You asked
Please can you tell me when figures for total deaths in 2020 be published?
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Thank you for your enquiry.
The Deaths Registered in England and Wales Series for 2020 is provisionally scheduled to be published in July/August 2021.
According to the following weekly bulletin, Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional, using the latest data available for w/e 1January 2021 (week 53) there have been 614,114 deaths registered in England and Wales.
Whilst the data has not yet been finalised for 2020, all three Statistical authorities have published blogs with year-end figures.
England and Wales - https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/01/12/counting-deaths-involving-coronavirus-a-year-in-review/
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