Official Statistics

Analysis of death registrations not associated with coronavirus (COVID-19), England and Wales: January 2020 to May 2020

This release presents findings from examining death registrations which do not mention coronavirus (COVID-19), to understand the apparent increase in deaths compared to the previous five-year average for deaths in the same weeks. It suggests hypotheses for why a greater number of deaths not related to COVID-19 are observed, and explains how analysis of the death registration data supports or contradicts them.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 5 June 2020

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Analysis of death registrations not associated with coronavirus (COVID-19), England and Wales: January 2020 to May 2020

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/analysisofdeathregistrationsnotassociatedwithcoronaviruscovid19englandandwalesjanuary2020tomay2020

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Published 5 June 2020