Average age of those who have died from COVID-19

Release date:
26 February 2021

You asked

​​Please can you let me know the average age of people that have died that have COVID listed on their death certificate since March 2020.

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Up to 2nd October 2020, using the Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered up to week ending 2 October 2020, England and Wales publication.

Table 1: Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered up to week ending 2nd October 2020, England and Wales
MedianMean
Involving COVID-19Due to COVID-19Involving COVID-19Due to COVID-19
Persons838380.380.4
Male818178.678.7
Female858582.382.5

Source: Office for National Statistics

Notes

  1. Figures include deaths of non-residents.
  2. Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.
  3. All figures for 2020 are provisional.
  4. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2).
  5. Based on deaths registered up to and including week ending 2nd October.
  6. An underlying cause of death of COVID-19 is referred to as "due to COVID-19". Deaths "involving COVID-19" includes deaths that had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as underlying cause or not.

Download this table Table 1: Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered up to week ending 2nd October 2020, England and Wales

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We also have the following publication which shows Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered in week ending 9 October 2020 to week ending 1 January 2021, England and Wales.

Table 1: Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered in week ending 9th October 2020 to week ending 1 January 2021, England and Wales 1,2,3,4,5,6
MedianMean
Involving COVID-19Due to COVID-19Involving COVID-19Due to COVID-19
People828380.580.7
Males818179.279.4
Females848482.282.4

Source: Office for National Statistics

Notes

  1. Figures include deaths of non-residents.
  2. Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.
  3. All figures for 2020 are provisional.
  4. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2).
  5. Based on deaths registered up to and including week ending 2nd October.
  6. An underlying cause of death of COVID-19 is referred to as "due to COVID-19". Deaths "involving COVID-19" includes deaths that had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as underlying cause or not.

Download this table Table 1: Average age of death (median and mean) of persons whose death was due to COVID-19 or involved COVID-19, by sex, deaths registered in week ending 9th October 2020 to week ending 1 January 2021, England and Wales 1,2,3,4,5,6

.xls .csv

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