Winter Mortality in Northern Ireland 2023/24

The Winter Mortality report for 2023/24 was released this morning.

The Winter Mortality report for 2023/24 was released this morning. It contains analysis on the difference between the provisional number of winter deaths in December 2023 to March 2024 compared with the non-winter months (including the preceding August to November 2023 and the following April to July 2024).

There were 6,152 deaths in Northern Ireland in the four months of winter 2023/24 (December to March). Comparing this with the average for the two adjacent 4-month periods. The resulting seasonal increase in mortality in winter 2023/24 was an estimated 740.

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The report and accompanying table can be accessed on the winter mortality page.

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