Referred to a coroner
23,934 referrals
The total number of deaths reported as independently scrutinised by medical examiners in England in 2023 increased to 295,487 (acute setting: 222,502, non-acute (community): 72,985), with breakdown by quarter as follows: January to March: 70,515 April to June: 75,146 July to September: 69,104 October to December: 80,722 Year total: 295,487 Source: Medical Examiner Offices Quarterly Reporting for E