APRIL 2022 31 Natural balance In January and February 2022, the natural balance was -5,436 and -4,558 respectively. The natural balance in February was lower than that recorded in the same month of 2021 (-7,027). In the first two months of 2022, the accumulated sum concerning the natural balance was -9,994, a significant decrease compared with the value registered in the same period of 2021 (-20,683). Live births, deaths, and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to February 2022 Marriages In January and February 2022, 1,141 and 1,401 marriages were celebrated respectively, corresponding to 1.4 and 7.9 times the number of marriages celebrated in January and February 2021 (327 more and 1,224 more marriages respectively). From January to February 2022, 2,542 marriages were celebrated, 1,551 more than in the same period of 2021, and respectively 60 more and 378 less than in the same periods of 2019 and 2020. (The statistical data on marriages celebrated as of March 2020 should be read in the context of the measures restricting mobility and social contact resulting from the pandemic situation). Marriages and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to February 2022 More information is available at: Vital statistics – March 2022 18 April 2022 -20,000 -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 2019 2020 2021 2022 Natural Balance Live-births Deaths No. 1,401 691.5% -600% -300% 0% 300% 600% 900% 1,200% -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. Marriages (Left Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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