Mortality rates vary by UK region
While mortality rates have continued to fall, new figures show that they vary greatly between different regions of the UK. Death rates in the 10 poorest areas are almost double those in the 10 wealthiest, according the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Glasgow had the UK’s highest age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) in 2014. In Glasgow, more than 1,380 people died for every 100,000, compared to around 750 in Lewes, the area with the lowest ASMR. Overall, Scotland had the highest mortality rate at 1,116.9, with England the lowest at 946.7 while Wales and Northern Ireland were both in the low 1,000s.
North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire are in the top five regions, as well as Manchester and Middlesbrough. The five areas with the lowest rates are all in the south of England, with the lowest three all within London boroughs.