The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have released data for all deaths during the week ending 3 April 2020.
This is data for all deaths, both within a hospital and in the community.
The statistics show a leap in deaths when compared to the five-year average data and a leap in the number of deaths that mention Coronavirus as a cause.
- Deaths for week ending 3 April 2020 (Week 14) was 16,387
- 6,082 more than the five-year average for that week
- An increase of 5,246 deaths registered compared with the previous week (Week 13)
- 3,475 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” (539 week before)
- 21.2% of all deaths (4.8% week before)
A death is attributed to COVID-19 if it is suspected and even if there is another underlying condition.
| Week Ending | UK deaths | Average UK deaths, previous 5 years | Covid-19 deaths |
| 3 Jan 20 | 12,254 | 12,175 | 0 |
| 10 Jan 20 | 14,058 | 13,822 | 0 |
| 17 Jan 20 | 12,990 | 13,216 | 0 |
| 24 Jan 20 | 11,856 | 12,760 | 0 |
| 31 Jan 20 | 11,612 | 12,206 | 0 |
| 7 Feb 20 | 10,986 | 11,925 | 0 |
| 14 Feb 20 | 10,944 | 11,627 | 0 |
| 21 Feb 20 | 10,841 | 11,548 | 0 |
| 28 Feb 20 | 10,816 | 11,183 | 0 |
| 6 Mar 20 | 10,895 | 11,498 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 20 | 11,019 | 11,205 | 5 |
| 20 Mar 20 | 10,645 | 10,573 | 103 |
| 3 Apr 20 | 16,387 | 10,305 | 3,475 |
Nick Stripe, head of health analysis and life events at the ONS said:
The latest comparable data for deaths involving COVID-19 with a date of death up to 3 April, show there were 6,235 deaths in England and Wales.
When looking at data for England, this is 15% higher than the NHS numbers as they include all mentions of COVID-19 on the death certificate, including suspected COVID-19, as well as deaths in the community.
The 16,387 deaths that were registered in England and Wales during the week ending 3 April is the highest weekly total since we started compiling weekly deaths data in 2005.
| Week number | 13 | 14 |
| Week ended | 27-Mar-20 | 03-Apr-20 |
| Total deaths, all ages | 11,141 | 16,387 |
| Average per week over the previous 5 years | 10,130 | 10,305 |
| Deaths by cause | ||
| Deaths where the underlying cause was respiratory disease (ICD-10 J00-J99) | 1,534 | 2,106 |
| Deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate (ICD-10 U07.1 and U07.2) | 539 | 3,475 |
| Persons | ||
| Deaths by age group | ||
| <1 | 49 | 51 |
| 1-4 | 8 | 8 |
| 5-9 | 1 | 5 |
| 10-14 | 4 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 12 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 17 | 20 |
| 25-29 | 33 | 32 |
| 30-34 | 55 | 54 |
| 35-39 | 71 | 67 |
| 40-44 | 95 | 106 |
| 45-49 | 163 | 220 |
| 50-54 | 235 | 376 |
| 55-59 | 381 | 531 |
| 60-64 | 522 | 733 |
| 65-69 | 699 | 1,044 |
| 70-74 | 1,106 | 1,690 |
| 75-79 | 1,397 | 2,179 |
| 80-84 | 1,850 | 2,826 |
| 85-89 | 2,016 | 3,015 |
| 90+ | 2,428 | 3,413 |
| Males | ||
| Deaths by age group | ||
| <1 | 27 | 26 |
| 1-4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5-9 | 1 | 2 |
| 10-14 | 1 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 8 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 11 | 12 |
| 25-29 | 22 | 22 |
| 30-34 | 40 | 39 |
| 35-39 | 40 | 36 |
| 40-44 | 65 | 67 |
| 45-49 | 97 | 124 |
| 50-54 | 146 | 244 |
| 55-59 | 235 | 336 |
| 60-64 | 286 | 453 |
| 65-69 | 423 | 662 |
| 70-74 | 666 | 1039 |
| 75-79 | 788 | 1303 |
| 80-84 | 1005 | 1570 |
| 85-89 | 984 | 1520 |
| 90+ | 883 | 1327 |
| Females | ||
| Deaths by age group | ||
| <1 | 22 | 25 |
| 1-4 | 5 | 6 |
| 5-9 | 0 | 3 |
| 10-14 | 3 | 5 |
| 15-19 | 4 | 2 |
| 20-24 | 6 | 8 |
| 25-29 | 11 | 10 |
| 30-34 | 15 | 15 |
| 35-39 | 31 | 31 |
| 40-44 | 30 | 39 |
| 45-49 | 66 | 96 |
| 50-54 | 89 | 132 |
| 55-59 | 146 | 195 |
| 60-64 | 236 | 280 |
| 65-69 | 276 | 382 |
| 70-74 | 440 | 651 |
| 75-79 | 609 | 876 |
| 80-84 | 845 | 1256 |
| 85-89 | 1032 | 1495 |
| 90+ | 1545 | 2086 |
| Deaths by region of usual residence | ||
| North East | 542 | 770 |
| North West | 1,538 | 2,137 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 982 | 1,436 |
| East Midlands | 922 | 1,246 |
| West Midlands | 1,035 | 1,812 |
| East | 1,182 | 1,717 |
| London | 1,297 | 2,511 |
| South East | 1,822 | 2,294 |
| South West | 1,092 | 1,520 |
| Wales | 719 | 920 |
