Release:Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 8 December 2023

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Release date:
19 December 2023 09:30

Next release:
4 January 2024

Provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales, including deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19), in the latest weeks.

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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 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).

  • Deaths registered weekly in Wales, provisional

    Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in Wales, by age and sex in the latest weeks for which data are available. Includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19).

  • Care home resident deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional

    Provisional counts of the number of care home resident deaths registered in England and Wales, by region, including deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19), in the latest weeks for which data are available.

  • Death registrations and occurrences by local authority and health board

    Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, including deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19), by local authority, health board and place of death in the latest weeks for which data are available. The occurrence tabs in the 2021 edition of this dataset were updated for the last time on 25 October 2022.

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