Summary

The hottest day ever recorded in the UK occurred in 2019. We look at how the warm summers has impacted on the number of deaths.

Publications

• 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.

Data

• Number of deaths in the summer period

  Number of deaths in the summer period, per day and per month, in England and Wales.

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