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Mortality decreased 5.3% compared to the same month of 2025
Vital Statistics
Monthly data
Mortality decreased 5.3% compared to the same month of 2025 - March 2026
17 April 2026

Summary

In March 2026, there were 10,504 deaths, 337 more (+3.3%) than in the previous month. Compared to the same month of 2025, there was a decrease of 590 deaths (-5.3%). The number of deaths of children under 1 year of age was 18, two more than in March 2025.

In the first quarter of 2026, there were 34,328 deaths on national territory, 768 (+2.3%) more than in the same period of 2025.

In February 2026, 6,450 live births were registered, 948 less (-12.8%) than in January 2026, but 33 more (+0.5%) compared to the same month of 2025.

In February 2026, the natural balance was -3,708, having improved in relation to the same month of 2025, when it reached -3,756.

In February 2026, 1,601 marriages were celebrated, 62 less (-3.7%) than in January 2026 and 67 less (-4.0%) than in February 2025.


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