Table 2.

England and Wales population forecasts and projected number of deaths, 2014–2040 [7]

	Population (‘000 s)				Deaths
	2014	2020	2030	2040	2014	2020	2030	2040
All	57,409	60,011	63,763	66,852	501,424	499,868	546,768	628,659
0–44	32,707	33,498	34,662	35,231	18,703	17,229	15,335	13,496
45–64	14,550	15,228	15,127	15,441	60,482	59,229	52,641	44,589
65–74	5501	5972	6831	7168	82,418	83,373	77,863	77,056
75–84	3297	3744	4863	5744	145,366	141,247	160,314	159,091
85 +	1354	1569	2280	3268	194,455	198,790	240,603	334,427
% aged ≥ 65	17.7	18.8	21.9	24.2	84.2	84.7	87.6	90.8
% aged ≥ 85	2.4	2.6	3.6	4.8	38.8	39.8	44.0	53.2