"England had the highest mortality rate of the four UK nations for deaths involving COVID-19, in March and April 2020","" "Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, UK and constituent countries deaths occurring in March and April 2020, registered by 15 May 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures exclude deaths of non-residents. 2. Based on the date a death occurred rather than when it was registered. 3. Figures are provisional. 4. We use the term ""involving COVID-19"" when referring to deaths that had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as underlying cause or not. 5. Age-standardised rates are produced using adjusted populations." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population" "","" "","5-year average","All deaths","Deaths involving COVID-19" "UK","1004.3","1364.9","351.6" "England","983.3","1361.1","363.8" "Wales","1093.2","1302.4","289.3" "Scotland","1152.4","1510.1","319.5" "Northern Ireland","1025.1","1123.1","185.9"