2022 Edition 28 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN Life expectancy at birth, NUTS III, 2019-2021 • As a result of the increase in the number of deaths in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were also decreases in life expectancy for most NUTS II and NUTS III regions. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regions has been differentiated: » By NUTS II, life expectancy at birth decreased in all regions, except for Região Autónoma da Madeira and Região Autónoma dos Açores. The largest decrease was observed in Alentejo (about 7 months); » By NUTS III, there were decreases in all regions of the mainland, the largest in Lezíria do Tejo (-7.44 months) and the lowest in Alto Tâmega (about 1 month);
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