"Figure 1: Age-standardised mortality rates for England and Wales in 2021 are higher when using 2021 mid-year population estimates, compared with 2018-based population projections","" "Age standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) by sex, using 2018-based population projections and 2021 mid-year population estimates, England and Wales, deaths registered 2021","" "","" "Notes","1. Based on deaths registered rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. 2. Rates have been calculated using the most up-to-date population estimates when the statistics were published. 3. ASMRs are standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population, expressed per 100,000 population; they allow comparisons between populations with different age structures, including between males and females and over time. For more information on these rates, please see our [User guide to mortality statistics](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/methodologies/userguidetomortalitystatisticsjuly2017)." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Sex","ASMR using 2018-based population projections","ASMR using 2021 mid-year population estimates" "Persons","990.7","1014.3" "Males","1159.3","1196.8" "Females","849.5","865.6"