"Figure 1: The mortality rates for March 2022 were not significantly different compared with March 2021 in England and Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) by sex, England and Wales, deaths registered in March 2001 to March 2022","" "","" "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 the [Measuring the data section](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/march2022#measuring-the-data). 2. Figures are for deaths registered rather than deaths occurring in each period. 3. Figures for 2021 and 2022 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 4. Figures exclude non-residents." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR)" "","" "Period","Males - England","Females - England","Males - Wales","Females - Wales" "Mar 2001","1622.6","1106.7","1656.1","1143.0" "Mar 2002","1430.7","987.7","1544.9","1010.9" "Mar 2003","1486.4","1050.7","1610.7","1129.0" "Mar 2004","1545.2","1092.4","1645.1","1194.3" "Mar 2005","1551.9","1141.0","1649.0","1294.0" "Mar 2006","1537.2","1091.5","1565.0","1115.0" "Mar 2007","1350.1","979.3","1375.6","1006.8" "Mar 2008","1253.0","915.9","1466.3","994.9" "Mar 2009","1251.7","897.0","1303.2","977.1" "Mar 2010","1287.6","950.7","1352.1","1022.2" "Mar 2011","1240.1","908.8","1374.2","946.3" "Mar 2012","1210.2","897.3","1311.0","937.7" "Mar 2013","1188.0","900.8","1317.1","994.9" "Mar 2014","1080.6","800.2","1197.2","823.7" "Mar 2015","1208.5","932.2","1276.1","1028.0" "Mar 2016","1231.5","911.1","1416.2","1063.1" "Mar 2017","1202.7","903.5","1302.0","938.7" "Mar 2018","1225.5","939.3","1426.1","1082.9" "Mar 2019","1049.6","777.8","1152.7","810.6" "Mar 2020","1197.2","856.9","1319.9","934.9" "Mar 2021","1130.9","829.3","1239.8","874.1" "Mar 2022","1129.6","821.5","1250.2","965.4"