"Figure 3: Mortality rates due to COVID-19 increased significantly between December 2021 and January 2022 in England and Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths due to COVID-19, per 100,000 people, England and Wales, deaths registered in March 2020 to January 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Monthly rates in this bulletin are adjusted to allow for comparisons with annual rates. For more information, see the [Measuring the data section](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/january2022#measuring-the-data). 2. Figures for 2021 and 2022 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 3. Figures exclude non-residents of England and Wales. 4. Deaths 'due to COVID-19' include only deaths where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death. Age-standardised mortality rates for all deaths involving COVID-19 are available in the [accompanying dataset](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales). 5. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19; U07.1, U07.2 and U10.9). For more information on our definitions of COVID-19 deaths, see the [Measuring the data section](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/january2022#measuring-the-data). 6. Because of small numbers, the rate for May 2021 in Wales is unreliable (19 deaths) so should be interpreted with caution, and the rate for June 2021 (3 deaths) has not been calculated and is denoted as "":"" in the data downloads." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Month","England","Wales" "Mar 20","33.9","22.4" "Apr 20","626.0","494.8" "May 20","245.9","210.1" "June 20","76.9","68.4" "July 20","21.8","17.4" "Aug 20","7.9","11.0" "Sept 20","13.2","10.8" "Oct 20","64.6","82.7" "Nov 20","194.0","260.8" "Dec 20","236.7","375.8" "Jan 21","550.8","542.1" "Feb 21","396.5","272.4" "Mar 21","91.9","65.2" "Apr 21","22.8","13.0" "May 21","8.4","6.6" "June 21","8.6",":" "July 21","20.5","11.6" "Aug 21","45.7","24.5" "Sept 21","64.4","89.6" "Oct 21","50.8","97.6" "Nov 21","69.3","106.4" "Dec 21","56.3","59.3" "Jan 22","79.3","81"