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6 Jul, 6 tweets, 4 min read
New analysis shows there were more UK deaths than births in 2020 - the first time since 1976 and the second time since the start of the 20th century.

The difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths is known as “natural change” ow.ly/Iux050Fpzd6 Chart title: There were more deaths than births in the UK in
Negative natural change occurs when there are more deaths than births, but this might not mean the total size of the population has decreased.

Migration can still lead to overall population growth by more people moving into an area than leaving it ow.ly/19F550Fpzgs
There were more deaths than births since 2015 in Scotland, and since 2016 in Wales.

In England and Northern Ireland, there were more births than deaths up to and including 2020, although differences between births and deaths have been decreasing ow.ly/WFJj50Fpzik Chart title: There were more deaths than births in Scotland
90,173 UK deaths involving #COVID19 were registered in 2020, taking the total number of deaths to 689,629. This is up 14% (84,922) compared with 2019.

The number of births decreased by 4.1% (29,489) compared with 2019 figures, with a total of 683,191 ow.ly/m3TX50FpzkA There were more UK deaths than births in 2020 2019 Births: 7
Taking the total registered deaths and occurrences of births into account, this means that “natural change” in the UK in 2020 was -6,438, down from 107,973 in 2019 and 115,119 in 2018 ow.ly/eXBr50Fpzrt UK natural change (difference between the number of live bir
We’ve also published two releases which look at deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020 and deaths due to #COVID19 in 2020.

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6 Jul
There were 607,922 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020 according to new annual mortality data.

This is an increase of 77,081 deaths compared with 2019 ow.ly/aLfp50FpyHj In 2020, the number of deaths in England and Wales increased
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6 Jul
Provisionally, 8,690 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 25 June 2021 (Week 25). This was

▪ 769 fewer than Week 24
▪️ 714 fewer than the five-year average for Week 25

➡️ ow.ly/YuuG50FpydX The number of deaths registered was below the five-year aver
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#COVID19 infection rates have increased in England, Wales and Scotland, with rates similar to those last seen in February 2021.

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