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In September, preliminary results from the Federal Statistical Office died at least 73,010 people, 3,221 more than the average of the previous four years. The increase “was apparently not due to the Covid 19 deaths,” the bureau reported Friday. According to the RKI, 192 people infected with the coronavirus died in September 2020.
There were 6,035 deaths from Covid-19 in April. At that time, the number of deaths was ten percent higher than the average for previous years. In April, according to statisticians, a connection between Covid 19 deaths and the highest deaths was obvious.
The number of deaths from May to July was the average of previous years. In August, they increased by six percent, in the wake of the heat wave, as Destatis reported.
And in September? Seasonal influences such as flu or heat are ruled out. “Without these effects, the increasing proportion of older people is the main reason for the continued increase in the number of deaths,” he said on Friday.
The number of people over 80 years of age increased from 4.7 million to 5.7 million between 2015 and 2019. The above-average number of deaths in September can be attributed almost exclusively to an increase in deaths in this age group. age.
From January to September they are in Germany According to statistics, 708,782 people died, a total of 8,825 more than the average of previous years.
According to the European statistical office Eurostat, from March to June 2020 the European Union nearly 170,000 additional deaths compared to the 2016-2019 average. The peak of 36,000 additional deaths compared to the four-year average was reached in week 14 (late March to early April), according to a statement. . In the second half of 2020, such a development has not yet been noticeable.
