The tables containing data on deaths registered for the week ending 1 November 2024 were released at 9.30am today.
Key points
Date of registration
- The provisional number of total deaths registered in Northern Ireland in the week ending 1 November 2024 (week 44) was 336, 10 more than the previous week.
- The number of expected deaths for week 44 was estimated at 387 using the methodology based on mortality rates and trends. The relative number of excess deaths based on the expected deaths for week 44 was estimated at -51.
- For the week ending 1 November 2024, the number of expected deaths was estimated at 194 for males and 193 for females, using the current methodology, based on mortality rates and trends. The relative number of excess deaths based on the expected deaths for the same week, was estimated at -13 for males and -38 for females, using the current method.
- For 2024, by 1 November, 51.1 % of deaths were males and 48.9 % were females. Almost two-thirds (64.8 %) of deaths were in the 75 years and over age group.
- From week 1 of 2024, to the week ending 1 November, there have been 15,084 deaths registered. 6,966 (46.2 %) of these took place in hospital, 2,480 (16.4 %) in care homes and 5,638 (37.4 %) at residential addresses, hospices, or other locations.
Date of death
- The provisional number of deaths occurring in the week ending 1 November (including those registered up to and including 6 November 2024) was 269.
The tables are available from the weekly deaths webpage.
Historical weekly deaths data are available on the Final Historical Data page under weekly deaths.
More information on the current method for producing estimates of expected deaths, used to determine excess deaths, is available from the ONS website and a summary paper is available on the NISRA website.
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