"Figure 4: Ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in Wales in July 2020","" "Age-standardised mortality rate for the 10 leading causes of death, per 100,000 people, Wales, deaths registered in July 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people, 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 11: Measuring the data](https://publishing.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/july2020#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. 5. Deaths “due to COVID-19” include only deaths where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Leading cause","July 2020","5-year average" "Ischaemic heart diseases","104.1","103.3" "Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease","89.9","89.7" "Malignant neoplasm of trachea bronchus and lung","55.7","57.6" "Cerebrovascular diseases","50.0","54.9" "Chronic lower respiratory diseases","40.9","47.4" "Influenza and pneumonia","37.6","43.6" "Malignant neoplasm of colon sigmoid rectum and anus","33.5","27.7" "Symptoms signs and ill-defined conditions","24.0","21.6" "Malignant neoplasm of prostate","18.7","19.0" "Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease","17.7","11.8"