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

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.