SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 17 AUG 2021

4 17 . August . 2021 SÍNT S IN @ COVID-19 Serviço de Comunicação e Imagem | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt pág. 17/20 Comparison with the European Union The latest available information on the year-on-year rate of change in the ICT by Member State relates to the 1 st quarter of 2021 and was released by Eurostat on 16 June 2021. The year-on-year rate of change in the ICT for the European Union as a whole (27 countries) was 1.7% in the 1 st quarter of 2021. Portugal registered a year-on-year increase above the European Union average: 7.0% Labour Cost Index in EU countries Working days adjusted data – 4 th quarter of 2020 (year-on-year rate of change) More information is available at: Labour cost index – 2 nd quarter of 2021 (13 August 2021) 12.0% 11.1% 7.0% 5.8% 5.8% 5.6% 5.5% 5.0% 4.9% 4.3% 4.0% 3.2% 2.9% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% -0.1% -1.7% -2.3% -2.5% -2.6% Austria Bulgaria Czechia Romania Hungary Slovakia Poland Latvia Portugal Lithuania Slovenia Germany Spain Greece EU27 Cyprus France Sweden Denmark Italy Netherlands Estonia Belgium Luxembourg Finland Croatia Malta Ireland MORTALITY, LIVE BIRTHS, AND MARRIAGES In July, the mortality increased compared to June but decreased year-on-year Mortality In July 2021, the number of deaths was 8,757 (549 more than those recorded in June). Despite this increase, the downward trend in the number of deaths by comparison with the same period of 2020 continued: -15.9% (-1,654 deaths). The number of COVID-19 deaths this month rose to 268 (192 more compared to June), standing for 3.1% of total deaths. Deaths and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to July 2021 12,921 10,626 9,991 9,083 8,706 8,175 8,239 8,297 8,060 8,795 9,382 10,016 11,862 9,880 10,430 9,602 9,174 8,409 10,253 8,876 8,841 9,323 9,456 10,601 13,885 9,168 9,099 8,306 8,572 8,132 8,489 187 820 417 155 158 87 153 567 2 033 2 395 5 785 3 594 508 117 49 76 268 -100 -50 0 50 100 , 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 2019 2020 2021 % No. Deaths excluding COVID-19 (Left Axis) COVID-19 deaths (Left Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC 0