Dataset Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
About this Dataset
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available. Includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19).Edition in this dataset
Important notes and usage information
In the week ending 21 October 2022 (Week 42), 11,938 deaths were registered in England and Wales; this was 16.8% above the five-year average (1,714 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in England in the week ending 21 October 2022 (Week 42) was 11,202; this was 17.2% above the five-year average (1,646 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered in Wales in the week ending 21 October 2022 (Week 42) was 714; this was 10.0% above the five-year average (65 excess deaths).
Of the deaths registered in Week 42 in England and Wales, 687 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 5.8% of all deaths; this was 122 more deaths, with “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” mentioned, compared with the previous week.
Of the deaths registered in Week 42 in England, 647 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 5.8% of all deaths; in Wales, 40 deaths mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, accounting for 5.6% of all deaths.
Of the 687 deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales in Week 42, 68.3% (469 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, an increase from 66.2% in Week 41.
Using the most up-to-date data we have available, the number of deaths from the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 21 October 2022 was 1,542,974 in England and Wales; of these, 1,445,745 were recorded in England and 94,890 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 21 October 2022, the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales was 189,088, of these, 177,813 were recorded in England and 10,955 were recorded in Wales.
From the week ending 13 March 2020 to the week ending 21 October 2022, the number of excess deaths above the five-year average in England and Wales was 157,951 of these, 151,190 were recorded in England and 8,039 were recorded in Wales.
The number of deaths was above the five-year average in private homes (31.1% above, 790 excess deaths), hospitals (14.5% above, 678 excess deaths), care homes (10.1% above, 225 excess deaths) and other settings (2.5% above, 20 excess deaths) in Week 42 in England and Wales.
The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 21 October 2022 (Week 42) was 13,463, which was 15.7% above the five-year average (1,822 excess deaths); of these deaths, 735 involved COVID-19, which was 110 more than in Week 41.