Weekly deaths
Deaths from all causes each week, as published by each country's statistical office. Data as of 22 October 2026.
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United Kingdom
data to 9 Oct 2026Office for National Statistics: deaths registered in the week (Saturday to Friday; Monday to Sunday in Scotland), United Kingdom, as compiled by ONS from ONS, NRS and NISRA figures
Released 21 Oct 2026 · next 28 Oct 2026
Revised by the source: 20 earlier weeks since 17 Sep 2026; the largest, the week to 25 Sep 2026, from 11,201 to 11,204
Germany
data to 11 Oct 2026Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis): deaths by date of death, ISO weeks (Monday to Sunday)
Collected 21 Oct 2026
Revised by the source: 40 earlier weeks since 15 Sep 2026; the largest, the week to 27 Sep 2026, from 17,527 to 16,998
Netherlands
data to 4 Oct 2026CBS (Statistics Netherlands): deaths per week (Monday to Sunday); CBS splits a week that spans New Year in two, and the two parts are added back together here
Released 16 Oct 2026
Revised by the source: 26 earlier weeks since 18 Sep 2026; the largest, the week to 23 Aug 2026, from 2,893 to 2,922
Denmark
data to 28 Jun 2026Eurostat: deaths by ISO week (Monday to Sunday); Denmark's own weekly table was discontinued in 2023, and SSI's weekly file may not be republished
Released 16 Sep 2026
United States
data to 17 Oct 2026 (8 weeks incomplete)CDC National Center for Health Statistics: deaths by date of death, weeks ending Saturday
Released 22 Oct 2026
Revised by the source: 40 earlier weeks since 18 Sep 2026; the largest, the week to 18 Jul 2026, from 55,516 to 55,699
| Country | Latest week ending | Deaths | Week before | Change on week before | Same week a year before | Change on a year before | Source release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 Oct 2026 | 11,712 | 11,594 | +1.0% | 12,097 | -3.2% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Germany | 11 Oct 2026 | 17,653 | 17,532 | +0.7% | 18,761 | -5.9% | retrieved 21 Oct 2026 |
| Netherlands | 4 Oct 2026 | 3,037 | 3,095 | -1.9% | 3,329 | -8.8% | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Denmark | 28 Jun 2026 | 1,072 | 1,125 | -4.7% | 1,040 | +3.1% | 16 Sep 2026 |
| United States† | 22 Aug 2026 | 55,325 | 55,401 | -0.1% | 55,865 | -1.0% | 22 Oct 2026 |
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Method note
This tracker shows how many people died in each week, from all causes, as each country's statistical office publishes the figure. We do not adjust, smooth or model the numbers. We do not estimate excess mortality: that needs a baseline of expected deaths, and choosing a baseline is modelling.
The countries do not count in the same way, so the level of one country's line is not comparable with another's; what each line carries is its shape over time. The United Kingdom figures are deaths registered in the week, not deaths that occurred in it. ONS compiles them from its own figures for England and Wales and those of National Records of Scotland and NISRA. Weeks run Saturday to Friday, except in Scotland, where they run Monday to Sunday. Germany counts deaths by date of death in ISO weeks, and the United States by date of death in weeks ending on Saturday. The Dutch figures are CBS's weekly series, in weeks running Monday to Sunday. Where CBS splits a week at New Year, the two parts are added back together, which is the only arithmetic done here. Denmark's figures come through Eurostat, supplied by Statistics Denmark, and run several weeks behind the others.
Recent weeks are provisional in every country and change as late registrations arrive. Destatis estimates the latest nine weeks to allow for late reports, and its estimates are shown as published. NCHS does not adjust its US counts, which it describes as at least 94% complete within eight weeks. The latest eight US weeks are therefore drawn dashed, and the table shows the week before them.
Every release collected is kept, so changes to past weeks can be traced. The most recent are listed under Revisions below. The JSON download holds the releases themselves.
Sources and licences
- United Kingdom: Office for National Statistics, Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional — United Kingdom table. Vintage used: the release of 21 Oct 2026. Next release: 28 Oct 2026, as announced by ONS. Counts deaths registered in the week (Saturday to Friday; Monday to Sunday in Scotland), United Kingdom, as compiled by ONS from ONS, NRS and NISRA figures. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Germany: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Statistischer Bericht Sterbefälle — Fallzahlen nach Tagen, Wochen, Monaten. Vintage used: the figures as retrieved on 21 Oct 2026 (the source gives no release date). Counts deaths by date of death, ISO weeks (Monday to Sunday). Licence: Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0). Datenquelle: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis); Datenlizenz by-2-0.
- Netherlands: CBS (Statistics Netherlands), StatLine table 70895ENG, Deaths registered weekly, by sex and age. Vintage used: the release of 16 Oct 2026. Counts deaths per week (Monday to Sunday); CBS splits a week that spans New Year in two, and the two parts are added back together here. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Source: CBS.
- Denmark: Eurostat, Deaths by week and sex (demo_r_mwk_ts), figures supplied by Statistics Denmark. Vintage used: the release of 16 Sep 2026. Counts deaths by ISO week (Monday to Sunday); Denmark's own weekly table was discontinued in 2023, and SSI's weekly file may not be republished. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Source: Eurostat (demo_r_mwk_ts).
- United States: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional COVID-19 Death Counts by Week Ending Date and State — total deaths, United States. Vintage used: the release of 22 Oct 2026. Counts deaths by date of death, weeks ending Saturday. Licence: Public domain (US Government work). Source: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System.
Japan publishes deaths monthly (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare vital statistics), not weekly, so it is not in this tracker.
Revisions
Changes a source has made to its own past figures since this tracker began collecting.
- 23 Oct 2026, United States: 40 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-10-10, from 25,368 to 43,789.
- 22 Oct 2026, United Kingdom: 5 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-25, from 11,201 to 11,204.
- 21 Oct 2026, Germany: 34 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-20, from 17,190 to 16,940.
- 16 Oct 2026, United States: 39 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-10-03, from 26,710 to 43,387.
- 16 Oct 2026, Netherlands: 20 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-20, from 3,086 to 3,112.
- 15 Oct 2026, United Kingdom: 5 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-06-12, from 12,630 to 12,631.
- 13 Oct 2026, Germany: 37 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-27, from 17,527 to 16,998.
- 9 Oct 2026, United States: 44 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-26, from 19,878 to 42,959.
- 8 Oct 2026, United Kingdom: 6 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-02-13, from 13,948 to 13,947.
- 7 Oct 2026, Germany: 36 earlier week(s) revised; the largest change was the week ending 2026-09-20, from 17,796 to 17,524.
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