SYN THESISINE@COVID-19, 23-Dec-2021

December . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 15/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Live births and year-on-year rate of change, Portugal, January 2019 to October 2021 Live births In October 2021, 6,761 live births were registered, corresponding to a reduction of 8.4% compared to the same month in 2020. The total number of live births registered from January to October 2021 was 65,596, representing reductions of 7,207 and 5,965 live births compared to the same periods in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Natural balance In October 2021, the natural balance was -2,603, which represents a worsening compared to the same month in 2020, when the value was -2,485. The cumulative natural balance up to October 2021 was -37,596, a worsening outcome compared to that observed in the same period of 2019 (-20,062) and 2020 (-27,597). Live births, deaths and natural balance, Portugal, January 2019 to October 2021 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 5 941 5 698 6 620 6 258 6 740 6 455 6 893 7 061 7 169 6 761 -40 -20 0 20 40 0 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 Jul Aug Sep Oct 2019 2020 2021 % No. Live-births (Le� Axis) Year-on-year change (Right Axis) COVID-19 PANDEMIC -20 000 -15 000 -10 000 -5 000 0 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 Jul Aug Sep Oct 2019 2020 2021 Natural Balance Live-births Deaths No.