We’ve published our monthly mortality data for August 2020.
These data are not directly comparable with our weekly data on deaths registered in England and Wales, as weeks do not aggregate exactly into calendar months ow.ly/VmQD50Buo9z
In August 2020, there were 34,750 deaths registered in England, 2,060 fewer than the five-year average for August.
In Wales, there were 2,379 deaths registered, 116 fewer than the five-year average for August ow.ly/62km50Buobx
#COVID19 did not feature in the top 10 leading causes of death in August 2020, in England or Wales ow.ly/JGyW50Buoim
The leading causes of death were Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (10.9%) in England and Ischaemic Heart Disease (11.0%) in Wales ow.ly/C8fG50Buokq
The age-standardised #COVID19 mortality rate in August was
▪️ 7.2 per 100,000 persons in England
▪️ 11.0 per 100,000 persons in Wales
In both countries the #COVID19 mortality rate had declined for the fourth consecutive month ow.ly/Lb6q50BuopF
The age-standardised mortality rate for deaths registered from 1 January to 31 August 2020 in England was significantly higher than that in every year since 2009 ow.ly/27DW50BuovE
Of deaths that occurred to date in 2020 (registered by 5 September)
▪️ 365,889 were in England (33,003 more than the five-year average for January to August)
▪️ 23,416 were in Wales (1,061 more than the five-year average for January to August)
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#COVID19 was the underlying cause of 12.5% of all deaths that occurred in England (45,797 deaths) from January to August
In Wales, it was the underlying cause of 9.8% of all deaths in Wales (2,302 deaths) in the same time ow.ly/syR850BuoN4
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