The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) is changing its methodology to BURY excess deaths.

This new methodology often makes it appear that FEWER people are dying than expected when the exact opposite is true.

Here’s how it changes 2023’s numbers:

Week 21

Old method: 1066 excess deaths
New method: 662 excess deaths
Reduction of 404 excess deaths

Week 24

Old method: 1172 excess deaths
New method: 645 excess deaths
Reduction of 527 excess deaths

Week 32

Old method: 427 MORE than usual dying
New method: 89 LESS than usual dying
Reduction of 516 excess deaths

Week 34

Old method: 484 excess deaths
New method: 144 excess deaths
Reduction of 340 excess deaths

Week 46

Old method: 378 excess deaths
New method: 525 FEWER deaths than expected
Reduction of 903 excess deaths

Week 51

Old method: 647 excess deaths
New method: 260 FEWER deaths than expected
Reduction of 907 excess deaths