You asked
Can you tell me how many people died in the UK in 2019 and how many died in 2020?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the production of Mortality data for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
2019 data
We publish headline figures for the UK as part of our Vital Statistics in the UK publication. Latest data available is 2019.
| Year | Number of deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | United Kingdom | England and Wales | England⁶ | Wales⁶ | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
| 2019 | 604,707 | 530,841 | 496,370 | 33,183 | 58,108 | 15,758 |
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.xls .csv2020 data
Using the Deaths Registered Series in England and Wales there were 607,922 deaths registered in England and Wales.
Scotland and Northern Ireland have published the following year end data.
Scotland - https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/annual-deaths-excess-deaths-1855-2020.xlsx
Northern Ireland - https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/monthly-deaths
For further information, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk