Deaths due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus 2022

Release date:
3 February 2025

FOI reference: FOI-2025-2528

You asked

Under the FOIA please would you supply the ONS record of deaths attributable to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for 2022 please. 

We said

Thank you for your request. 

The information you have requested is available as part of our explorable dataset available on our NOMIS webservice. Please see the following instructions on how to use this service:

  • Select the geography (England and Wales, regional or by local authority).   
  • Select Age – All ages or 5-year age bands.   
  • Select Gender – Total or Male/Female   
  • Select rates – All deaths, rates or percentage of population for example.   
  • Select cause of death (ICD10 code search is available).   
  • Select format (Excel or CSV for example)    

The ICD10 codes relating to Respiratory Syncytial Virus are: 

  • J12.1 - Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia. 
  • J20.5 – Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus. 
  • J21.0 – Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus. 
  • B97.4 – Respiratory syncytial virus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters. 

For further assistance, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk

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