Data sources used to derive deprivation and region specific life tables, England and Wales, 1998
| England | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| *0.35% of male and 0.20% of female deaths could not be attributed to an electoral ward or electoral division and were excluded from the analyses. | ||
| Registered deaths* | Average annual number of deaths by single year of age, sex and electoral ward or electoral division for 1997–1999 obtained directly from the Office for National Statistics. | |
| Population counts | Ward level population estimates in three broad age bands: under 16, 16–64, and 65 years and over for 1998.16 | Counts of patients registered with general practitioners in 1998 from the National Health Service Administrative Register, by single year of age, sex, and electoral division obtained directly from the Local Government Data Unit for Wales. |
| Age and sex structure | Proportion of population under 1 year, 1–4 years, and five year age groups up to 90 and over for each local authority in England from the 2001 census.17 | |
| Deprivation measure | The income domain score of the indices of multiple deprivation 2000 for each electoral ward or electoral division.16,18 | |