Deaths 77% higher than in 2019, says CMI

James Phillips
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The number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending Friday 10 April (week 15) was 77% higher than expected if using the same standardised mortality rates as 2019, says the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) body said the cumulative mortality improvement for 2020 was now -2.7% as of that date, compared with 0.1% as at 20 March 2020, before the Covid-19 outb...

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