Deaths of white English people from COVID-19

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21 April 2021

You asked

​I would like to be told the official figure of the amount of white English people in the UK who died of COVID-19 since start of March last year please.

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.

The latest analysis we hold relating to COVID-19 deaths by ethnicity is available via the following link: Updating ethnic contrasts in deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), England and Wales: deaths occurring 2 March to 28 July 2020. These analyses are based on a unique linked dataset that encompasses Census 2011 records, death registrations in England and Wales, and hospital episode statistics (HES) with England coverage only. More information about how this is analysis was created be found via the following link: Coronavirus related deaths by ethnicity in England and Wales Methodology. We do not hold any further analysis on COVID-19 deaths by ethnicity.

Table 1: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 9 to 64 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020
Ethnic groupSexCounts of COVID-19 related deathsCounts of all deaths
WhiteMale193912609
WhiteFemale11849592

Download this table Table 1: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 9 to 64 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020

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Table 2: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 65 to 110 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020
Ethnic groupSexCounts of COVID-19 related deathsCounts of all deaths
WhiteMale2053193530
WhiteFemale18201100820

Download this table Table 2: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 65 to 110 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020

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Footnotes
  1. Definitions: White - White English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British; Irish; Gypsy or Irish Traveller; Other White   Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group, religious group and disability, England and Wales methodology - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
  2. Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes U07.1 and U07.2. Figures include deaths where coronavirus (COVID-19) was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor. Figures do not include neonatal deaths (deaths under 28 days).
  3. Figures are for persons usually resident in England and Wales, and not known to have died before 2 March 2020.
  4. Figures are for deaths occurring between 2 March 2020 and 28 July 2020. Figures only include deaths that were registered by 24 August 2020. More information on registration delays can be found on the ONS website: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/2018

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