2022 Edition 30 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN The number of deaths increased by 11.9%when compared to March 2021 Mortality In March 2022: • The number of deaths was 10,754, higher than in the previous month (+92 deaths) and March 2021 (+1,144; +11.9%); Deaths and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to March 2022 Live births In January and February 2022, 6,293 and 6,088 live births were registered respectively, corresponding to increases of 4.8% (+289) and 6.2% (+353) compared with the same months in 2021. Live births and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to February 2022 • The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19: » It was 644, representing 6.0% of all deaths; » It decreased when compared with the previous month (470 fewer deaths) and increased concerning March 2021 (+142). From January to March 2022, there were 33,164 deaths recorded, i.e., 8,881 fewer than in the same period in 2021 (-21.1%). 6,088 6.2% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2019 2020 2021 2022 No. Live-births (Left Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC 10,110 644 11.9% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2019 2020 2021 2022 No. Deaths excluding COVID-19 (Left Axis) COVID-19 deaths (Left Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC The total number of live births registered in the first two months of 2022 (12,381) was higher than in the same period of 2021 (11,739), corresponding to an increase of 642 (5.5%) live births.
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