Austerity may have caused an additional 335,000 deaths in Great Britain between 2012 and 2019

Males

60,000 excess deaths

40,000

20,000

0

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Females

20,000 excess deaths

2012

2014

0

2013

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Males

Females

60,000 excess deaths

60,000 excess deaths

40,000

40,000

20,000

20,000

2012

2014

0

0

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2013

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Guardian graphic. Source: Walsh D, Dundas R, McCartney G, et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Note: excess deaths (difference between expected and observed) in England, Scotland and Wales