In England and Wales there were over 4 thousand excess winter deaths of women over the age of 90 in the winter of 2019/20. By comparison there were only 2.2 thousand excess winter deaths for women under the age of 75, and 3.1 thousand men.
Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender
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). (November 27, 2020). Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender." Chart. November 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Excess Winter Deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2019/20, by age group and gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283018/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-wales-by-age-and-gender/
