This week's ONS weekly deaths report again shows deaths well above normal in the week to November 20th.
All causes deaths were 21% above the five year average, meaning 2,169 extra deaths.
And still well outside the normal range (showing by the dotted lines on the graph below).
All causes deaths were 21% above the five year average, meaning 2,169 extra deaths.
And still well outside the normal range (showing by the dotted lines on the graph below).
Excess deaths are also still tracking the same curve as all measures of covid-19 deaths.
And as usual, most death certificates mentioning covid-19 listed it as the underlying cause of death (ie, they died "from" it not "with" it).
87.5% in the latest week.
87.5% in the latest week.
Meanwhile deaths involving flu and pneumonia (which are mostly pneumonia) remain above normal for the time of year, just like in the first wave.
This is expected because people who died from covid-19 may also have pneumonia listed on their death certificate as being involved.
This is expected because people who died from covid-19 may also have pneumonia listed on their death certificate as being involved.
As usual though, the vast majority of deaths involving flu and pneumonia don't list that as the underlying cause of death. Whereas the vast majority of covid deaths do list it as the underlying cause.
So deaths "due to" covid are far higher than deaths "due to" flu & pneumonia.
So deaths "due to" covid are far higher than deaths "due to" flu & pneumonia.
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