FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2658
You asked
I request the following updated information, currently held on your database for reported fatalities for the following covering period of 2019/2020:-
1) Number of Influenza deaths?
2) Number of Pneumonia Deaths?
3) Number of actual Covid-19 deaths?
4) Number of Covid-19 related deaths?
5) Furthermore, I would also be grateful if you could please advise the total quantity of cremations/burials reported to yourselves covering the same period with the annual overall total fatalities?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Deaths from influenza and pneumonia 2019 to 2020
Deaths involving influenza and pneumonia (ICD10 code J12-J18) from 2019 to 2020 in England and Wales are available via our NOMIS webservice.
| Cause of death | J12-J18 Pneumonia | J12-J18 Pneumonia | J09-J11 Influenza | J09-J11 Influenza |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Total mortality | 25,175 | 19,642 | 1,223 | 511 |
| England | 23,240 | 18,184 | 1,160 | 483 |
| Wales | 1,889 | 1,436 | 53 | 27 |
| England and Wales | 25,129 | 19,620 | 1,213 | 510 |
| Resident outside England and Wales | 46 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
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.xls .csvCOVID-19 2020 deaths
Deaths due to COVID-19 can be found in the following recent publication: Deaths due to COVID-19, registered in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
There were a total of 607,922 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020. Of these deaths 81,795 involved COVID-19 (13.5% of all deaths), of which 73,766 were due to COVID-19 (12.1% of all deaths). The first death involving COVID-19 was registered on 9 March 2020.
In this article, we use the term "due to COVID-19" when referring only to deaths with an underlying cause of death of COVID-19 and we use the term "involving COVID-19" when referring to deaths that had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as the underlying cause or not.
Burials and cremations
We hold mortality statistics in England and Wales based on the information supplied when a death is registered.
Unfortunately, we do not hold information about burial or cremation, as this is not supplied during the registration of a death.
Cremation statistics are available online from the cremation society of Great Britain: https://www.cremation.org.uk/statistics