SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 22 mar-2021

March . 22 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 10/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Difference between 2020 and 2021 deaths and 2015-2019 average and COVID-19 deaths, by week, Portugal, week 14 of 2020 to week 7 of 2021 -200 300 800 1 300 1 800 2 300 19-Apr 17-May 14-Jun 12-Jul 9-Aug 6-Sep 4-Oct 1-Nov 29-Nov 27-Dec 24-Jan 2021 2020 21-Feb No. last day of the week Difference regarding the 2015-2019 average COVID-19 deaths Of the total number of deaths recorded in weeks 6 and 7 of 2021 (8 th to the 21 st of February): • 3,038 were men and 3,135 were women (+422 and +449 deaths, respectively, than the average of deaths in the corresponding weeks of 2015-2019); Deaths in weeks 4 and 5 4,258 4,278 1,450 1,560 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Women Men Weeks 4 and 5 (2015-2019 average) Weeks 4 and 5 of 2021 • Over 74% were people aged 75 or over, of whom around 60% were aged 85 or over; • The largest increase in deaths compared to the 2015-2019 average was in people aged 90 years and over: +248 deaths (+21.6%); this was followed by the age group 85 to 89 years: +230 deaths (+20.5%). • The age group 70 to 74 years had the highest relative increase in mortality: +28.9% than the 2015-2019 average (+117 deaths). • Norte, Centro, and Área Metropolitana de Lisboa concentrated 82% of deaths; • More than 65% of deaths occurred in hospitals. More information available at: Weekly deaths – preliminary data, weeks 6 and 7 of 2021 (05 March 2021)