Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 46,501 Show data context 43,136 Show data context 13,315 Show data context
1881 54,769 Show data context 52,036 Show data context 17,436 Show data context
1891 60,216 Show data context 19,423 Show data context
1911 60,465 Show data context 55,322 Show data context 26,420 Show data context
1931 55,142 Show data context 51,031 Show data context 37,667 Show data context
1951 58,840 Show data context 55,448 Show data context 55,448 Show data context
1961 57,936 Show data context 63,248 Show data context
1971 58,299 Show data context 55,719 Show data context 72,331 Show data context
2011 48,941 Show data context 46,074 Show data context 112,182 Show data context
2021 57,943 Show data context 54,829 Show data context 129,212 Show data context
Date Source
1861 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1861
1881 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1881
1891 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1891
1911 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1911
1931 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1931, Part I
1951 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1951, Part I
1961 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1961, Part I
1971 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1971, Part I
2011 Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics (Deaths Registered by Area of Usual Residence, UK)
2021 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age)

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Total deaths. We include here expected counts calculated from age-specific national mortality rates and census data on local age structures.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032910/cube/DEATH_TOT

Date accessed: 04th June 2026