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National Statistics on the number of deaths of homeless people](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46613609).\n\nAlmost 600 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2017, according to the figures being published for the first time. \n\nThe figure represented a rise of 24% over five years.\n\n## Get the data\n\n* ONS: [Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales: 2013 to 2017](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales)\n  * [Cached XLS file (tables 1, 5 and 6 only)](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/homeless-deaths/blob/master/deathswhilehomelessnesseandw2013to2017referencetablesTABLE1_5_6.xlsx)\n\n## Quotes and interviews\n\n* Jonathan Billings, chief executive, Wellspring charity (for homeless and disadvantaged people in Stockport)\n* Mark Urmston, user of the Wellspring charity\n* Ben Humberstone, head of health analysis, the Office of National Statistics\n* Greg Beales, campaign director, Shelter\n* Jon Sparkes, chief executive, Crisis\n* Melanie Onn, shadow housing minister, Labour Party\n* James Brokenshire, Communities Secretary (Conservative Party)\n* Spokesperson, Local Government Association\n\n## Visualisation\n\n![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/C3A9/production/_104898005_homelessdeaths-nc.png)\n\n* Stacked column chart: Estimated and identified homeless deaths, 2013-2017\n* Grouped bar chart: deaths per million population, by region, 2013 vs 2017\n* Grouped bar chart: average age at death, by gender, general population vs homeless people\n\n## Related repos\n\n* You can [find all stories tagged 'homelessness' that the BBC data units have been involved in 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