Deaths by Covid-19 in Portugal between March 2 and October 18 represent only 27,5% of the increase in mortality registered compared to the average of the last five years, revealed today the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
According to the data released, in the period since the arrival of the pandemic in the country, 72.519 people died, 7.396 more deaths than the average for the same period of the previous five years, with Covid-19 being responsible for 2.198 deaths, that is, 27,5, XNUMX% of the total increase in mortality.
"The increase in mortality, verified from March, compared to the average of the last five years is explained only in part by deaths by Covid-19", can be read in the information from the INE, which highlights even though only in the last four weeks (September 21 to October 18) there were 612 more deaths compared to the average between 2015 and 2019, of which 278 (45,4%) were due to the new coronavirus.
INE also points out that more than two thirds of the increase in mortality occurred outside hospitals. "Of the total number of deaths registered between March 2 and October 18, 2020, 43.280 occurred in hospitals and 29.239 outside the hospital context, corresponding to increases of 2.483 deaths and 5.453 deaths (68,7%), respectively, in relation to average of deaths in 2015-2019 in the same period», refers to the published note.
Analyzing the numbers from an age point of view, more than 70% of deaths (51.641) were of people aged 75 years or over, with 6.824 more deaths in this age group compared to the average of deaths observed in the same period of 2015 -2019. Among these deaths, 5.377 were of individuals aged at least 85 years.
In terms of gender, the 72.519 deaths are distributed among 36.069 women and 35.482 men, that is, 4.608 and 3.328 more, respectively, than the average of deaths in the same period of the last five years.
The North, Center and Lisbon and Vale do Tejo regions were, according to INE, those that contributed the most to the increase in mortality between 2 March and 18 October. The North registered the greatest increase in deaths, taking into account the average of the previous five years, with more than 3.280 deaths, followed by Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (2.177) and the Center (1.434). The numbers are complete with 696 deaths in Alentejo, 299 in Algarve, 90 in Azores and 83 in Madeira.
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