Excess deaths continue to fall, but remain above pre-pandemic levels

CMI data shows mortality remains above pre-Covid pandemic levels

Martin Richmond
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Excess deaths continue to fall, but remain above pre-pandemic levels

The second quarter of 2023 saw a reduction in the number of excess deaths, but overall mortality remains above levels recorded before the Covid pandemic, research from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has shown.

The data, based on provisional deaths statistics for England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed there were 200,100 more deaths from all causes than expected from the ...

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