Annual deaths in the UK, 2000 to 2020

Release date:
28 January 2021

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​Please provide total deaths in the UK, with data shown yearly from 2000 to 2020.

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Thank you for your request.

We are responsible for the production of Mortality data for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.

However, we do publish headline figures within our Vital statistics in the UK: births, deaths and marriages. The latest data available is 2019.

Total UK deaths
YearUnited KingdomEngland and WalesEngland WalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
2019604,707530,841496,37033,18358,10815,758
2018616,014541,589505,85934,40658,50315,922
2017607,172533,253498,88233,24857,88316,036
2016597,206525,048490,79133,06656,72815,430
2015602,782529,655495,30933,19857,57915,548
2014570,341501,424468,87531,43954,23914,678
2013576,458506,790473,55232,13854,70014,968
2012569,024499,331466,77931,50254,93714,756
2011552,232484,367452,86230,42653,66114,204
2010561,666493,242461,01731,19753,96714,457
2009559,617491,348459,24131,00653,85614,413
2008579,697509,090475,76332,06655,70014,907
2007574,687504,052470,72132,14855,98614,649
2006572,224502,599470,32631,08355,09314,532
2005582,964512,993479,67832,16255,74714,224
2004584,791514,250480,71732,31756,18714,354
2003612,085539,151504,12733,81058,47214,462
2002608,045535,356500,79233,31458,10314,586
2001604,393532,498497,87833,24957,38214,513
2000610,579537,877503,02633,50157,79914,903

Download this table Total UK deaths

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2020

According to the following publication, Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional, using the latest data available for w/e 1st January 2021 (week 53) there have been 614,114 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020.

Whilst the data has not yet been finalised for 2020, all three Statistical authorities have published blogs with year end figures.

England and Wales - https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/01/12/counting-deaths-involving-coronavirus-a-year-in-review/

Scotland - https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/annual-deaths-excess-deaths-1855-2020.xlsx

Northern Ireland - https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/monthly-deaths

Please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk if you require any further information.

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