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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p>Dear Lord Wigley,</p><p>As
National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding
to your Parliamentary Question asking what was the registered number of deaths of
all causes between 1 March and the most recent available date; and what is the figure
for deaths per 100,000 population this number represents for (1) England, (2) Scotland,
(3) Northern Ireland, and (4) Wales (HL6919).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics
(ONS) is responsible for publishing numbers of deaths registered in England and Wales.
The most recent annual figures published are for deaths registered in 20191. However,
we do publish provisional weekly deaths registrations, which are currently published
for deaths registered up to 3 July 20202. National Records Scotland (NRS) and the
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing
the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p>Table
1 provides the registered number of deaths from all causes between 1 March 2020 and
the most recent available weekly deaths data in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and
Scotland. Table 2 provides the number of deaths registered and age-standardised mortality
rates per 100,000 persons using the most consistent date range possible. Table 2 covers
deaths registered between 1 March 2020 and 3 July for England, Wales, and Northern
Ireland, but between 1 March and 5 July for Scotland.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths registered between 1 March
and most recent weekly deaths date, by country of usual residence, United Kingdom<strong>[1]</strong><strong>[2]</strong><strong>[3]</strong><strong>[4]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>Number of deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>224,398</p></td><td><p>13,601</p></td><td><p>6,227</p></td><td><p>29,728</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source:
<em>ONS</em></p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of deaths registered and age-standardised
mortality rates, between 1 March 2020 and 3 July 2020 for England, Wales and Northern
Ireland, and between 1 March 2020 and 5 July 2020 for Scotland<strong>[5]</strong><strong>[6]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rates</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>224,398</p></td><td><p>415.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>13,601</p></td><td><p>409.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>6,227</p></td><td><p>385.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>28,302</p></td><td><p>541.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source:
<em>ONS</em></p><p>[1]Figures are based on deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring
in the specified year.</p><p>[2]Geographic boundaries correct as of May 2020</p><p>[3]Deaths
of non-residents of each country are excluded</p><p>[4]Deaths have been provided for
the most up-to-date weekly data available. Deaths for residents of England and Wales
are included up to week 27 (week ending 3 July 2020), for Northern Ireland up to week
26 (week ending 3 July 2020), and for Scotland up to week 28 (week ending 12 July
2020). Note: week numbers differ across the countries so dates have been provided
for clarity.</p><p>[5] Deaths have been included for weeks that are most consistent
across the 4 countries, to aid fair comparison. Deaths for residents of England and
Wales are included up to week 27 (week ending 3 July 2020), for Northern Ireland up
to week 26 (week ending 3 July 2020), and for Scotland up to week 27 (week ending
5 July 2020). Note: week numbers differ across the countries so dates have been provided
for clarity</p><p>[6]Rates are age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000
population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. ASMRs are a better
measure of mortality than the number of deaths, as they account for the population
size and age structure. They are also better for comparing between areas and over
time.</p>
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