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Recent mortality trends in England

This report provides up-to-date and long-term trends in mortality in England by sex, age group and cause of death, including provisional data for 2024.

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Recent mortality trends in England

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This report provides up-to-date and long-term trends in mortality in England by sex, age group and cause of death, including provisional data for 2024. By providing data on trends in life expectancy and mortality rates, it aims to:   

  • provide a complete picture of mortality trends in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020  
  • assess the extent to which levels of mortality have recovered since the pandemic to those seen before the pandemic

For queries about this report email pha-ohid@dhsc.gov.uk.

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Published 11 June 2025

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