In March 2022, there were 49,405 deaths in England and Wales, compared with 45,811 in the previous month. In April 2020, there were 88,038 which was an increase of almost 40 thousand on the month before, and by far the month with the most deaths in this period. The dramatic increase in deaths in April can be attributed to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which first hit the UK in early 2020.
Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022
Characteristic
Number of deaths
Mar 22
49,405
Feb 22
45,811
Jan 22
53,069
Dec 21
52,764
Nov 21
51,524
Oct 21
46,428
Sep 21
47,438
Aug 21
43,074
Jul 21
43,205
Jun 21
41,171
May 21
37,817
Apr 21
41,461
Mar 21
48,551
Feb 21
58,688
Jan 21
73,227
Dec 20
56,601
Nov 20
51,263
Oct 20
46,242
Sep 20
42,428
Aug 20
37,130
Jul 20
40,729
Jun 20
42,573
May 20
52,305
Apr 20
88,038
Mar 20
49,643
Feb 20
43,552
Jan 20
56,595
Dec 19
47,376
Nov 19
45,124
Oct 19
46,131
Sep 19
39,915
Aug 19
38,721
Jul 19
42,192
Jun 19
38,511
May 19
44,292
Apr 19
44,005
Mar 19
43,817
Feb 19
45,695
Jan 19
53,774
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 27, 2022). Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115077/monthly-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115077/monthly-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115077/monthly-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly Number of Deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115077/monthly-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales from January 2019 to March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115077/monthly-deaths-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
