On 6 August, the Office for National Statistics published data and a report on deaths registered in England and Wales in 2018. Throughout 2018, 541,589 deaths were registered in England and Wales. Comparing to 2017, this indicates an increase of 1,6% and subsequently the highest annual number since 1999. A comment as part of the report puts the increased number into perspective, since 2011 death rates remained relatively stable when age and population size are taken into account. The report also highlighted that while stillbirths, neonatal and infant deaths all decreased in England in 2018, deaths due to dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) continued to increase and remained the leading cause of death, accounting for 12.8% of all deaths registered.
Recent statistics show dementia is primary cause of death in England and Wales
06/08/2019
