Heat-related deaths in 2022 were the highest on record

Estimated number of deaths associated with the hottest days of the year in England

6,000

5,000

4,507

2022

Confidence

interval

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

1990

2000

2010

2020

6,000

5,000

4,507

2022

4,000

Confidence interval

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020