Excess deaths in England and Wales during the first year of COVID-19

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Using officially registered weekly death data, we estimate a baseline count of excess deaths during 2020 in England and Wales. We break down this number by region, age, gender, place, and cause of death. Our results suggest that there were 82,428 excess deaths in 2020 after the pandemic onset. Almost 90% of these excess deaths were due to COVID-19, suggesting that non-COVID-19 excess mortality may have been slightly higher that what has been previously estimated. Regarding deaths not due to COVID-19, individuals older than 45 years old who died at their homes, mainly from heart diseases and cancer, were the most affected. Supported by regional panel event estimates, our results highlight how measures to mitigate the pandemic spread and ease the pressure on healthcare service systems may adversely affect out-of-hospital mortality from other causes.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 1117

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: General ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Demographic Economics: General
• Subject: COVID-19 ; Excess mortality ; Lockdown

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Laliotis, Ioannis ; Stavropoulou, Charitini ; Ceely, Greg ; Brett, Georgia ; Rushton, Rachel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/260493
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET