Weekly Deaths Tables, Week Ending 10 February 2023

The tables containing data on deaths registered for the week ending 10 February 2023 were released at 9.30am today.

Key points

The provisional number of total deaths registered in Northern Ireland in the week ending 10 February 2023 (week 6) was 337, 31 less than the previous week and 17 less than the 2018-2022 5-year average (354).
Fourteen deaths mentioning Covid-19 on the death certificate were registered in week 6 of 2023, three more than the previous week. These represented 4.2% of all deaths registered in that week.
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths registered from the start of the pandemic was 5,157 by 10 February 2023.
Since the beginning of the pandemic to 10 February 2023, the 75 years and over age-group accounted for almost two-thirds (65.6%) of all deaths and almost three-quarters (74.1%) of Covid-19 related deaths.
Over the period of the pandemic, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon District had a higher proportions of Covid-19 related deaths (12.3%) compared with their share of all deaths in Northern Ireland (10.3%).

5,165 deaths mentioning Covid-19 on the death certificate have occurred in total from 18March 2020 to 10 February 2023 (including those registered up to and including 15 February 2023).
At time of reporting, 10 Covid-19 related deaths had occurred in week ending 10 February.
Of these 5,165 deaths involving Covid-19, 3,612 (69.9%) took place in hospital, 1,062 (20.6%) in care homes and 491 (9.5%) at residential addresses, hospices or other locations.

The tables are available from the weekly deaths webpage

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