COVID-19 occupation deaths

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5 March 2021

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How many NHS doctors and nurses have died from COVID-19, monthly since January 2020?

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Within our latest release Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by occupation, England and Wales: deaths registered between 9 March and 28 December 2020, in table 6 you will find COVID-19 deaths by minor occupation group.

Whilst occupation is recorded on the death certificate, employer is not and therefore we are unable to ascertain if healthcare worker deaths are NHS employees. Occupations defined using the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2010). Definitions of all groups and individual occupations can be found here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/standardoccupationalclassificationsoc/soc2010/soc2010volume1structureanddescriptionsofunitgroups

Deaths involving COVID-19 and all causes among selected individual occupations by sex (those aged 20 to 64 years), England and Wales, deaths registered between 9 March and 28 December 2020.
SOC individual
occupation		Description DeathsRateLower CIUpper CI
2211Medical practitioners3027.618.639.5
2212Psychologists0:::
2213Pharmacists4:::
2214Ophthalmic opticians1:::
2215Dental practitioners2:::
2217Medical radiographers2:::
2218Podiatrists1:::
2219Health professionals n.e.c.0:::
2221Physiotherapists1:::
2222Occupational therapists1:::
2223Speech and language therapists0:::
2229Therapy professionals n.e.c.1:::
2231Nurses4779.157.4106.1
2232Midwives0:::

Notes

  1. Figures are for residents of England and Wales aged 20 to 64 years.
  2. The lower and upper confidence limits have been provided. These form a confidence interval, which is a measure of the statistical precision of an estimate and shows the range of uncertainty around the estimated figure. Calculations based on small numbers of events are often subject to random fluctuations. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures.
  3. Statistics based on a small number of deaths (10 to 19) may not be reliable and are therefore marked by 'u'. Analysis is not provided when numbers of deaths are below 10 and have been marked ':'.
  4. Deaths were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Deaths involving COVID-19 include those with an underlying cause, or any mention, of ICD-10 codes U07.1 (COVID-19, virus identified) or U07.2 (COVID-19, virus not identified). All causes of death is the total number of deaths registered during the same time period, including those that involved COVID-19.
  5. Figures are for the most recent death registrations available at the time of analysis, deaths involving COVID-19 registered between 9 March and 28 December 2020.

Download this table Deaths involving COVID-19 and all causes among selected individual occupations by sex (those aged 20 to 64 years), England and Wales, deaths registered between 9 March and 28 December 2020.

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