID-19 and deaths from dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- 1 indicator has been copied over from the Public Health Outcomes Framework
23 indicators have been updated within this release.
- 8 indicators have previously been produced for the Mortality Profile, including mortality rates for all causes and deaths involving COVID-19
- 15 indicators have been drawn from other profiles, including preventable mortality rates
Full details can be found in the table of updates, available at the top of this section, and a statistical commentary is available onGOV.UK.
