Winter deaths are calculated as the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding autumn (August to November) and the following summer (April to July).
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Number of excess winter deaths in England and Wales 1950-2022
In 2021/22 there were * excess winter deaths in England and Wales, compared with * excess winter deaths in the previous winter. Since 1950, the highest number of excess winter deaths occurred in the winter of 1950/51 with ** excess deaths, with the second-worst winter being 1962/63, when there were approximately * excess winter deaths.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 19, 2023). Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22." Chart. January 19, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Excess Winter Deaths (excluding Covid-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Jan 2023, /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of excess winter deaths (excluding COVID-19) in England and Wales from 1950/51 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/283006/excess-winter-deaths-in-england-and-wales/
