Excess Deaths: An Update

To week ending 22 December 2023 (Week 51)

In the week ending 22 December 2023 (Week 51), 13,213 deaths were registered in England and Wales. ONS report this was 594 (4.7%) above their estimated 5-year average (2017 to 2019 and 2021, 2022)

269 deaths mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, 74% (200 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, 

Up to week 51 of  2023, 573,851 deaths have occurred—roughly 6,500 more than last year and 19,000 fewer than in the pandemic year 2020.