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Number of deaths increase 11.9% when compared to March 2021
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Number of deaths increase 11.9% when compared to March 2021 - March 2022
18 April 2022

Summary

In March 2022, the number of deaths was 10,754, higher than that registered in February 2022 (92 more deaths) and that observed in March 2021 (1,144 more deaths; +11.9%). The number of deaths due to

COVID-19 was 644, accounting for 6.0% of all deaths. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 decreased compared with February 2022 (470 less deaths) and increased compared with March 2021 (142 more deaths).

In February 2022, 6,088 children were born alive, corresponding to an increase of 6.2%, when compared to the same month of 2021.

In February 2022, the natural balance was -4,558, having decreased compared to the same month of 2021, when it recorded the value of -7,027.

The number of marriages celebrated in February 2022 was 1,401, corresponding to 7.9 times the number of marriages celebrated in February 2021 (1,224 more marriages).


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