Winter mortality increased by an estimated 1,000 in 2024/25
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The Winter Mortality report (formerly known as Excess Winter Mortality) for 2024/25 was released this morning.
It contains analysis on the difference between the provisional number of winter deaths in December 2024 to March 2025 compared with non-winter months (August to November 2024 and April to July 2025).
There were 6,291 deaths in Northern Ireland in the four months of winter 2024/25 (December to March). Comparing this with the average for the two adjacent 4-month periods, there was an estimated seasonal increase of 1,000 deaths during this time.
The report and accompanying table can be accessed on the winter mortality page.