the North West Government Region : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 79,257 Show data context 64,828 Show data context 18,469 Show data context
1881 93,127 Show data context 79,104 Show data context 25,038 Show data context
1891 114,998 Show data context 28,169 Show data context
1911 98,900 Show data context 83,165 Show data context 38,217 Show data context
1931 87,086 Show data context 75,156 Show data context 55,144 Show data context
1951 95,011 Show data context 82,147 Show data context 82,147 Show data context
1961 91,984 Show data context 93,406 Show data context
1971 88,733 Show data context 80,444 Show data context 104,619 Show data context
2011 67,457 Show data context 61,134 Show data context 149,218 Show data context
2021 80,525 Show data context 72,636 Show data context 171,784 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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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026