Did the UK death rate increase in 2020 due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 virus?

Coronavirus COVID-19 causes the highest UK death total in 2020 compared to previous years. True or False?

With all the Coronavirus media coverage, it would be expected for the death rate to be visibly higher in 2020 than previous years. The first Covid-19 virus cases appeared in the UK in January 2020.

The table below lists the Office for National Statistics (ONS) death figures in United Kingdom. The table will be updated every week, after the Release date given below.

Deaths Registered Weekly in UK (ONS Data)

JANUARY
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
03-Jan-2020	12175 dead	12254 dead	+79 deaths (+0.65%)
10-Jan	13822	14058	+236 deaths (+1.71%)
17-Jan	13216	12990	-226 deaths (-1.71%)
24-Jan	12760	11856	-904 deaths (-7.08%)
31-Jan	12206	11612	-594 deaths (-4.87%)
JANUARY TOTAL	64179	62770	-1409 deaths (-2.19%)
FEBRUARY
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
07-Feb	11925	10986	-939 deaths (-7.87%)
14-Feb	11627	10944	-683 deaths (-5.87%)
21-Feb	11548	10841	-707 deaths (-6.12%)
28-Feb	11183	10816	-367 deaths (-3.28%)
FEBRUARY TOTAL	46283	43587	-2696 deaths (-5.83%)
MARCH
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
06-Mar	11498	10895	-603 deaths (-5.24%)
13-Mar	11205	11019	-186 deaths (-1.66%)
20-Mar	10573	10645	-72 deaths (-0.68%)
27-Mar	10130	11141	+1011 deaths (+9.98%)
MARCH TOTAL	43406	43700	+294 deaths (+0.68%)
APRIL
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
03-Apr	10305	16387	+6082 deaths (+59%)
10-Apr	10520	18516	+7996 deaths (+76%)
17-Apr	10497	22351	+11854 deaths (+113%)
24-Apr	10458	21997	+11539 deaths (+110%)
APRIL TOTAL	41780	79251	+37,471 deaths (+90%)
MAY
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
01-May	9941	17953	+8012 deaths (+81%)
08-May	9576	12657	+3081 deaths (+32%)
15-May	10188	14573	+4385 deaths (+43%)
22-May	9940	12288	+2348 deaths (+24%)
29-May	8171	9824	+1653 deaths (+20%)
MAY TOTAL	47816	67295	+19,479 deaths (+41%)
JUNE
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
05-Jun	9977	10709	+732 deaths (+7.34%)
12-Jun	9417	9976	+559 deaths (+5.94%)
19-Jun	9404	9339	-65 deaths (-0.69%)
26-Jun	9293	8979	-314 deaths (-3.38%)
JUNE TOTAL	38091	39003	+912 deaths (+2.39%)
JULY
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
03-Jul	9183	9140	-43 deaths (-0.47%)
10-Jul	9250	8690	-560 deaths (-6.05%)
17-Jul	9093	8823	-270 deaths (-2.97%)
24-Jul	9052	8891	-161 deaths (-1.78%)
31-Jul	9036	8946	-90 deaths (-0.99%)
JULY TOTAL	45614	44490	-1124 deaths (+2.46%)
AUGUST
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
07-Aug	9102	8945	-157 deaths (-1.72%)
14-Aug	9085	9392	+307 deaths (+3.38%)
21-Aug	9157	9631	+474 deaths (+5.18%)
28-Aug	8241	9032	+791 deaths (+9.60%)
AUGUST TOTAL	35585	37000	+1415 deaths (+3.98%)
SEPTEMBER
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
04-Sep	9182	7739	-1443 deaths (-15.71%)
11-Sep	9306	9811	+505 deaths (+5.43%)
18-Sep	9264	9523	+259 deaths (+2.80%)
25-Sep	9377	9634	+257 deaths (+2.74%)
SEPTEMBER TOTAL	37129	36707	-422 deaths (+1.14%)
OCTOBER
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
02-Oct	9555	9945	+390 deaths (+4.08%)
09-Oct	9811	9954	+143 deaths (+1.46%)
16-Oct	9865	10534	+669 deaths (+6.78%)
23-Oct	9759	10739	+980 deaths (+10%)
30-Oct	9891	10887	+996 deaths (+10%)
OCTOBER TOTAL	48881	52059	+3178 deaths (+6.50%)
NOVEMBER
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
06-Nov	10331	11812	+1481 deaths (+14%)
13-Nov	10350	12254	+1904 deaths (+18%)
20-Nov	10380	12535	+2155 deaths (+21%)
27-Nov	10357	12456	+2099 deaths (+20%)
NOVEMBER TOTAL	41418	49057	+7639 deaths (+18%)
DECEMBER
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2020 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
04-Dec	10695	12303	+1608 deaths (+15%)
11-Dec	10750	12292	+1542 deaths (+14%)
18-Dec	11548	13011	+1463 deaths (+13%)
25-Dec	7954	11520	+3566 deaths (+45%)
DECEMBER TOTAL	40947	49126	+8179 deaths (+20%)
JANUARY 2021
WEEK	2015-2019 AVERAGE	2021 ACTUAL	DIFFERENCE
08-Jan	12175 dead	17751	+5576 deaths (+46%)
15-Jan	13822	18042	+4220 deaths (+31%)
22-Jan	13216	18676	+5460 deaths (+41%)
29-Jan	12760	17192	+4432 deaths (+35%)
JANUARY TOTAL	51973	71661	+19688 deaths (+38%)

SOURCE
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales

METRO: When did coronavirus first come to the UK?
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/19/first-case-coronavirus-uk-covid-19-diagnosis-12578061

* First death in UK came on March 5, 2020.

Author: Guest • Updated: 02 May 2021

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