FOI Ref: FOI/2023/4893
You asked
With reference to the death by vaccination status update, I would like to know:
- Is this new data going to be published as I can see that all required data is now in public domain ie census 2021 data and vaccination status?
- Who or what department is accountable for not releasing the data to date?
- Why can the data re population size as in previous publications not be used on this data set (why do they need Census 21 data)?
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our Deaths by vaccination status, England analysis looks at deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19), non-COVID-19 deaths and all deaths by vaccination status, broken down by age group and is produced by the Health Analysis and Pandemic Insight division.
The publication was not discontinued but was paused to allow the data to be analysed using new Census 2021 data.
This update was published on 21 February 2023 and is available via the following link: Deaths by vaccination status, England. This publication also includes a back series analysis from April 2021 to May 2022 data using Census 2021 data.
The previous publications used Census 2011 data. This only covers 79% of the population because the rates are derived for the cohort of people enumerated at 2011 Census who were registered with a GP (General Practitioner) at the beginning of the pandemic and who were alive at the beginning of the month of interest. If we use Census 2021 data, we can be representative of a much larger proportion of the population including people who migrated since the 2011 Census and people too young to be included in the 2011 Census.