Latest ONS deaths data (to week ending 11 September) has been released.
505 more deaths were recorded in-week compared to the 5-year average.
Year to date there have been 14% more deaths than the 5-year average (2015-19).
There are 99 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate this week, but there were also more deaths from other causes compared to the 5-year average.
Numbers are for England and Wales only and are 11-17 days old.
Non-COVID deaths were 4% above the 5-year average.
Some of the additional deaths recorded will certainly have been catchup from last week, when we saw significantly less deaths recorded than normal as a result of Bank Holiday registry office closures.
This week is the first time we’ve seen an increase in deaths where COVID-19 was on the death certificate since 17 April.
Last week’s 78 COVID deaths were artificially low due to the Bank Holiday. I wonder whether it will prove to be the low point as deaths begin to rise again?
The best way to compare 2020 to earlier years is to examine age-standardised death rates.
Comparing death counts can be distorted by age & growth of the population.
The CMI report on this basis and their next planned report is due on 6 Oct. Here is last week’s summary👇
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