Tag Archive: Excess deaths
Age-Standardised Mortality Rate Falls To Lowest Level on Record, Again
May's age-standardised mortality rate was the lowest on record for that month, and the second-lowest on record for any month. The overall mortality rate in the first five months of the year is now lower than in 2018.
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Excess Deaths Have Been Running Much Lower Than Official COVID-19 Deaths in Europe
Since the beginning of 2021, excess deaths have been running lower – often much lower – than official COVID-19 deaths in Europe. The latter measure is now substantially overstating the pandemic's death toll.
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Deaths in England and Wales Have Been Below the Five-Year Average for 11 of the Past 12 Weeks
Deaths in England and Wales have been below the five-year average for 11 of the past 12 weeks. Given that 80% of adults now have COVID antibodies, what possible grounds could there be to delay the full reopening?
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Did Care Homes Achieve Focused Protection in the Second Wave?
Evidence suggests that care homes achieved a degree of focussed protection in the second wave. Perhaps if more attention had been paid to shielding in the first wave, Britain's overall death toll would be lower.
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Age-Standardised Mortality Rate Falls To Lowest Level on Record
The age-standardised mortality rate in April was the lowest on record for that month. If the rate remains low for the next few months, it will "cancel out" most of the excess mortality observed in the second wave.
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Deaths at Home Rise by a Third as Patients Stay Away From Hospital
There were more deaths (from all causes) in homes in each month of 2020 than in a normal year, according to the ONS, as treatment waiting lists and the "protect the NHS" drive kept patients away from hospitals.
Read more England and Wales See Seventh Consecutive Week of Negative Excess Deaths
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales has been below the five-year average for seven consecutive weeks. This may be because deaths were "brought forward" by the pandemic.
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Geography, Not Lockdowns, Explains the Global Pattern of Excess Mortality
Excess mortality is high in Latin America, moderate in Europe, low in East Asia and low in island nations. This suggests geography matters more than lockdowns when it comes to explaining COVID-19's lethality.
Read more Deaths In England and Wales Now 5% Below the Five-Year Average
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending March 26th was 5% below the five-year average, and marks the third consecutive week of "negative excess deaths".
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It’s Time to Retire the ‘Deaths Within 28 Days of a Positive Test’ Chart
The chart on the Government's coronavirus dashboard showing the number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test is misleading – it understates the severity of the first wave and overstates the severity of the second.
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