Cancer was most common cause of death in 2016
525,048 deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2016, reports the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease of 0.9 percent after the large increase seen in 2015.
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525,048 deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2016, reports the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease of 0.9 percent after the large increase seen in 2015.