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  4. Column spacing
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  9. Effective rounding
  10. Totals
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Hierarchy and grouping

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Registered deaths by sex
England and Wales, 2013 number of deaths
All persons Males Females
England and Wales 505,690 244,934 260,756
England 473,552 229,291 244,261
North East 26,465 12,589 13,876
North West 69,045 33,385 35,660
Yorkshire and The Humber 50,342 24,237 26,105
East Midlands 42,277 20,739 21,538
West Midlands 52,260 25,742 26,518
East 53,269 25,694 27,575
London 47,580 23,609 23,971
South East 77,778 37,213 40,565
South West 54,536 26,083 28,453
Wales 32,138 15,643 16,495