Dataset Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
About this Dataset
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available. Includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19).Edition in this dataset
Important notes and usage information
In the week ending 16 September 2022 (Week 37), 10,673 deaths were registered in England and Wales; this was 10.4% above the five-year average (1,009 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in England in the week ending 16 September 2022 (Week 37) was 9,996; this was 10.6% above the five-year average (955 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in Wales in the week ending 16 September 2022 (Week 37) was 656; this was 9.3% above the five-year average (56 excess deaths).
Of the deaths registered in Week 37 in England and Wales, 301 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 2.8% of all deaths; this was 64 less deaths, with “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” mentioned, compared with the previous week.
Of the deaths registered in Week 37 in England, 280 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 2.8% of all deaths; in Wales, 20 deaths mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 3.0% of all deaths.
Of the 301 deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales in Week 37, 61.5% (185 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, an increase from 61.1% in Week 36.
Using the most up-to-date data we have available, the number of deaths from the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 16 September 2022 was 1,488,379 in England and Wales; of these, 1,394,575 were recorded in England and 91,574 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 16 September 2022, the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 186,789, of these, 175,658 were recorded in England and 10,814 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 16 September 2022, the number of excess deaths above the five-year average in England and Wales was 152,658, of these, 146,098 were recorded in England and 7,829 were recorded in Wales.
In Week 37 in England and Wales, the number of deaths was above the five-year average in private homes (26.0% above, 639 excess deaths), hospitals (4.8% above, 212 excess deaths), care homes (4.0% above, 82 excess deaths) and other settings (9.5% above, 76 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 16 September 2022 (Week 37) was 12,133, which was 10.1% above the five-year average (1,115 excess deaths); of these deaths, 347 involved COVID-19, which was 67 fewer than in Week 36.