You asked
Would you please give me the total number of deaths in the UK in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2018, 2019 and the total number of deaths in the UK in 2020.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We publish finalised headline mortality figures for the UK within our Vital statistics in the UK: births, deaths and marriages. The latest data available in the publication is for 2019.
Deaths in the UK in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2018, and 2019:
| Year | UK | England and Wales | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 604,707 | 530,841 | 496,370 | 33,183 | 58,108 | 15,758 |
| 2018 | 616,014 | 541,589 | 505,859 | 34,406 | 58,503 | 15,922 |
| 1992 | 634,238 | 558,313 | 522,660 | 33,792 | 60,937 | 14,988 |
| 1991 | 646,181 | 570,044 | 533,980 | 34,136 | 61,041 | 15,096 |
| 1990 | 641,799 | 564,846 | 528,920 | 33,963 | 61,527 | 15,426 |
| 1982 | 662,801 | 581,861 | 544,984 | 35,152 | 65,022 | 15,918 |
| 1981 | 657,974 | 577,890 | 541,018 | 35,015 | 63,828 | 16,256 |
| 1980 | 661,519 | 581,385 | 544,349 | 35,149 | 63,299 | 16,835 |
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.xls .csvTotal deaths for 2020 will be finalised in July 2021 with the publication of our Deaths Registered Series. This is to allow time for late registrations such as deaths referred to Coroner's Inquest to be included.
Whilst the data has not yet been finalised for 2020, all three statistical agencies have published a blog with provisional year-end figures from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020:
England and Wales - https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/01/12/counting-deaths-involving-coronavirus-a-year-in-review/
Scotland - https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/annual-deaths-excess-deaths-1855-2020.xlsx
Northern Ireland - https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/monthly-deaths
The following table has been created from the links above:
| Year | UK | England and Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (provisional) | 689,700 | 608,002 | 64,085 | 17,613 |
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.xls .csvWe are responsible for the production of mortality data for England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. If you have any questions regarding mortality data for Scotland and Northern Ireland, these organisations can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.