"Figure 5: In 2018 there was an increase in the median delay for deaths being certified by a coroner","" "England and Wales, 2001 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures include deaths of non-residents. 2. Deaths that do not provide enough information to calculate the delay have been excluded." "Unit","Median delay (days)" "","" "","Doctor ","Coroner with no inquest ","Coroner with inquest ","Uncertified" "2001","1","4.0","113","2.0" "2002","2","4.0","111","2.0" "2003","2","5.0","122","3.0" "2004","2","5.0","131","3.0" "2005","2","5.0","133","3.0" "2006","2","5.0","136","2.0" "2007","2","5.0","147","3.0" "2008","2","5.0","152","3.0" "2009","2","6.0","150","3.0" "2010","2","6.0","150","3.0" "2011","3.0","6.0","147.0","3.0" "2012","3.0","6.0","143.0","4.0" "2013","3.0","7.0","155.0","4.0" "2014","3.0","8.0","147.0","4.0" "2015","4.0","9.0","110.0","4.0" "2016","4.0","10.0","91.0","5.0" "2017","4.0","11.0","119.0","5.0" "2018","4.0","12.0","146.0","5.0"