SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 3 may-2021

May . 03 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 6/7 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Mortality in Portugal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic The number of deaths between the 22 nd of March and the 4 th of April remained below the 2015-2019 average In the period 22 nd of March to the 4 th of April (the 12 th and 13 th weeks of 2021), there were 2,047 and 2,106 deaths respectively (-172 and -60 deaths compared to the 2015-2019 average). In these two weeks, the number of COVID-19 deaths was 59 and 42, respectively (2.9% and 2.0% of total deaths, in that order). Of the 4,153 deaths that occurred between the 22 nd of March and the 4 th of April, 72.1% were people aged 75 or over. Compared with the average for 2015-2019, the number of deaths decreased in all age groups. The largest relative reduction was in the 65-69 age group: -9.3%. Still in this period (12 th and 13 th weeks of 2021): • Norte, Centro, and Área Metropolitana de Lisboa concentrated 80.8% of deaths; • The number of deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants in the country was 40.4. Norte and Área Metropolitana de Lisboa had lower figures than the national figure: 34.8 and 39.4, respectively; • 62.6% of the deaths occurred in hospitals. 2020 and 2021 deaths and 2015-2019 average, by week, Portugal, week 1 of 2020 to week 13 of 2021 Difference between 2020 and 2021 deaths and 2015-2019 average and COVID-19 deaths, by week, Portugal, week 20 of 2020 to week 13 of 2021 More information available at: Deaths by week – preliminary data, weeks 12 and 13 of 2021 (16 April 2021) 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 12-Jan 9-Feb 8-Mar 5-Apr 3-May 31-May 28-Jun 26-jul 23-Aug 20-Sep 18-Oct 15-Nov 13-Dec 10-Jan 2021 2020 7-Feb 7-Mar 4-Apr No. last day of the week 2015-2019 max-min Deaths 2015-2019 average Deaths, excluding COVID-19 0 -300 0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100 31-May 28-Jun 26-jul 23-Aug 20-Sep 18-Oct 15-Nov 13-Dec 10-Jan 7-Feb 7-Mar 4-Apr No. last day of the week Difference regarding the 2015-2019 average COVID-19 deaths 2021 2020 During the first year of the pandemic, between March 2020 and February 2021, 134,278 deaths were recorded in Portugal, 20.8% more (23,089 deaths) than the 2015-2019 average for the same period. The number of deaths from COVID-19 in these 12 months was 16,351, corresponding to 12.2% of the total and 70.8% of the observed excess mortality.