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. 18/20 7 298 6 437 6 971 6 820 7 238 6 809 7 647 7 665 8 055 7 863 7 259 6 964 7 327 6 359 7 164 6 954 7 240 6 822 7 438 7 218 7 662 7 377 6 843 6 287 5 933 5 693 6 606 6 234 6 678 6 184 -40 -20 0 20 40 , 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 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 2019 2020 2021 % No. Live-births (Left Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC 0 -20,000 -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 , 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 2019 2020 2021 Natural Balance Live Births Deaths No . 0 Live births In May and June 2021, 6,678 and 6,184 live births were registered respectively, corresponding to decreases of 7.8% (-562) and 9.4% (-638) concerning the same months of 2020, thus continuing the downward trend in the birth rate seen since July 2020. Live births and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to June 2021 Natural balance In May and June 2021, the natural balance was -1,936 and -2,023 respectively, which corresponds to a worsening in June compared to the same month in 2020 (-1,741). Live births, deaths and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to June 2021