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 

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 

Female deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in private homes were 75.0% above the five-year average in England.

This number was

40.6% lower in hospitals
32.0% higher in care homes

http://ow.ly/ESZk50BVZxQ 

In Wales, female deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in private homes were 92.2% above the five-year average.

These deaths were

25.5% lower in hospitals
28.6% higher in care homes

http://ow.ly/GIen50BVZHL