Pneumonia mortality rate in England and Wales 2000-2020, by gender

In 2020, approximately 40 men and 29 women per 100,000 population died as a result of pneumonia in England and Wales. In every year in the provided time interval the mortality rate was higher among men, although both genders have experienced a general decline in deaths from pneumonia. Regionally, the North West had the highest mortality rate for both genders.

Pneumonia risk groups

The age groups most at risk from pneumonia is undoubtedly the older age groups. In 2021, in England and Wales, pneumonia was the cause of death for approximately 6.2 thousand over 90 year olds, of which 3.6 thousand were women. Furthermore, around 3.5 thousand individuals aged between 80 and 89 years lost their lives due to pneumonia in 2021.

Prevalence of other lung diseases

In England and Wales in 2019, the mortality rate from bronchitis for men was around 57 per 100,000 population, while the rate for women was approximately 44. The mortality rate for bronchitis was higher than pneumonia, this is caused in part by the large decline in the mortality rate of pneumonia since the year 2000.