In 2021/22 there were 13,400 excess winter deaths in England and Wales, compared with 60,760 excess winter deaths in the previous winter. Since 1950, the highest number of excess winter deaths occurred in the winter of 1950/51 with 106,400 excess deaths, with the second-worst winter being 1962/63, when there were approximately 89,600 excess winter deaths.
Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22
Winter deaths are calculated as the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding autumn (August to November) and the following summer (April to July).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 19, 2023). Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Excess Winter Deaths (excluding Covid-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
