Release

Impact of registration delays on mortality statistics in England and Wales: 2022

Release date: 9 July 2024 9:30am

Summary

Analysis of the time taken to register deaths, by cause of death, area of usual residence, age, sex, and certification type.

Publications

Data

  • Impact of registration delays on mortality statistics

    Annual data on the number of deaths registered in England and Wales by age group, sex, year, underlying cause of death, and deprivation, as defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision. Tables also provide both mortality rates and numbers of deaths over time.

Contact details

Name

Data Insights and Data Science team

Email

health.data@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1329 444110

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest