England and Wales

Civilian Population

The data given here represent only the civilian population. During the periods between pre-war and post-war censuses (1912-20 and 1939-50), population estimates exclude the military while death counts exclude military deaths that occurred abroad. For all other years, the period data in this series are identical to those given for the total population. This series also includes cohort life tables, but we caution the user that they are of questionable value for cohorts that experienced significant military losses during war. For details, please see the Background and Documentation.

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England and Wales, Total Population

Data Files Explanation (for all countries)

Background and Documentation (for England and Wales)

List of Data Sources (for England and Wales)

1. Births 1838-2003
   
   
2. Deaths 1841-2003 Lexis triangles 1x1 5x1
   
   
3. Population size (January 1st) 1841-2004 1-year 5-year
   
   
4. Exposure-to-risk
   

   By year of death (period)

   • 1841-2003 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10

   By year of birth (cohort)

   • 1764-1973 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10


5. Death rates
   

   By year of death (period)

• 1841-2003 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10

By year of birth (cohort)

• 1764-1973 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10


6. Life tables
   

   By year of death (period)
   1841-2003

• Female 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10
• Male  1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10
• Total 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10

By year of birth (cohort)
1841-1912

• Female 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10
• Male 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10
• Total 1x1 1x5 1x10 5x1 5x5 5x10


7. Life expectancy at birth
   

   By year of death (period)
   

   • 1841-2003

By year of birth (cohort)


• 1841-1912

8. Raw Data
   
   - General Information on Input Database
   - Structure of Data Files
   - Births 1838-2003
   - Deaths 1838-2003
           - Lexis map showing format of raw death counts
   - Population Size 1841-2003
           - Lexis map showing format of raw population counts
   - Notes regarding raw data
   - Reference file

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