Coronavirus not among 10 most common causes of death in September – ONS

There were 2,703 excess deaths across England and Wales in September, official figures show – but coronavirus was not in the 10 leading causes of fatality.

The numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are relative to the five-year average, counting from 2015 to 2019.

The leading cause of death in September for both nations was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

In September 2020, there were 39,827 deaths registered in England, 2,568 deaths more than the five-year average (2015 to 2019.)

In Wales, there were 2,610 deaths registered, 135 deaths more than the five-year average for September https://t.co/RnWAC6OHr8

— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) October 23, 2020

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