Dataset(s): Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional

Important notes and usage information

• The number of deaths registered in England and Wales was affected by the Spring Bank Holiday, with 10,204 deaths registered in the week ending 11 June 2021 (Week 23); this was 2,426 more deaths than the previous week (Week 22) and 2.3% above the five-year average (227 more deaths).

• The number of deaths registered in England in the week ending 11 June 2021 (Week 23) was 9,554; this was 2,252more deaths than the previous week (Week 22) and 2.2% above the five-year average (208 more deaths).

• The number of deaths registered in Wales in the week ending 11 June 2021 (Week 23) was 636; this was 172 more deaths than the previous week (Week 22) and 4.3% above the five-year average (26 more deaths).

• Of the deaths registered in Week 23 in England and Wales, 84 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 0.8% of all deaths; this was a decrease compared with Week 22 (98 deaths).

• The number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England decreased to 83 in Week 23 compared with 96 in Week 22; for Wales, deaths decreased to 1 in Week 23 compared with 2 in Week 22.

• The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 11 June 2021 was 11,611, which was 285 more than the five-year average; of deaths registered in the UK in Week 23, 93 involved COVID-19, that is, 15 fewer than in Week 22.

This table includes 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 the coronavirus (COVID-19).

For information on data quality, legislation and procedures relating to mortality statistics, please see our User guide to mortality statistics.

For mortality data for other UK countries please see statistics on deaths in Scotland and statistics on deaths in Northern Ireland.