Table 1. Demographic characteristics of all centenarian deaths in England 2001–2010.
| Characteristic | Subgroup | Number | Percent |
| All | Total deaths | 35,867 | — |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 101.4 (1.7) | — |
| Median (min–max) | 101 (100–115) | — | |
| Gender | Women | 31,096 | 86.7% |
| Men | 4,771 | 13.3% | |
| Marital status | Widowed | 30,397 | 84.7% |
| Single | 4,041 | 11.3% | |
| Divorced | 571 | 1.6% | |
| Married | 749 | 2.1% | |
| Unknown | 109 | 0.3% | |
| Number contributing causes | 0 | 15,220 | 42.4% |
| 1 | 12,939 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | 5,221 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | 1,701 | 4.7% | |
| 4+ | 786 | 2.2% | |
| Died in usual residential place | Yes | 18,346 | 51.2% |
| No | 17,521 | 48.8% | |
| IMD 2010 | 1 (Least deprived) | 7,259 | 20.2% |
| 2 | 8,503 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | 8,328 | 23.2% | |
| 4 | 6,721 | 18.7% | |
| 5 (Most deprived) | 5,056 | 14.1% | |
| Regiona | North East | 1,557 | 4.3% |
| North West | 4,374 | 12.2% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3,526 | 9.8% | |
| East Midlands | 2,921 | 8.1% | |
| West Midlands | 3,319 | 9.3% | |
| East of England | 4,099 | 11.4% | |
| London | 3,878 | 10.8% | |
| South East Coast | 4,442 | 12.4% | |
| South Central | 2,683 | 7.5% | |
| South West | 5,068 | 14.1% | |
| Settlement type | Urban | 27,820 | 77.6% |
| Town and fringe | 4,199 | 11.7% | |
| Village, hamlet, and isolated dwelling | 3,848 | 10.7% | |
| Place of death | Hospital | 9,740 | 27.2% |
| Nursing home | 9,581 | 26.7% | |
| Residential home | 12,369 | 34.5% | |
| Own home | 3,460 | 9.6% | |
| Hospices | 74 | 0.2% | |
| Others | 643 | 1.8% |
a
The region was defined by Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) (July 2006) [43].
SD, standard deviation.