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Mortality levels over the past four weeks in England and Wales have been below normal levels for the time of year, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in week 8 of 2021 was 8% more than expected compared with 47% more the week prior, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found a lower cohort life expectancy for both men and women in its 2020 table, even after zero-weighting data related to Covid.

The latest mortality monitor update from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) shows excess death rates are continuing to fall as the UK passes through the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales for week six of 2021 was 27% higher than expected, down from 52% higher than expected in week five of the new year.

Excess deaths in week five of 2021 were 5,526 higher than if mortality rates had been the same in 2019, bringing the total number since the start of the pandemic to more than 100,000.

Excess deaths across the UK remained 50% higher than normal in the last week of January as Covid-19 continues to significantly impact figures.

Excess deaths across the UK are continuing to rise as the coronavirus pandemic persists, analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) shows.

The most recent update from the Continuous Mortality Investigation’s (CMI) mortality monitor shows week-on-week death rates have begun to stabilise across England and Wales.

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has confirmed that it will modify the method used in the next version of its Mortality Projections Model due to the impact of Covid-19.