Male mortality rates (per 100 000 population) by cause and age group for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
| Age group | England and Wales | Northern Ireland | Scotland | ||||||
| 2001 | 2010 | 2019 | 2001 | 2010 | 2019 | 2001 | 2010 | 2019 | |
| All-cause | |||||||||
| 35–44 | 190.7 | 168.9 | 162.8 | 192.7 | 207.7 | 190.4 | 274.9 | 244.0 | 284.2 |
| 45–54 | 461.4 | 393.9 | 371.0 | 465.7 | 443.7 | 378.1 | 649.0 | 520.1 | 529.8 |
| 55–64 | 1280.1 | 991.9 | 888.6 | 1324.3 | 1092.9 | 876.9 | 1708.3 | 1257.4 | 1076.2 |
| Combined ‘deaths of despair’ | |||||||||
| 35–44 | 44.8 | 48.0 | 58.0 | 47.6 | 67.9 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 99.5 | 157.5 |
| 45–54 | 50.5 | 58.0 | 71.1 | 54.9 | 82.6 | 85.0 | 114.9 | 109.1 | 139.2 |
| 55–64 | 46.6 | 56.0 | 66.1 | 50.0 | 79.6 | 74.5 | 127.9 | 108.3 | 98.0 |
| Alcohol | |||||||||
| 35–44 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 29.0 | 40.9 | 35.0 | 24.7 |
| 45–54 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 35.3 | 41.2 | 50.8 | 55.5 | 86.1 | 70.8 | 48.5 |
| 55–64 | 33.1 | 41.4 | 43.3 | 38.1 | 56.8 | 58.8 | 107.3 | 87.0 | 60.4 |
| Drugs | |||||||||
| 35–44 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 22.8 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 23.6 | 15.1 | 36.0 | 102.4 |
| 45–54 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 16.6 | 63.6 |
| 55–64 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 15.6 |
| Suicide | |||||||||
| 35–44 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 31.0 | 29.3 | 26.2 | 28.5 | 30.4 |
| 45–54 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 19.1 | 11.9 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 27.1 |
| 55–64 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 9.9 | 18.7 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 22.0 |