FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2995
You asked
Please supply data on how many people have died after having the COVID-19 vaccination.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry requesting deaths after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
We have published the following release Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021 which is an analysis of deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status that occurred between 1 January 2021 and 2 July 2021 in England.
The data are for England only, as vaccinations data for Wales is not yet available to be linked to the mortality dataset and the Public Health Data Asset (PHDA) covers England only.
This publication includes weekly age standardised mortality rates for deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status and a detailed analysis of deaths involving COVID-19 which occurred in fully vaccinated individuals.
| Vaccination status | Deaths involving | Non-COVID-19 | Percent of |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | deaths | all deaths | |
| All deaths regardless of vaccination status | 51,281 | 214,701 | 19.3 |
| Unvaccinated | 38,964 | 65,170 | 37.4 |
| Deaths within 21 days of first dose | 4,388 | 14,265 | 23.5 |
| Deaths 21 days or more after first dose | 7,289 | 66,533 | 9.9 |
| Deaths within 21 days of second dose | 182 | 11,470 | 1.6 |
| Deaths 21 days or more after second dose | 458 | 57,263 | 0.8 |
Download this table Table 1 shows count of deaths involving COVID-19 and percentage of all deaths by vaccination status, England, deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021
.xls .csvThis is the latest analysis we hold; however, we are planning a future publication as we obtain more data. The publication date will be announced on our Release Calendar.
This publication does not include deaths directly attributed to the COVID-19 vaccination in England and Wales. Deaths where adverse reaction to the vaccine was mentioned on the death certificate can be found in Table 12 of our Monthly Mortality Analysis dataset. There are currently 4 deaths registered with the aligning ICD-10 codes for this (U12.9). The latest data available is August 2021. An update will be released on 22 October 2021.
UK Health Security Agency also publish a weekly surveillance report which looks at the impact on hospitalisations, infection, vaccine effectiveness and mortality.
If you have any further enquiries, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.