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  • Release date:
    31 May 2023
  • Next release:
    6 June 2023

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

2023 edition of this dataset

Previous versions of this data are available.

2022 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2022

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2021 edition of this dataset up to week ending 31 December 2021

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2020 edition of this dataset up to week ending 1 January 2021

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2019 edition of this dataset up to week ending 27 December 2019

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2018 edition of this dataset up to week ending 28 December 2018

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2017 edition of this dataset up to week ending 29 December 2017

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2016 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2016

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2015 edition of this dataset up to week ending 1 January 2016

2014 edition of this dataset up to week ending 26 December 2014

2013 edition of this dataset up to week ending 27 December 2013

2012 edition of this dataset up to week ending 28 December 2012

2011 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2011

2010 edition of this dataset up to week ending 31 December 2010

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.