![]() The heat-period with the highest excess mortality (excluding COVID-19) in those 65 years and over was the fourth heat-period, 8 to 17 August, with 1,458 excess deaths over a period of 10 days (146 excess deaths per day). This analysis was compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), using deaths occurrence from death registrations.Įstimated excess mortality (excluding COVID-19) during heat-periods for those aged 65 years and overĪcross all five heat-periods of 2022, adjusting for registration delays, the estimated total excess mortality (excluding coronavirus (COVID-19)) in England was 2,803 for the most vulnerable age group (those aged 65 years and over), the highest number since the introduction of the Heatwave plan for England in 2004.ĭuring the peak of the second heat-period, 17 to 20 July, the estimated total excess mortality (excluding COVID-19) was 1,012 excess deaths over a period of 4 days (253 excess deaths per day) for those aged 65 years and over. There were more excess deaths in females (2,159) compared with males (1,115) across heat-periods in 2022, a reversal of the trend observed between 20 further, there were 5,017 deaths above average in those aged 70 years and over, compared with 1,749 deaths below average in those aged under 70 years. The average number of deaths per day was higher for heat-period days than non-heat-period days.Įach heat-period peak, most notably that on 19 July 2022, was followed by a fall in deaths to below the average over the following days this suggests a short-term mortality displacement, where deaths among vulnerable individuals are ‘brought forward’ to within the heat-periods. The 2022 heat-period with the largest number of excess deaths was the second heat-period (10 to 25 July), with 2,227 excess deaths (10.4% above average). ![]() ![]() A heat-period is defined as day(s) on which a Level 3 Heat Health Alert is issued and/or day(s) when the mean Central England Temperature is greater than 20☌ between June and August 2022, there were five heat-periods that met this criterion.ĭuring the five heat-periods between June and August 2022, 56,303 deaths occurred in England and Wales and were registered by 7 September this is 3,271 deaths (6.2%) above the five-year average.
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