Mortality by ethnic group following death certification reform, England and Wales: 2025

Summary

Deaths by ethnic group, based on the ethnicity field introduced as part of death certification reform.

Publications

• Mortality by ethnic group following death certification reform, England and Wales: 2025

  Analysis of the ethnic group field on the medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) from deaths registered in 2025.

Data

• Mortality by ethnic group following death certification reform, England and Wales

  Death registrations in England and Wales in 2025 by ethnic group, month, age and area; agreement of recorded ethnic group in death registrations in 2025, Census 2021, and Hospital Episodes Statistics by 18-category and five-category ethnic groups.

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