SYNTHSIS INE@COVID-19, 19 Nov-2020

November . 19 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 16/17 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Deaths from March 2 nd to November 1 st Of the total number of deaths from March 2 nd to November 1 st , 38,262 were male and 38,987 were female (+3,732 and +4,953, respectively, compared to the average number of deaths in the same period of 2015-2019). Deaths in 2020 and 2015-2019 average, per week and place of death Between March 2 nd and November 1 st , more than 70% of the deaths (55,024) were of people aged 75 and over. Compared to the average number of deaths observed in the same period of 2015-2019, an additional 7,449 people died aged 75 and over, of whom 5,802 were aged 85 and over. The largest increase in the number of deaths between March 2 nd and November 1 st (weeks 10 to 44), compared to the 2015-2019 average, was recorded in the Norte region (+3,638 deaths), followed by Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (+2,400), Centro (+1,515), Alentejo (+771), Algarve (+323), Região Autónoma dos Açores (+88), and Região Autónoma da Madeira (+85). Of the total number of deaths recorded between March 2 nd and November 1 st , 46,125 occurred in hospital and 31,124 outside the hospital. Concerning the average number of deaths in 2015-2019 over the same period, these figures correspond to increases of 2,868 deaths in hospitals and 5,817 deaths outside the hospital. More information available at: Weekly deaths – Preliminary data 2020 (13 November 2020) 38,987 38,262 34,034 34,530 31,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 36,000 37,000 38,000 39,000 40,000 nd st March 2 to November 1 2020 (average 2015-2019) nd March 2 to st November 1 2020 Men Women 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 10111213 14151617 181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344 Hospital (average 2015-2019) Hospital 2020 Private homes and other places (average 2015-2019) Private homes and other places 2020 No. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Week/Month