SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 6 Nov-2020

November . 06 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 14/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Deaths from March 2 nd to October 18 th Of the total number of deaths fromMarch 2 nd to October 18 th , 35,842 were male and 36,069 female (+3,328 and +4,608, respectively, compared to the average number of deaths in the same period of 2015-2019). Deaths 2020 and 2015-2019 average, by week and place of occurence 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct No. Week/Month Private homes and other places (average 2015-2019) Hospital (average 2015-2019) Private homes and other places 2020 Hospital 2020 Over 70% of the deaths between the 2 nd of March and the 18 th of October were of people aged 75 and over. Compared to the average number of deaths observed in the same period of 2015-2019, an additional 6,824 people died at the age of 75 and over, of whom 5,377 died at the age of 85 and over. The greatest increase in the number of deaths between the 2 nd of March and the 18 th of October (weeks 10 to 42), compared to the 2015-2019 average, was recorded in the Norte region (+3,280 deaths), followed by Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (+2,177), Centro (+1,434), Alentejo (+696), Algarve (+299), Região Autónoma dos Açores (+90), and Região Autónoma da Madeira (+93). Of the total number of deaths recorded between the 2 nd of March and the 18 th of October 2020, 43,280 deaths occurred in hospitals and 29,239 outside hospitals. Concerning the average number of deaths in 2015-2019 over the same period, these records correspond to increases of 2,483 deaths in hospitals and 5,453 deaths (68.7%) outside hospitals. More information available at : Deaths by week – Preliminary data 2020 (30 October 2020) 36,069 35,842 31,461 32,514 29,000 30,000 31,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 36,000 37,000 Women Men nd th March 2 to October 18 2020 (average 2015-2019) nd th March 2 to October 18 2020