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 24 June 2022 (Week 25 ), 10,836 deaths were registered in England and Wales; this was 16.6% above the five-year average (1,540 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in England in the week ending 24 June 2022 (Week 25 ) was 10,143; this was 16.4% above the five-year average (1,430 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in Wales in the week ending 24 June 2022 (Week 25 ) was 670; this was 18.2% above the five-year average (103 excess deaths).
Of the deaths registered in Week 25 in England and Wales, 285 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 2.6% of all deaths; this was 21 more deaths, with “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” mentioned compared with the previous week.
Of the deaths registered in Week 25 in England, 270 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 2.7% of all deaths; in Wales, 14 deaths mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 2.1% of all deaths.
Of the 285 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 25, 58.2% (166 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, a decrease from 61.0% in Week 24 .
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 24 June 2022 was 1,362,000 in England and Wales; of these, 1,276,151 were recorded in England and 83,926 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 24 June 2022, the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 180,300 of these, 169,586 were recorded in England and 10,419 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 24 June 2022, the number of excess deaths above the five-year average in England and Wales was 137,916 of these, 132,104 were recorded in England and 7,113 were recorded in Wales.
In Week 25 in England and Wales, the number of deaths was above the five-year average in private homes (31.5 % above, 752 excess deaths), hospitals (12.1% above, 511 excess deaths), care homes (10.3% above, 198 excess deaths) and in other settings (10.1% above, 79 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 24 June 2022 (Week 25 ) was 12,278, which was 15.9% above the five-year average (1,682 excess deaths); of these deaths, 346 involved COVID-19, which was 37 more than in Week 24.