FOI Reference: FOI/2021/3193
You asked
Please can you tell me how many people have died after being vaccinated for Covid-19 and how many people have fallen ill after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
We said
Thank you for your request.
You can find the number of deaths attributed to adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination in table 12 of our Monthly Mortality Analysis dataset.
There are currently 13 deaths registered in England and Wales with the aligning ICD codes for this, 9 of these deaths have ICD10 U12.9 as the underlying cause. This data represents deaths across all age groups since the rollout of the vaccination in December 2020, however, we can confirm that there are no deaths registered under the age of 35.
We also hold the following analysis on Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England which is an analysis of deaths involving COVID-19 and all cause deaths by vaccination status that occurred between 1 January and 24 September 2021 in England. Please note, these deaths are not attributed to the COVID-19 vaccination as this publication shows deaths by vaccination status.
We have used 21 days after vaccination as this is when the vaccine starts to be effective.
| Vaccination status | Deaths involving COVID-19 | All deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Unvaccinated | 849.7 (840.3, 859.2) | 2,187.1 (2,172.2, 2,202.0) |
| Received only the first dose, less than 21 days ago | 192.4 (182.4, 202.4) | 811.9 (793.4, 830.4) |
| Received only the first dose, at least 21 days ago | 105.3 (102.8, 107.8) | 1,124.3 (1,115.9, 1,132.7) |
| Received the second dose, less than 21 days ago | 7.2 (6.1, 8.2) | 464.6 (455.8, 473.4) |
| Received the second dose, at least 21 days ago | 26.2 (25.4, 27.1) | 783.6 (779.1, 788) |
Download this table Age-standardised mortality rates for all deaths and deaths involving COVID-19, England, deaths occurring between 2 January and 24 September 2021
.xls .csvThe data is for England only, as vaccinations data for Wales is not yet available to be linked to the mortality dataset and the PHDA covers England only. Therefore, we consider data for Wales as information not held.
A further release is provisionally scheduled for December, final date of publication will be announced on Release Calendar.
For further information, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.
With regards to those who have fallen ill after receipt of the vaccine, we can confirm that we do not hold any further information on adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccinations. Adverse reactions are reported using the Yellow Card Scheme. Please contact Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for further information. They can be contacted on info@mhra.gov.uk.