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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, the number of deaths in Vienna has not increased compared to what was otherwise customary, according to statistics from the Vienna Bureau of Statistics, the MTI wrote.
Klemens Himpele, head of the office, made it clear in an interview with the Austrian news agency APA on Monday that no one has died in Vienna as far as usual. This was the case until at least April 26, and applies to both those under 65 and over 65 who are at risk of coronavirus infection.
Vienna statisticians have assumed that there is a death curve each year that is broadly similar in shape, and based on this, the number of deaths each week of the year is expected to be within a certain range.
In retrospect, examination of the data shows that there are some occasional fluctuations in the number of deaths. In the under-64 age group, this did not occur at all between 2015 and 2019. Among those over 65, for example, in the extreme heat of the summer of 2015, for example, 317 and 315 people died in the Austrian capital in a week in July and August, respectively, although statistics show that authorities expected between 200 and 280 deaths during these periods.
Similarly, in the winter of 2016/17, seasonal flu caused more deaths than usual in the elderly: 393 people died in the first week of January 2017, but under normal circumstances, only 235-320 deaths would have been reported. in this age group. The Vienna Statistical Office also prepared a forecast of expected deaths for this year based on mortality data between 2015 and 2019.
Until week 17 inclusive, mortality data in Vienna remained within the expected range, with the coronavirus epidemic causing no fluctuations in any of the weeks thus far. For example, between April 20 and 26, 238 people over the age of 65 died, while the agency predicted an expected death between 214 and 296. And in the age group under 65, 53 people lost their lives, Here the range between 39 and 77 was considered common by statisticians.
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