FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2905
You asked
How many people have died after Covid-19 vaccination?
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Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the production of mortality data for England and Wales.
We have published the following release Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021.
| Vaccination status | Deaths involving COVID-19 | Non-COVID-19 deaths | Percent of all deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| All deaths regardless of vaccination status | 51,281 | 214,701 | 19.3 |
| Unvaccinated | 38,964 | 65,170 | 37.4 |
| Deaths within 21 days of first dose | 4,388 | 14,265 | 23.5 |
| Deaths 21 days or more after first dose | 7,289 | 66,533 | 9.9 |
| Deaths within 21 days of second dose | 182 | 11,470 | 1.6 |
| Deaths 21 days or more after second dose | 458 | 57,263 | 0.8 |
Download this table Table 1 shows Count of deaths involving COVID-19 and percentage of all deaths by vaccination status, England, deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021
.xls .csvThis report does not cover deaths 'due to' vaccination. Number of deaths where adverse reaction to the vaccine was mentioned on the death certificate can be found in Table 12 of our Monthly Mortality Analysis dataset. There are currently 4 deaths registered with the aligning ICD-10 codes for this (U12.9). The latest data available is July 2021. This publication will be updated on 21 September.
If you have any further enquiries on this data, please contact Health.Data@ons.gov.uk.