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Registrar General Annual Report 2023 Cause of Death

Date published: 21 November 2024

Statistics: Births, deaths and marriages,  Cause of Death,  Registrar General Annual Report

In 2023...

There were 17,254 deaths registered.  Accidents was the leading cause of death in younger age groups, ischaemic heart disease was top among those aged 55 to 79 and in the 80 and over group the leading cause was dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Documents

  • Cause of Death 2023 Tables Microsoft Excel (852 KB)
  • Cause of Death 2023 Tables - ODS OpenDocument spreadsheet (718 KB)

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

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