Excess deaths registered in 2020, England and Wales

Summary

Analysis of deaths registered in 2020 and how they compared with the five-year average (2015 to 2019), based on finalised 2020 mortality data.

Deaths at home increased by a third in 2020, while deaths in hospitals fell except for COVID-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) was the main reason for a rise in the overall number of deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020. Many deaths not due to COVID-19, which would normally have occurred in hospital, happened in private homes instead.

Excess deaths in England and Wales, 2020: Final

Deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020 and how they compared with the five-year average (2015 to 2019), based on finalised 2020 mortality data. The figures are broken down by cause, place of death, age group, sex and deprivation.