"Figure 1: The long-term decline in avoidable mortality in England was reversed in 2020 by significant increases in avoidable rates","" "Age-standardised avoidable mortality rates by sex and selected deciles, England, 2001 to 2020 ","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year and exclude deaths of non-residents. 2. Age-standardised mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 people, stratified by sex and standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. 3. Deprivation deciles are based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Most deprived areas refer to decile 1, and least deprived to decile 10." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 people" "","" "Year","Males - Most deprived","Males - Least deprived","Females - Most deprived","Females - Least deprived" "2001","787.1","259.9","429.5","158.8" "2002","769.5","256.4","416.7","156.0" "2003","749.6","245.6","413.6","150.3" "2004","718.4","229.9","390.4","139.1" "2005","689.0","219.9","376.0","136.1" "2006","671.7","211.4","376.5","138.1" "2007","661.7","201.4","370.4","131.6" "2008","660.2","196.3","373.2","127.7" "2009","632.0","186.0","341.5","120.6" "2010","597.0","183.7","346.6","122.0" "2011","590.6","167.7","336.1","112.5" "2012","563.4","163.0","334.7","111.2" "2013","558.0","166.8","332.3","110.9" "2014","568.2","161.7","334.0","107.1" "2015","559.4","160.9","341.6","105.8" "2016","567.8","155.9","351.7","103.3" "2017","556.2","151.4","344.5","100.2" "2018","553.4","152.6","347.1","101.5" "2019","535.7","150.3","342.9","97.4" "2020","653.6","170.9","391.3","107.1"