Release: Monthly Provisional Figures on Deaths Registered by Area of Usual Residence - England and Wales, December 2011

Monthly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered by area of usual residence, England and Wales.

For information on data quality, legislation and procedures relating to mortality statistics, please see Mortality Metadata and Mortality Summary Quality Report.

The Vital Statistics: Population and Health Reference Tables provide quarterly and annual mortality data for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. Monthly Figures on Deaths Registered by Area of Usual Residence provide final monthly data for England and Wales. Weekly provisional deaths registered in England and Wales provide provisional weekly data on deaths registered in England and Wales.

There is also an interactive mapping tool which enables trends in mortality to be analysed at the local level.

We welcome feedback on the content, format and relevance of this release. The Health and Life Events (HLED) User Engagement Strategy outlines the divisional approach to user engagement.