About this Dataset

Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available. Includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19).

Edition in the dataset

2023 edition of this dataset

Previous versions of this data are available.

2022 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2022

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2021 edition of this dataset up to week ending 31 December 2021

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2020 edition of this dataset up to week ending 1 January 2021

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2019 edition of this dataset up to week ending 27 December 2019

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2018 edition of this dataset up to week ending 28 December 2018

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2017 edition of this dataset up to week ending 29 December 2017

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2016 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2016

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2015 edition of this dataset up to week ending 1 January 2016

2014 edition of this dataset up to week ending 26 December 2014

2013 edition of this dataset up to week ending 27 December 2013

2012 edition of this dataset up to week ending 28 December 2012

2011 edition of this dataset up to week ending 30 December 2011

2010 edition of this dataset up to week ending 31 December 2010

Nodiadau pwysig a gwybodaeth ynghylch defnyddio

  • In the week ending 24 November 2023 (Week 47) 11,385 deaths were registered in England and Wales; this was 4.6% above the five-year average (505 excess deaths). 

  • The number of deaths registered in England in Week 47 was 10,706; this was 5.3% above the five-year average (539 excess deaths). 

  • The number of deaths registered in Wales in Week 47 was 646; this was 6.9% below the five-year average (48 fewer deaths). 

  • Of the deaths registered in Week 47 in England and Wales, 174 mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 1.5% of all deaths; this was 85 less deaths with COVID-19 mentioned compared with the previous week. 

  • Of the deaths registered in Week 47, 162 mentioned COVID-19 in England, accounting for 1.5% of all deaths; in Wales, 12 deaths mentioned COVID-19, accounting for 1.9% of all deaths. 

  • Of the 174 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 47,63.8% (111 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, which was a higher proportion when compared with Week 46 (62.5%). 

  • Using the most up-to-date data we have available, the number of deaths from the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 24 November 2023 was 2,186,135 in England and Wales; of these 2,047,521 were recorded in England and 134,871 were recorded in Wales. 

  • From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 24 November 2023 the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 210,461; of these, 197,785 were recorded in England and 12,313 were recorded in Wales. 

  • From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 24 November 2023 the number of excess deaths in England and Wales was 197,491; of these, 188,262 were recorded in England and 10,359 were recorded in Wales. 

  • The number of deaths was above the five-year average in private homes (12.4% above, 360 excess deaths), care homes (3.9% above, 90 excess deaths), other settings (3.3% above, 28 excess deaths), and hospitals (0.6% above, 27 excess deaths).   

  • The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 24November 2023 (Week 47) was 13021, which was 4.8% greater than the five-year average (596 excess deaths); of these deaths, 217(1.7%) involved COVID-19.