ONS: Why is the number of deaths higher than expected? The threat from Covid may have receded, but renewed concerns are being raised about the high number of total deaths being recorded.
Data from the national statisticians for the UK suggests during the past 10 weeks the number has been 12% higher than would have been expected, based on the average for previous years.
Covid-related deaths are - as they have been for much of the past year - pretty low, accounting for about 4% of deaths in July, making it the sixth-biggest cause of death. So what else could be causing this spike? BBC News
See also:
- Monthly mortality analysis, England and Wales: July 2022 Office for National Statistics
- Up to 12% more Brits than usual died every DAY during last month's heatwave, official data shows The Daily Mail
- Twice as many people died with Covid in UK this summer compared with 2021 The Guardian
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