You asked
Could you please tell me the total deaths of any cause, for the last 5 years.
2016-2017,
2017-2018,
2018-2019,
2019-2020,
2020-2021.
Can you please include England and Wales please.
We said
Thank you for your request.
This information can be found within our Vital statistics in the UK: births, deaths and marriages. The latest data available is 2019.
| Year | England and Wales | England | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 530,841 | 496,370 | 33,183 |
| 2018 | 541,589 | 505,859 | 34,406 |
| 2017 | 533,253 | 498,882 | 33,248 |
| 2016 | 525,048 | 490,791 | 33,066 |
| 2015 | 529,655 | 495,309 | 33,198 |
Download this table Annual data: Deaths (numbers and rates: total)
.xls .csvAccording to the following publication, Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional, using the latest data available for week ending 1 January 2021 (week 53) there have been 614,114 deaths registered in England and Wales.
Whilst the data has not yet been finalised for 2020, we have published a blog looking at the year-end figures.
England and Wales - https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/01/12/counting-deaths-involving-coronavirus-a-year-in-review/