Characteristics of deaths, by likely category, in the lockdown period, compared with before lockdown and a comparable period in 2019
| Measure | During lockdown versus before lockdown | During lockdown versus 2019 | ||||||
| Before lockdown (77 days) | During lockdown (98 days) | RR | P value | 2019 (91 days) | During lockdown (91 days) | RR | P value | |
| Time period | 6 January–22 March 2020 | 23 March–28 June 2020 | 1 April–30 June 2019 | 30 March–28 June 2020 | ||||
| Malignancy | 52 | 72 | 1.09 (0.74 to 1.59) | 0.663 | 65 | 67 | 1.03 (0.73 to 1.45) | 0.862 |
| Preterm | 194 | 217 | 0.88 (0.72 to 1.07) | 0.203 | 174 | 203 | 1.17 (0.94 to 1.44) | 0.158 |
| Intrapartum events | 37 | 60 | 1.27 (0.84 to 1.94) | 0.261 | 39 | 57 | 1.46 (0.97 to 2.20) | 0.068 |
| Infection/SARS-CoV-2+ve | 43 | 43 | 0.79 (0.51 to 1.20) | 0.263 | 40 | 34 | 0.85 (0.54 to 1.34) | 0.486 |
| Trauma | 25 | 37 | 1.16 (0.68 to 2.00) | 0.585 | 38 | 34 | 0.89 (0.56 to 1.44) | 0.647 |
| Substance misuse | * | * | 0.59 (0.13 to 2.63) | 0.489 | * | * | 0.50 (0.11 to 2.22) | 0.362 |
| Suicide | 24 | 35 | 1.15 (0.67 to 1.95) | 0.616 | 26 | 34 | 1.31 (0.78 to 2.21) | 0.314 |
| SUDIC | 109 | 117 | 0.84 (0.65 to 1.09) | 0.201 | 86 | 106 | 1.23 (0.92 to 1.64) | 0.156 |
| Underlying medical condition | 194 | 211 | 0.85 (0.70 to 1.04) | 0.125 | 239 | 190 | 0.79 (0.65 to 0.97) | 0.024 |
Numbers are frequency counts or RR (95% CI) as appropriate.
*Absolute numbers below 5.
RR, rate ratio; SUDIC, sudden unexpected death in infancy or childhood.