Number of Black, Asian, and mixed race people who have died from COVID-19 by sex

Release date:
27 April 2021

Please provide:

1. The number of Asian people in all age groups who have died as a result of COVID-19 since March 2020 up to date, split by men and women

2. The number of Black people in all age groups who have died as a result of COVID-19 since March 2020 up to date, split by men and women

3. The number of mixed race people in all age groups who have died as a result of COVID-19 since March 2020 up to date, split by men and women

Thank you for your enquiry.

The latest analysis we hold showing COVID-19 deaths by ethnicity and sex is in the following publication: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/updatingethniccontrastsindeathsinvolvingthecoronaviruscovid19englandandwales/deathsoccurring2marchto28july2020. This provides the information from 2 March to 28 July 2020. The following tables have been extracted from the publication:

Table 1: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 9 to 64 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020
Ethnic group	Sex	Counts of COVID-19 related deaths
Bangladeshi	Male	61
Bangladeshi	Female	19
Black African	Male	159
Black African	Female	85
Black Caribbean	Male	95
Black Caribbean	Female	67
Chinese	Male	16
Chinese	Female	8
Indian	Male	180
Indian	Female	80
Mixed	Male	29
Mixed	Female	30
Other	Male	186
Other	Female	85
Pakistani	Male	119
Pakistani	Female	75
White	Male	1,939
White	Female	1,184

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Table 2: Counts of deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group for 65 to 110 years of age, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 28 July 2020
Ethnic group	Sex	Counts of COVID-19 related deaths
Bangladeshi	Male	112
Bangladeshi	Female	54
Black African	Male	188
Black African	Female	96
Black Caribbean	Male	514
Black Caribbean	Female	306
Chinese	Male	78
Chinese	Female	55
Indian	Male	525
Indian	Female	357
Mixed	Male	144
Mixed	Female	99
Other	Male	351
Other	Female	226
Pakistani	Male	286
Pakistani	Female	156
White	Male	20,531
White	Female	18,201

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Notes:

Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes U07.1 and U07.2. Figures include deaths where coronavirus (COVID-19) was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor. Figures do not include neonatal deaths (deaths under 28 days).
Figures are for persons usually resident in England and Wales, and not known to have died before 2 March 2020.
Figures are for deaths occurring between 2 March 2020 and 28 July 2020. Figures only include deaths that were registered by 24 August 2020. More information on registration delays can be found on the ONS website: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/2018

Unfortunately, we do not hold an update of this analysis.

However, in case it is of interest, we do intend to publish analysis showing leading causes of death by ethnicity in June 2021.

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