In 2003 there were 612,000 deaths in the UK. For the first half of the twentieth century there was no strong trend in the number of deaths. There was noticeable annual fluctuation, including at the time of both wars. The peak number of deaths in the twentieth century (715,200 deaths) occurred in 1918 at the time of an influenza pandemic.
There are over 1,650 deaths every day in the UK
1 in 5 male deaths occur before the age of 65
Source: Office for National Statistics
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