New: according to the @ONS the total UK #COVID19 death toll has now surpassed 125k.
Was 126,023 as of 29 Jan.
Note these are deaths where #COVID19 was mentioned on the certificate. Of those deaths, around 91% were caused by #COVID19, according to the @ONS.
Was 126,023 as of 29 Jan.
Note these are deaths where #COVID19 was mentioned on the certificate. Of those deaths, around 91% were caused by #COVID19, according to the @ONS.
Another way of calculating the death toll is excess deaths, which is deaths from all causes vs the five year average.
This was 111,540 across the UK between March 2020 and late Jan 2021.
This was 111,540 across the UK between March 2020 and late Jan 2021.
Total deaths from all causes in week 4 of 2020 (the latest week) were higher than in the corresponding week of ANY year going back to 1970.
That’s still true even after adjusting for population.
31 deaths per 100k in week 4
Previous worst week 4: 28 per 100k in 1985
That’s still true even after adjusting for population.
31 deaths per 100k in week 4
Previous worst week 4: 28 per 100k in 1985
The red lines here are deaths in Eng/Wales each week in 2020/21.
Grey lines show you what happened in previous years.
As you can see, deaths in first few weeks of 2021 were high but not as high as in some harsh flu seasons.
But unlike then, deaths have not fallen but stayed high
Grey lines show you what happened in previous years.
As you can see, deaths in first few weeks of 2021 were high but not as high as in some harsh flu seasons.
But unlike then, deaths have not fallen but stayed high
While the excess death toll is still mounting, the UK has actually dropped out of the top ten countries in the Economist’s international excess death toll comparisons amid new data abt the scale of losses elsewhere.
This pattern will prob continue as more data emerges
This pattern will prob continue as more data emerges
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