"Figure 4: The North East had the highest age-standardised mortality rates in 2019","" "Age-standardised mortality rates, males and females, English regions and Wales, 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Based on deaths registered in each calendar year. 2. These rates are for all ages and are standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. 3. Geographies are based on boundaries correct as of February 2020." "Unit","Deaths per 100,000 population" "","" "Region of usual residence","Males","Females" "North East","1220.9","919.8" "North West","1190.5","893.1" "Wales","1162.6","868.1" "Yorkshire and the Humber","1172.0","860.7" "West Midlands","1119.4","818.5" "East Midlands","1105.7","831.4" "East Midlands","1018.9","761.9" "South West","1025.0","738.8" "South East","988.5","730.0" "London","949.9","692.8"