Deaths from COVID-19 with no underlying health conditions, broken down by age

Release date:
23 October 2020

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​Deaths from COVID-19 without underlying health conditions, split into age categories (preferably 5 year increments)

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We are responsible for the provision of mortality statistics for England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and 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.

From March to June 2020, there were 4,476 deaths involving COVID-19 with no pre-existing conditions in England and Wales.

This information can be found in the following link, in Table number 6: Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales. We have also pasted this information in the following table:

Table 6a: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 by no pre-existing condition and age, England and Wales, deaths occurring between March and June 2020
Sex Age Number of deaths
Persons 0-44101
Persons 45-4991
Persons 50-54123
Persons 55-59227
Persons 60-64230
Persons 65-69293
Persons 70-74407
Persons 75-79519
Persons 80-84699
Persons 85-89802
Persons 90+984

Notes

  1. Figures include deaths of non-residents
  2. Figures are provisional
  3. Based on deaths involving COVID-19 (ICD-10 codes U07.1 and U07.2) rather than deaths where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death
  4. Deaths occurring between March and June 2020 rather than deaths registered between March and June 2020.
  5. Main pre-existing causes are grouped using the ONS Leading Causes of Deaths list and International Classification of Diseases version 10 blocks of causes
  6. Including deaths registered up to 4 July 2020.

Download this table Table 6a: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 by no pre-existing condition and age, England and Wales, deaths occurring between March and June 2020

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The latest data available is up to June 2020, as this publication has been now been paused, owing to the decrease in the number of deaths from COVID-19.

Unfortunately, we would be unable to provide you with this data for July and August, nor would we be able to break this information down further into 5-year age brackets, as these would involve small numbers, which would be disclosive.

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