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What is the average death rate in UK for persons 75 years of age and over in the last 10 years for December and January compared to December 2020 and January 2021?
How many deaths have occurred from Persons aged 75 and over in December 2020 and January 2021 who received the Covid-19 vaccination?
How many persons have received the Covid-19 vaccination who are aged 75 and over in the UK?
Please show by name the vaccines for Covid-19 that have been administered and the percentage of deaths and adverse effects that have occurred in persons who have received each Covid-19 vaccine and their age.
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Thank you for your enquiry. Please see the following answers to your questions.
Q1: What is the average death rate in UK for persons 75 years of age and over in the last 10 years for December and January compared to December 2020 and January 2021?
We are responsible for the provision of mortality statistics for England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
However, you may be interested in the following analysis we have relating to your request:
Please see the following publication: Average age at death, by sex, UK dataset. This provides the mean, median and modal ages at death in the UK and its constituent countries, 2001 to 2003 and 2017 to 2018. This is the latest available publication.
For COVID-19 deaths we have published the following user requested data sets:
Analysis showing the average death count for December and January in the last 10 years in comparison with December/January 2021 for England and Wales would need to be created as bespoke analysis. Such services would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs. If you would like to request this bespoke dataset, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk to discuss your enquiry further. Please note, there may be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy.
Q2: How many deaths have occurred from persons aged 75 and over in December 2020 and January 2021 who received the Covid-19 vaccination?
We will be producing data showing the number of people who have died following adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine in England and Wales in the future.
The death certificate used in England and Wales is compatible with that recommended by WHO. It is set out in two parts. Part I gives the condition or sequence of conditions leading directly to death, while Part II gives details of any associated conditions that contributed to the death but are not part of the causal sequence.
When ONS receive the data, we use computer algorithms to apply rules which increase the consistency and improve the international and temporal comparability of mortality statistics. Therefore, we can only report on what is recorded on the death certificate during this process. More information about the information included on the death certificate and our death registration process can be found in our mortality statistics user guide, accessible via the following link: User Guide to Mortality Statistics.
For deaths involving an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, we will now use the recently implemented WHO International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ICD-10 code: U12.9 COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use, unspecified
Note: This code is to be used as an external cause code (i.e. as a sub category under Y59, "Other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances""). In addition to this, a code from another chapter of the classification should be used indicating the nature of the adverse effect.
Correct administration of COVID-19 vaccine in prophylactic therapeutic use as the cause of any adverse effect
We are currently analysing data and will include these figures in the next update of our Monthly Mortality Analysis publication.
As such, the information you have requested is considered exempt under Section 22(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, whereby information is exempt from release if there is a view to publish the information in the future. Furthermore, as a central government department and producer of official statistics, we need to have the freedom to be able to determine our own publication timetables. This is to allow us to deal with the necessary preparation, administration and context of publications. It would be unreasonable to consider disclosure when to do so would undermine our functions.
This exemption is subject to a public interest test. We recognise the desirability of information being freely available and this is considered by ONS when publication schedules are set in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics. The need for timely data must be balanced against the practicalities of applying statistical skill and judgement to produce the high quality, assured data needed to inform decision-making. If this balance is incorrectly applied, then we run the risk of decisions being based on inaccurate data which is arguably not in the public interest. This will have an impact on public trust in official statistics in a time when accuracy of official statistics is more important to the public than ever before.
Q3: How many persons have received the Covid-19 vaccination who are aged 75 and over in the UK?
Our weekly Opinions and Lifestyle Survey asks a sample of adults each week a range of questions around their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes questions on whether an adult has received a vaccine for the coronavirus and whether an adult has been offered the vaccine and decided not to be vaccinated.
We publish statistics based on age groups and are able to supply data for adults aged 70 years and over. For this group, based on our latest survey 95% reported they had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Around 1 in 25 (4%) reported they had been offered the vaccine and were awaiting it and less than 1% reported they had not yet been offered the COVID-19 vaccine. Less than 1% of adults aged 70 years and over also reported they had been offered it but declined it.
The estimates presented here are from a sample of adults, and may differ from the latest official administrative data on the number of adults in Great Britain and its constituent countries who have received COVID-19 vaccination. Our survey does not include adults living in care homes or other establishments, so will not capture vaccinations in these settings. Because of small sample sizes, the percentage of adults who have declined the vaccine should be treated with caution.
Q4: Please show by name the vaccines for Covid-19 that have been administered and the percentage of deaths and adverse effects that have occurred in persons who have received each Covid-19 vaccine and their age
Unfortunately, we do not capture data by the type of vaccination given.