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I would like the death figures for Flu and Pneumonia in the UK for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, please.
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Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the production of Mortality data for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
Influenza and Pneumonia 2018 and 2019.
This information is available on our NOMIS webservice using ICD10 code J09 – J18 Influenza and Pneumonia
| Cause of death | J09-J18 Influenza and pneumonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | |
| Country | 2018 | 2019 |
| Total mortality | 29,516 | 26,398 |
| England | 27,142 | 24,400 |
| Wales | 2,309 | 1,942 |
| England and Wales | 29,451 | 26,342 |
| Resident outside England and Wales | 65 | 56 |
Download this table Mortality statistics – underlying cause, sex and age
.xls .csvInfluenza and Pneumonia 2020.
This information is available as part of our Deaths Registered Weekly in England and Wales publication, in figure 2. We use the term "due to Influenza and Pneumonia" when referring only to deaths where that illness was recorded as the underlying cause of death. We use the term "involving Influenza and Pneumonia" when referring to deaths that had that illness mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as an underlying cause or not.
Deaths involving and due to Influenza and Pneumonia, England and Wales, deaths registered in 2020 and 2021.
These are the summed totals for Week 1 2020 to week 53 (ending 1st January 2021):
Deaths involving influenza and Pneumonia: 111,957 deaths
Deaths due to Influenza and pneumonia: 20,523 deaths
For further information please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.