Release

Deaths due to COVID-19 compared with deaths from influenza and pneumonia

Release date: 8 October 2020 9:30am

Summary

Comparison of deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) with deaths from influenza (flu) and pneumonia. Includes deaths by date of death occurrence and breakdowns by sex and age.

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Contact details

Name

Rachel Rushton

Email

Health.Data@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 582629

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest