SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 Sept -2020

September . 15 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 13/15 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal Diference between the number of deaths in 2020 and the average number of deaths in 2018 and 2019, per day Cumulative number of deaths, by day of death, March 1 st to August 30th (2018-2020) The preliminary number of deaths between 1 March and 30 August 2020 is 5 882 higher than the number registered in the same period in 2019. The positive variation compared to 2019 results mainly from the increase in the number of deaths in persons aged 75 and over (+ 5 162). No. - 100 - 50 0 50 100 150 200 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 The total number of deaths exceeded that of 2019 (on March 20) and that of 2018 (on March 30). The comparison between deaths in 2020 and the average of deaths in 2018 and 2019, per day between March 2 and August 30, indicates a change in pattern in mid-March (the first death attributed to COVID-19 was registered on March 16). 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 2018 2019 2020 01-Mar 07-Mar 13-Mar 19-Mar 25-Mar 31-Mar 06-Apr 12-Apr 18-Apr 24-Apr 30-Apr 06-May 12-May 18-May 24-May 30-May 05-Jun 11-Jun 17-Jun 23-Jun 29-Jun 05-Jul 11-Jul 23-Jul 29-Jul 17-Jul 04-Aug 10-Aug 16-Aug 22-Aug 28-Aug