FOI Ref: FOI/2022/3559
You asked
1. Total numbers of COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated (vaccinated meaning 1-3 jabs and unvaccinated meaning 0 jabs) people in the UK by age groups
- 12-17
- 18-30
- 31-50
- 51-70
- 70+
2: All cause mortality figures for 2021 for the same age group by vaccine status.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Infections
The COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS) is a household survey that estimates the number of people testing positive for infection and for antibodies in the UK. Our statistics refer to the number of current COVID-19 infections within the population living in private residential households. We exclude those in hospitals, care homes and/or other communal establishments. In communal establishments, rates of COVID-19 infection are likely to be different.
In the dataset accompanying our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, antibody and vaccination bulletin, you can find our modelled estimates for vaccination percentages by age group for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland on tabs 1l, 2h, 3h, and 4h respectively.
The age groupings provided are as follows for England, Wales and Scotland: 16-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. The age groupings provided are as follows for NI: 16-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-69, 70+. We validate our self-reported vaccination data in England with data from the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), which is the System of Record for the NHS coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme in England. The equivalent of NIMS is currently not included for other countries, so vaccination estimates for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are produced only from Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey self-reported records of vaccination.
Please note, the vaccination statistics that we produce are modelled estimates based on the percentages of participants vaccinated in our study and should not be confused with the official estimates for the UK which are published on the Government coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA, previously Public Health England). You can find official vaccine uptake by age group in UKHSA's COVID-19 weekly announced vaccinations datasets. For more information, you can contact UKHSA via email at informationrights@ukhsa.gov.uk.
Further information and an overview of data about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and other sources can be found in our Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights tool.
Deaths
We hold the following analysis Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England, which looks at deaths by vaccination status for broader age bands. The age groups are 10-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+. The data can be found in Table 12 of the dataset.
Unfortunately we do not hold the specific data requested for age groups 12-17, 18-30, 31-50, 51-70 and 70+. In order to fulfil this request, we would need use a high level of statistical skill and judgement including linkage and analysis of the vaccinations data from the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS) to mortality data in order to create bespoke analysis. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information in order to respond to requests.
However, we are undertaking an analysis of the deaths of young people following vaccination, which will be published in due course. Please keep an eye on our Release Calendar for this analysis.