Causes of mortality in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Causes of mortality was 647,699 Deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, causes of mortality in United Kingdom stood at 647,699 Deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in United Kingdom peaked at 688,806 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 552,232 Deaths, in 2011.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 603,328 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 631,788 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 636,051 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 654,288 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 611,130 Deaths | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 627,798 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 643,754 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 616,710 Deaths | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 655,998 Deaths | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 659,537 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 655,385 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 645,078 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 673,938 Deaths | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 669,692 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 667,359 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 662,477 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 680,798 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 655,143 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 667,177 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 675,577 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 661,519 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 657,974 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 662,802 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 659,101 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 644,918 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 670,656 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 660,735 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 644,342 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 649,178 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 657,733 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 641,799 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 646,181 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 634,239 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 658,481 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 627,636 Deaths | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 645,493 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 636,007 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 629,746 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 629,172 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 632,062 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 604,393 Deaths | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 608,045 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 612,085 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 584,791 Deaths | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 582,964 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 572,224 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 574,687 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 579,697 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 559,617 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 561,666 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 552,232 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 569,024 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 576,458 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 570,341 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 602,781 Deaths | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 597,204 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 606,049 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 614,690 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 603,419 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 688,806 Deaths | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 666,629 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 656,127 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 660,807 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 647,699 Deaths | -2.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 647,699 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 647,699 Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 634,038 Deaths | 603,328 Deaths | 659,537 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 665,262 Deaths | 645,078 Deaths | 680,798 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 656,896 Deaths | 644,342 Deaths | 670,656 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 638,082 Deaths | 627,636 Deaths | 658,481 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 586,500 Deaths | 559,617 Deaths | 612,085 Deaths | 9 |
| 2010s | 585,386 Deaths | 552,232 Deaths | 614,690 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 664,014 Deaths | 647,699 Deaths | 688,806 Deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in United Kingdom?
- Causes of mortality in United Kingdom was 647,699 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 688,806 Deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 552,232 Deaths in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for causes of mortality?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.