Causes of Death Registered in England and Wales
Key Findings• There were 506,790 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2013, a rise of 1.5% compared with 2012.• Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) decreased in 2013. There were 11,583 deaths permillion population for males and 8,526 deaths per million population for females. Since 2003,ASMRs have fallen by 22% for men and 19% for women.• Cancers (neoplasms) were the broad disease group (based on International Classification ofDiseases (ICD) chapters) for which the largest percentage of deaths were registered in 2013,accounting for 29% of all deaths.• The leading cause of death for males in 2013 was ischaemic heart diseases (15.4% of all male deaths).
- For females, the leading cause was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (12.2% of all female deaths).
The 10 leading causes of death have been ranked to provide a summary for both males and females.Key Mortality TrendsThere were 506,790 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2013, compared with 499,331 in2012, a rise of 1.5%. The total number of deaths in 2013 comprised 245,585 male and 261,205female deaths. This represents a rise of 2.2% for males and 0.8% for females, compared with 2012.This is the first time since 2008 that annual death registrations have been above half a million.Mortality rates take into account the size and age structure of the population, which impacts on the number of deaths. Mortality rates for both males and females continued their long-term downward trend, despite the small increase in the number of deaths in 2013.
Leading Causes of death for men.
1 Ischaemic heart diseases37,7972 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung16,818.3 Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease15,2624 Chronic lower respiratory diseases15,021.5 Cerebrovascular diseases14,0586 Influenza and Pneumonia11,426.7 Malignant neoplasm of prostate9,726.8 Malignant neoplasm of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus7,6699 Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue6,311.10 Diseases of liver4,661Leading causes of death for women.1 Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease31,8502 Ischaemic heart diseases26,0753 Cerebrovascular diseases20,706.4 Influenza and Pneumonia15,3615 Chronic lower respiratory diseases14,927.6 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung13,619.7 Malignant neoplasms of female breast10,1448 Malignant neoplasm of colon, sigmoid.6,5699. Diseases of the urinary system5457.10. Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease5012.More information.   Prepaid funeral plans!  Page on what to do on death