COVID19 deaths in those over 70 years, broken down by 5-year age group.

FOI Ref: ​FOI/2023/5063

You asked

On your web page named Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk), you show deaths from COVID-19 for persons aged 65 to 74 years. Please could I ask that this data be split into two groups, 70-74 years and 75-79 years. I would like this information to be provided for 2020, 2021, 2022 and aggregated since the start of the pandemic.

We said

Thank you for your request.

We hold the following analysis, which provides provisional Death Registrations involving COVID-19 by 5-year age group from 2020 to 2023 on a weekly basis: Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional.

We also hold the following analysis, which shows finalised deaths data 'due to' and 'involving' COVID-19 on an annual basis by 5-year age group for 2020 and 2021: Deaths due to COVID-19, registered in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk).

'Due to COVID-19' is used to describe deaths where COVID-19 is listed as the underlying cause of deaths on the death certificates.

'Involving COVID-19' is used to describe deaths where COVID-19 is a contributory mention on the death certificate.

We have provided a breakdown of deaths where COVID-19 is the underlying cause of death (due to) for 2020 and 2021 registered in England and Wales, taken from this publication:

2022 data is still provisional, so finalised figures will be published in July 2023. If you have any queries about this data, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.