SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 21 Oct -2020

October . 21 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 10/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Deaths by week – preliminary data 2020 (16 October 2020) The increase in deaths in 2020 compared with the average for 2015-2019 reached the first peak in week 15 (6 to 12 April) and registered its highest value in week 29 (13 to 19 July), around 800 more deaths, also in connection to the fact that July 2020 was extremely hot. The increase in mortality from March onwards, relative to the average of the last five years, is only partly explained by the deaths attributed to COVID-19. Diference betweem deaths 2020 and 2015-2019 average and Deaths COVID-19 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 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 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct No. Week/Month Difference between 2020 and 2015-2019 average Deaths COVID-19 About 70% of the deaths between March 2 and October 4 were of people aged 75 and over. Compared to the average number of deaths observed in the same period of 2015-2019, an additional 6,488 people died at the age of 75 and over, of whom 5,095 died at the age of 85 and over. The greatest increase in the number of deaths in this period, in relation to the 2015-2019 average, was recorded in the Norte region (+3,096 deaths), followed by Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (+2,003), Centro (+1,423), Alentejo (+648), Algarve (+264) and the Região Autónoma dos Açores (+91) and Região Autónoma da Madeira (+63). Although the highest proportion of deaths has always occurred in hospitals, from March 2 the proportion of deaths at home and elsewhere was higher than the average for 2015-2019, especially until early June (week 23). In recent weeks, the increase in deaths has been more evenly distributed between hospitals and elsewhere. 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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct No. Week/Month Hospital (average 2015-2019) Hospital 2020 Private homes and other places (average 2015-2019) Private homes and other places 2020