Continuous Mortality Investigation

CMI monitor finds mortality rate for H1 2026 fell by 2.4% compared to H1 2025

CMI data shows standardised mortality rates in England and Wales have fallen each year since 2020

CMI data shows deaths involving Covid-19 in 2025 so far accounted for fewer than 1%

CMI data finds increased life expectancies for men and women under new model

CMI data finds mortality in Q1 remains comparable to figures seen throughout 2024

Organisation has launched a consultation on changes to the next update of the model

Mortality was nearly 4% lower in 2024 compared to the previous year

H1 2024 data shows similar mortality data to H1 2019, and rates are 3.4% lower than 2023

Life expectancy assumptions will remain broadly the same as result of annual update

CMI finds England and Wales had ninth highest excess mortality of 24 territories analysed