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Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in June 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- There were 50,335 deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred between 1 March and 30 June 2020, registered up to 4 July 2020 in England and Wales; of these, 46,736 had COVID-19 assigned as the underlying cause of death.
- Of the deaths involving COVID-19 that occurred in England and Wales in March to June 2020, there was at least one pre-existing condition in 91.1% of cases; this is a similar level to that shown in March to May.
- Taking into account the age structure of the population, the rate of deaths in June due to COVID-19 was 53.0 per 100,000 persons in England compared with 47.0 per 100,000 persons in Wales; in both England and Wales, the mortality rate in June 2020 was lower than in May 2020.
Avoidable mortality in England and Wales: 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- There were 110,804 avoidable deaths registered in England, and 8,011 in Wales in 2025, representing 20.7% and 22.4% of all deaths, respectively.
- The age-standardised avoidable mortality rate in England fell by 3.1%, to 219.5 per 100,000, the lowest on record; the rate in Wales fell by 0.8%, to 269.2 per 100,000.
- In both England and Wales, and for both males and females, the most deprived areas had avoidable mortality rates between 3.3 and 3.8 times higher than the least deprived areas.
Causes of death over 100 years
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Datasets related to Causes of death
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Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: March 2020
Number of deaths registered each month in England and Wales, including deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), by age, sex and country.
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex, region and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), in the latest weeks for which data are available.
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Child and infant mortality (by year of death), England and Wales
Live births, stillbirths and linked infant deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Avoidable Mortality in England and Wales: Reference Table 1
Number of deaths, age-standardised mortality rates and standardised years of life lost for causes considered avoidable in England and Wales between 2001 and 2013.
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Avoidable Mortality in England and Wales: Reference Table 2
Number of deaths, age-standardised mortality rates (with 95 per cent confidence intervals) and considered avoidable in England, Wales and Regions of England, 2001-2013.
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Avoidable Mortality in England and Wales: Reference Table 3
Number of avoidable deaths by sex and five-year age groups, England and Wales, 2001-2013.
Publications related to Causes of death
Statistical bulletins
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Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales: deaths occurring in June 2020
Number of deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred in each month in England and Wales, by country, age, sex and place of death.
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 4 July 2025
Provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest weeks.
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Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2024
Deaths caused by diseases known to be a direct consequence of alcohol, by age, sex, and region.
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Child and infant mortality in England and Wales: 2024
Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by occupation, before and during lockdown, England and Wales: deaths registered between 9 March and 30 June 2020
Provisional analysis of deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) by occupation where the infection may have been acquired either before or during the period of lockdown.
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Suicides in England and Wales: 1981 to 2025
Suicide death registrations by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased, and suicide method, and suicide occurrences, in England and Wales.
Articles
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Socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality, England and Wales
Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, using the Index of Multiple Deprivation to measure socioeconomic inequalities.
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Socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality, England and Wales
Avoidable mortality in England and Wales, using the Index of Multiple Deprivation to measure socioeconomic inequalities.
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Do summer heatwaves lead to an increase in deaths?
When the UK’s hottest day on record was recorded this summer, an increase in deaths followed. We look at how hot weather affects the number of deaths that occur.
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Drug-related deaths and suicide in prison custody in England and Wales
The risk of suicide and drug-related deaths among prisoners, based on confidential matching of data from HM Prison and Probation Service and Office for National Statistics mortality records.
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Causes of death over 100 years
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Methodology related to Causes of death
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