"Figure 1: Mortality rates in 2020 were highest in April, for both England and Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths due to COVID-19, per 100,000 people, England and Wales, 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Based on area of usual residence. Geographical boundaries are based on the most up-to-date information available. 2. Figures exclude deaths of non-residents. 3. Based on deaths registered in the calendar year. 4. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Monthly rates are adjusted to allow for comparisons with annual rates. 5. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1, U07.2 and U10.9)." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000" "","" "","England","Wales" "January","0.0","0.0" "February","0.0","0.0" "March","33.9","22.4" "April","626.0","494.8" "May","245.9","210.1" "June","76.9","68.4" "July","21.8","17.4" "August","7.9","11.0" "September","13.2","10.8" "October","64.6","82.7" "November","194.0","260.8" "December","236.7","375.8"