Line graph of ONS weekly death figures

UK Excess Deaths.ipynb

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    "import requests\n",
    "\n",
    "ons_file_location = 'https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2fbirthsdeathsandmarriages%2fdeaths%2fdatasets%2fweeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales%2f2020/publishedweek172020.xlsx'\n",
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   "source": [
    "import pandas as pd\n",
    "\n",
    "df = pd.read_excel(ons_file.content, 'Weekly figures 2020')\n",
    "df.drop(df.index[range(10, 115)], axis=0, inplace=True)\n",
    "df.drop([0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 8], axis=0, inplace=True)\n",
    "df.drop(df.columns[[0, 1]], axis=1, inplace=True)\n",
    "df.drop(df.columns[range(17, 53)], axis=1, inplace=True)\n",
    "\n",
    "df.columns = range(1, len(df.columns) + 1)\n",
    "deaths_average = df.iloc[3]\n",
    "deaths_2020 = df.iloc[2]\n",
    "print('Deaths per week, 2020:')\n",
    "print(deaths_2020)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
    "\n",
    "plt.ylim(0, 25000)\n",
    "plt.ylabel('Total Deaths')\n",
    "plt.xlabel('Week of Year')\n",
    "plt.title('Deaths per Week, England and Wales')\n",
    "plt.plot(deaths_2020, label='2020')\n",
    "plt.plot(deaths_average, label='2015 - 2019 average')\n",
    "plt.legend()"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "df.drop(df.columns[range(11)], axis=1, inplace=True)\n",
    "w12_plus_deaths_average = df.iloc[3]\n",
    "w12_plus_deaths_2020 = df.iloc[2]\n",
    "print('Excess deaths, week 12 to week 17 = ' + str(w12_plus_deaths_2020.sum() - w12_plus_deaths_average.sum()))"
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