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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 19 June 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 19 June 2020 (Week 25) was 9,339, this was 637 lower than Week 24.
- In Week 25, the number of deaths registered was 0.7% below the five-year average (65 deaths fewer), this is the first time weekly deaths have been below the five-year average since Week 11; the number of deaths in care homes and hospitals were also fewer than the five-year average (49 and 782 deaths lower respectively), while the number of deaths at home was 827 higher than the five-year average.
- Of the deaths registered in Week 25, 783 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, the lowest number of deaths involving COVID-19 in the last 12 weeks; accounting for 8.4% of all deaths in England and Wales.
Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2019
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2019, there were 530,841 deaths registered in England and Wales, a decrease of 2.0% compared with 2018 (541,589 deaths).
- Taking into account the population size and age structure, age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) in England and Wales decreased significantly, by 3.7% for males and 4.7% for females.
- The difference between the number of deaths in males and females has been reducing, and in 2019 it decreased to an all time low of 241 deaths (265,300 male deaths and 265,541 female deaths).
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
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 the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Deaths registered in England and Wales
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 19 June 2020
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, including deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available.
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