Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales 1950-2022
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.
