Release

Excess winter mortality in England and Wales: 2018 to 2019 (provisional) and 2017 to 2018 (final)

Released: 27 November 2019 9:30am
Next release: November 2020

Summary

More people die in the winter than the summer. We present data by sex, age, region and cause of death.

Publications

Data

Methodology

  • Winter mortality in England and Wales QMI

    Quality and methodology information for winter mortality in England and Wales detailing the strengths and limitations of these data, methods used and data uses and users.

Contact details

Name

Chris White

Email

mortality@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 455865

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest