SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 21 Oct -2020

October . 21 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 9/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Mortality in Portugal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic According to preliminary figures concerning the number of deaths, from 1 January to 4 October 2020 there were 90,300 deaths in Portugal, 7,096 more than the average for the same period in 2015-2019. In the first two months of 2020, the number of deaths was generally lower than the average figures for the last five years. However, while in previous years mortality continued to decline in the following months, in March 2020 the number of deaths began to rise. 2020 deaths and 2015-2019 average of deaths, per week, in Portugal, weeks 1 to 40 Between March 2, when the first cases of COVID-19 disease were diagnosed in Portugal, and October 4, i.e., between the 10 th week (March 2 to 8) and the 40 th (September 28 to October 4) there were 68,227 deaths, 7,474 more than the average observed in the same period of 2015-2019. Of these, 2,018 were attributed to COVID-19. Of the total number of deaths from March 2 to October 4, 33,664 were male and 34,563 were female (+3,115 and +4,360, respectively, compared to the average for the same period of 2015-2019). Deaths from March 2 nd to October 2 nd 34,563 33,664 30,203 30,549 28,000 29,000 30,000 31,000 32,000 33,000 34,000 35,000 Women Men nd March 2 to October (average 2015-2019) nd 2 nd th March 2 to October 4 2020 1,500 1,700 1,900 2,100 2,300 2,500 2,700 2,900 3,100 3,300 3,500 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 2015-2019 max-min Deaths 2020 2015-2019 average Deaths 2020, excluding COVID-19 Calamity State Alert State Emergency State