Overall mortality in the UK is still higher than it was before the covid-19 pandemic, despite a downward trend, a new analysis shows.
From the start of the pandemic through to 29 September this year around 204 700 more deaths from all causes were registered than expected, the analysis shows. Of these deaths, 75 600 were in 2020, 56 500 in 2021, 39 400 in 2022, and 33 200 in the first three quarters of 2023, shows the analysis by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ continuous mortality investigation (CMI).1 The latest update covers week 39 of 2023 (the week to 29 September) and the third quarter of 2023, a period that had excess deaths but at a lower level than in the …