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

Important notes and usage information

• Deaths registrations in week 20 ending 19 May 2023 are effected by the bank holiday in week 19 ending 12 May 2023.

• In the week ending 19 May 2023 (Week 20), 11,654 deaths were registered in England and Wales; this was 11.9% above the five-year average (1,240 more deaths).  

• The number of deaths registered in England in the week ending 19 May 2023 (Week 20) was 10,932; this was 12.2% above the five-year average (1,193 excess deaths).  

• The number of deaths registered in Wales in the week ending 19 May 2023 (Week 20) was 697; this was 6.7% above the five-year average (44 excess deaths).  

• Of the deaths registered in Week 20 in England and Wales, 322 mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 2.8% of all deaths; this was 13 more deaths with COVID-19 mentioned compared with the previous week.  

• Of the deaths registered in Week 20 in England, 304 mentioned COVID-19, accounting for 2.8% of all deaths; in Wales, 17 deaths mentioned COVID-19 accounting for 2.4% of all deaths.  

• Of the 322 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 20, 63.4% (204 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, which was a lower proportion when compared with Week 19 (67.0%).  

• 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 19 May 2023 was 1,908,479 in England and Wales; of these 1,787,871 were recorded in England and 117,568 were recorded in Wales.  

• From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 19 May 2023 the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 204,727 of these, 192,493 were recorded in England and 11,890 were recorded in Wales.  

• From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 19 May 2023 the number of excess deaths above the five-year average in England and Wales was 187,003, in England and Wales of these, 178,545 were recorded in England and 9,676 were recorded in Wales.  

• The number of deaths was above the five-year average in private homes (22.2% above, 612 excess deaths), hospitals (7.1% above, 334 excess deaths), care homes (11.6% above, 243 excess deaths) and other settings (6.0% above, 51 excess deaths).  

• The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 19 May 2023 (Week 20) was 13,189, which was 11.7% above the five-year average (1,378 excess deaths); of these deaths, 358 involved COVID-19.