Thread by @ONS, Since the start of the #coronavirus pandemic, deaths in private home have [...]

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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Since the start of the #coronavirus pandemic, deaths in private home have remained mostly above the five-year average.

We’ve published further analysis on deaths in private homes in England and Wales http://ow.ly/uBde50BVYAk

Between 28 December 2019 and 11 September 2020 in England, there were:

108,842 deaths registered

25,472 more deaths than the five-year average

http://ow.ly/iPxn50BVYHI

Between 28 December 2019 and 11 September 2020 in England, there were: 108,842 deaths registered 25,472 more deaths than the five-year average http://ow.ly/iPxn50BVYHI

For the same period in Wales, there were:

7,440 deaths registered

1,624 deaths more deaths than the five-year average

http://ow.ly/Rv4s50BVYOI

Excess deaths in private homes in England and Wales were mostly due to deaths not involving #COVID19 http://ow.ly/2sUP50BVYTk

Deaths from the leading causes were above the five-year average in private homes and care homes.

Meanwhile deaths from these causes in hospitals and hospices were lower http://ow.ly/Bj7C50BVZ2U

The leading cause of death for males was Ischaemic Heart Disease, and in private homes the number was 25.9% above the five-year average in England.

However in hospitals these deaths were 22.4% lower than the five-year average http://ow.ly/F30l50BVZd8

Male deaths from Ischaemic Heart Disease in private homes in Wales were also 22.7% above the five-year average.

However in hospitals these were 29.3% lower compared with the five-year average http://ow.ly/DJBu50BVZoF