Mortality in working age people is still significantly higher than pre-pandemic, data show – The BMJ

Mortality among working age people in England and Wales remains higher than before the covid-19 pandemic, an analysis has found, despite an overall fall in mortality.

The analysis by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries continuous mortality investigation (CMI) found that the decrease in all cause mortality was largely driven by a fall in older age mortality where most deaths occur.1

Cobus Daneel, chair of the CMI mortality projections committee, said, After periods of high and volatile mortality during the peak of the pandemic, we have now seen several months of lower mortality, more in line with typical seasonal variations.

The picture is less rosy for the working age population, however, who are still seeing mortality higher than pre-pandemic.

The analysis calculated standardised mortality rates (SMRs) based on provisional

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Mortality in working age people is still significantly higher than pre-pandemic, data show - The BMJ