At the start of 2020, deaths in the UK were running at a lower level than in the previous five years, possibly because of mild weather. From the start of Covid deaths in March excess deaths in the UK, compared to the previous five years, rose rapidly and at a higher level than recorded Covid deaths.
These figures have often been cited as evidence that Covid has killed more people than officially recorded. It has also been said that the pandemic has led to other deaths, eg from untreated disease, that have added to these figures.
It might be reasonable to conclude that early on the impact was mainly directly from Covid and non-Covid, Pandemic-related deaths would start to show later in the year. However the excess death numbers dropped below the Covid deaths in the summer and have stayed lower. One possible explanation is that other infectious diseases, particularly influenza, have been suppressed bu the anti-Covid measures.
The total deaths figures are not available as quickly as Covid data, hence these figures do not cover the last month.
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