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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 9 May 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- The number of deaths registered in the latest week (Week 19 2025) was affected by the early May bank holiday, so caution is needed when comparing across weeks, and with expected deaths.
- In the week ending 9 May 2025 (Week 19 2025), 9,765 deaths were registered in England and Wales (including non-residents), a decrease from 12,484 in the previous week (Week 18 2025).
- The number of deaths registered in Week 19 2025 was 13.3% lower than the expected number (1,504 fewer deaths).
Death registration summary statistics, England and Wales: 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2024, there were 568,613 deaths registered in England and Wales; this was 12,750 (2.2%) fewer deaths than in 2023, and 8,547 (1.5%) fewer deaths than 2022.
- In England, 531,954 deaths were registered in 2024, which was 12,100 (2.2%) fewer deaths than 2023 and 8,379 (1.6%) fewer than 2022.
- In Wales, 35,404 deaths were registered, this was 650 (1.8%) fewer deaths than 2023 and 290 (0.8%) fewer than 2022.
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex, region and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), in the latest weeks for which data are available.
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Deaths registered summary statistics, England and Wales
Number of deaths registered by year, sex, area of usual residence and Office for National Statistics (ONS) shortlist of cause of death code
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Infant mortality before their first birthday (by year of birth), England and Wales
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Care home resident deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 9 May 2025
Provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest weeks.
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Death registration summary statistics, England and Wales: 2024
Number of deaths registered by year, sex, area of usual residence and Office for National Statistics (ONS) shortlist of cause of death code.
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Child and infant mortality in England and Wales: 2023
Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 1 April 2021 and 31 May 2023
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Deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19) compared with deaths from influenza and pneumonia, England and Wales: deaths occurring between 1 January and 31 August 2020
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Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation: deaths occurring between 1 March and 31 July 2020
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Analysis of death registrations not involving coronavirus (COVID-19), England and Wales
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Where to find statistics on UK deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) and infection rates by country
Links to statistics on coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and infection rates published by the different constituent countries of the UK.
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Deaths involving COVID-19 in the care sector, England and Wales
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group, England and Wales
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Changing trends in mortality in England and Wales
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