Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales 2019-2023
In December 2023, there were 46,392 deaths in England and Wales, compared with 49,901 in the previous month. In April 2020, there were 88,038 deaths which was an increase of almost 40,000 on the month before, and by far the month with the most deaths in this period. The dramatic increase in deaths in April can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, which first hit the UK in early 2020.