"Figure 5: In August 2020 mortality rates for people aged under 75 years were similar to mortality rates in August 2019","" "Age-standardised mortality rates by sex, ages 0 to 74 years, deaths registered in August 2001 to 2020, England and Wales","" "","" "Notes","1. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Monthly rates in this bulletin are adjusted to allow for comparisons with annual rates. For more information, see [Section 10: Measuring the data](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/august2020#measuring-the-data). 2. Figures are for deaths registered rather than deaths occurring in each period. 3. Figures for 2020 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 4. Figures exclude non-residents of England and Wales." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Period","Males - England","Females - England","Males - Wales","Females - Wales" "August 2001","549.4","325.6","572.5","360.2" "August 2002","496.7","309.7","567.8","349.1" "August 2003","487.0","302.2","514.6","319.0" "August 2004","475.2","299.8","506.5","332.1" "August 2005","484.2","311.2","478.5","320.7" "August 2006","475.0","299.6","476.6","318.0" "August 2007","446.2","283.9","496.0","303.5" "August 2008","395.6","256.1","445.1","267.4" "August 2009","386.2","243.1","400.8","248.5" "August 2010","394.9","259.3","433.4","269.2" "August 2011","406.4","262.3","466.6","267.2" "August 2012","397.5","255.1","462.4","313.1" "August 2013","360.9","239.6","431.6","261.7" "August 2014","350.5","232.7","373.4","258.3" "August 2015","350.8","222.5","398.1","263.6" "August 2016","386.6","246.1","438.4","276.4" "August 2017","377.9","238.9","432.5","309.9" "August 2018","372.6","246.3","420.2","263.6" "August 2019","355.6","225.3","438.5","260.5" "August 2020","341.0","216.5","383.9","269.4"