Deadly virus download6/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In contrast, there were 170,600 deaths, where COVID-19 was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate as cause or contributory factor, compared to 219,207 deaths involving flu and pneumonia. There were 148,606 deaths where COVID-19 was identified as the underlying cause of death in England and Wales between the weeks ending 13 March 2020 and 1 April 2022, compared with 35,007 deaths due to flu and pneumonia. While the data presented in this article cannot give a definitive answer as to how individuals should view the disease, it can put COVID-19 mortality in context. Annually, deaths due to COVID-19 have been higher than those due to flu and pneumonia in any year since 1929.Īlthough mortality from COVID-19 has reduced since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it is not yet clear whether the disease is behaving similarly to flu and pneumonia. Notice, : The number of deaths due to flu and pneumonia has been corrected for the winter periods 2020//22 in the wording of the section titled 'With coronavirus restrictions now lifted, is flu coming back?' and in the final chart.Ĭoronavirus (COVID-19) has been the underlying cause of death in more than four times as many deaths as flu and pneumonia in England and Wales since March 2020.
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