SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 07 may-2021

May . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 14/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Mortality in Portugal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic Deaths between the 5 th and the 18 th of April remained below the 2015-2019 average In the period between the 5 th and 18 th of April (14 th and 15 th weeks of 2021), 1,992 and 1,948 deaths were recorded respectively (-203 and -170 deaths than the 2015-2019 average). In these two weeks, the number of COVID-19 deaths was 33 and 28, respectively (1.7% and 1.4% of total deaths, in the same order). Of the 3,940 deaths that occurred between the 5 th and the 18 th of April, 68.8% were people aged 75 or over. Compared to the 2015-2019 average, the number of deaths decreased in all age groups, except for the 65-69 age group: +12.2%. Still in this period (14 th and 15 th weeks of 2021): • Norte, Centro, and Área Metropolitana de Lisboa concentrated 81.2% of all deaths; • The number of deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants in the country was 38.2. Three NUTS II regions were below the national figure: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (32.9), Norte (34.9) and Região Autónoma dos Açores (36.3); • 62.6% of all deaths occurred in hospitals. 2020 and 2021 deaths and 2015-2019 average, by week, Portugal, week 1 of 2020 to week 15 of 2021 Difference between 2020 and 2021 deaths and 2015-2019 average and COVID-19 deaths, by week, Portugal, week 24 of 2020 to week 15 of 2021 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 5-Jan 26-Jan 23-Feb 22-Mar 19-Apr 17-May 14-Jun 12-Jul 9-Aug 6-Sep 4-Oct 1-Nov 29-Nov 27-Dec 24-Jan 21-Feb 21-Mar 18-Apr 2021 2020 No. last day of the week 2015-2019 max-min Deaths 2015-2019 average Deaths, excluding COVID-19 0 2021 2020 -300 0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100 14-Jun 12-Jul 9-Aug 6-Sep 4-Oct 1-Nov 29-Nov 27-Dec 24-Jan 21-Feb 21-Mar 18-Apr No. last day of the week D ifference regarding the 2015-2019 average COVID-19 deaths More information available at: Weekly deaths – preliminary data, weeks 14 and 15 of 2021 (30 April 2021)