Covid-19 was responsible for 70,8% of excess mortality in the first year of the pandemic

Covid-19 was responsible for 70,8% of excess mortality in the first year of the pandemic, in which deaths increased 20,8% compared to the average of the previous five years, released today the National Institute of Statistics.

According to figures released today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), between March 2020 and February 2021 134.278 people died in Portugal, 23.089 more than the average for the same period between 2015 and 2019.

Of the total deaths, 16.351 (12,2%) were attributed to Covid-19, which represents 70,8% of the excess mortality for the first year of the pandemic.