* Number of deaths from January to July 2022 are provisional.
The source includes the following information: "Underlying cause of disease is defined using the international Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Respiratory disease ICD-10 J00-J99." Figures are based on deaths occurring in each period. Including COVID-19.
Figures have been rounded.
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England and Wales: winter deaths caused by respiratory disease 2021/22, by age
This statistic shows the number of excess winter deaths caused by an underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22, by age. In the winter period 2021/22, approximately *** individuals aged 90 years and over died from an underlying respiratory disease.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 23, 2023). Number of winter deaths caused by underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of winter deaths caused by underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by age." Chart. January 23, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of winter deaths caused by underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Winter Deaths Caused by Underlying Respiratory Disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jan 2023, /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of winter deaths caused by underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of winter deaths caused by underlying respiratory disease in England and Wales in 2020/21 and 2021/22*, by age [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/501676/winter-deaths-respiratory-disease-by-age-england-wales/
