Great Britain Country (Dep) : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 496,064 Show data context 495,520 Show data context 160,101 Show data context
1881 562,361 Show data context 562,064 Show data context 201,612 Show data context
1891 578,702 Show data context 195,415 Show data context
1911 597,648 Show data context 598,240 Show data context 295,866 Show data context
1931 554,275 Show data context 553,754 Show data context 414,542 Show data context
1951 613,888 Show data context 611,950 Show data context 611,950 Show data context
1961 613,733 Show data context 707,746 Show data context
1971 627,363 Show data context 624,329 Show data context 810,836 Show data context
2011 544,232 Show data context 536,254 Show data context 1,302,017 Show data context
2021 653,077 Show data context 649,077 Show data context 1,525,192 Show data context
Date Source
1861 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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, Great Britain Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10090283/cube/DEATH_TOT

Date accessed: 04th June 2026