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. 2021 Jun 8;7:100144. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100144

Table 2.

Rates of direct, indirect and total excess deaths per 100,000 population, weeks 11 to 40 (7 Mar 2020 to 2 Oct 2020).

Direct Indirect
COVID or other respiratory Other respiratory only Cardiovascular and diabetes Cancer Other indirect deaths Any cause
England and Wales 77 (76,79) −5 (−6,−3) 12 (10,13) 3 (0,5) 12 (10,14) 104 (98,110)
Sex
Males 89 (88,90) −3 (−4,−2) 12 (11,13) 3 (2,4) 6 (4,7) 111 (107,115)
Females 66 (65,67) −6 (−7,−5) 11 (10,12) 3 (2,4) 18 (16,19) 97 (93,102)
Age groups
0–14 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) 0 (−1,0) −1 (−1,0)
15–44 2 (2,2) 0 (0,0) 1 (1,1) 0 (0,0) −1 (−1,−1) 2 (2,3)
45–65 31 (30,31) 0 (0,0) 9 (9,9) 3 (2,3) 3 (2,3) 45 (44,47)
65–74 114 (112,115) −7 (−8,−5) 18 (16,19) 8 (6,10) 5 (3,6) 144 (139,149)
75–84 397 (393,401) −28 (−32,−24) 37 (32,41) 18 (14,23) 34 (29,40) 479 (463,494)
85+ 1241 (1227,1254) −129 (−143,−115) 126 (110,141) −33 (−41,−25) 185 (155,216) 1461 (1403,1519)
Regions
North East 94 (94,95) −8 (−9,−7) 12 (11,13) 2 (1,4) 15 (13,16) 123 (120,126)
North West 95 (94,95) −8 (−8,−7) 7 (6,7) 2 (1,3) 16 (15,17) 119 (116,122)
Yorkshire & Humber 79 (78,79) −5 (−5,−4) 8 (8,9) 2 (1,3) 6 (4,7) 96 (93,99)
East Midlands 71 (71,72) −5 (−6,−4) 15 (14,16) 4 (3,5) 6 (5,8) 98 (95,100)
West Midlands 88 (87,89) −4 (−4,−3) 19 (18,19) 5 (4,6) 17 (16,19) 130 (127,132)
East of England 74 (73,74) −3 (−3,−2) 7 (7,8) −1 (−1,0) 14 (13,15) 96 (93,98)
London 90 (90,91) 0 (0,1) 9 (9,10) 1 (1,2) 13 (12,13) 114 (113,116)
South East Coast 73 (73,74) −4 (−5,−4) 16 (15,17) 7 (7,8) 17 (16,19) 115 (112,118)
South Central 66 (65,67) −3 (−4,−3) 15 (14,15) 3 (2,4) 7 (6,8) 91 (89,94)
South West 44 (43,44) −5 (−5,−4) 15 (14,16) 6 (5,7) 12 (11,14) 78 (75,81)
Wales 65 (64,66) −9 (−10,−8) 12 (11,13) −1 (−2,0) 4 (3,6) 80 (77,83)
Deprivation quintiles
1 (least deprived) 68 (67,69) −5 (−6,−5) 11 (10,11) 4 (3,5) 9 (8,10) 93 (90,96)
2 74 (73,74) −5 (−6,−4) 10 (9,10) 1 (0,1) 11 (10,13) 97 (93,100)
3 75 (74,75) −4 (−4,−3) 14 (13,15) 2 (1,3) 12 (11,14) 104 (101,107)
4 80 (79,81) −5 (−5,−4) 11 (10,11) 4 (3,4) 12 (11,13) 106 (104,109)
5 (most deprived) 90 (89,91) −3 (−4,−2) 14 (13,15) 5 (4,5) 16 (14,17) 124 (121,127)
Place of death
Care home 26 (25,26) 1 (1,2) 5 (4,5) −2 (−2,−1) 11 (10,11) 39 (38,40)
Home 6 (6,6) 3 (3,3) 11 (11,11) 18 (18,18) 8 (8,9) 44 (43,45)
Hospice 1 (1,1) 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) −4 (−4,−4) 0 (0,0) −3 (−3,−2)
Hospital 44 (43,44) −9 (−9,−8) −5 (−6,−5) −11 (−11,−11) −9 (−9,−8) 17 (15,18)
Other/ Unknown 1 (1,1) 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) 1 (1,1) 0 (0,0) 3 (3,3)