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The death toll in the first 11 months of last year was more than 23,000 people higher than the same period last year, according to data released Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics. Since June 2020, the number of deaths has been higher each month than in 2019. And in November 2020, the difference was very large. Basically, the number of deaths recorded in November 2020 was 34,769 Romanians, compared to just over 20,000 in November 2019.
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Yes, it must be borne in mind that the statistical records of demographic phenomena record a gap from one month to another, due to the fact that there are demographic phenomena produced in the last 4-5 days of the current month, which are recorded mainly in the month following. . Likewise, the phenomenon of mortality registers a seasonal evolution, being more accentuated in the winter months and registering the lowest values in July, August, and September.
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In November 2020, more than two-thirds of the total number of deaths were registered in people aged 70 years or older (14,950 deaths, representing 43.0% of the total, were registered among people aged 80 and over). and 9,026 deaths, representing 26.0%, in persons aged 70 to 79 years) and 6,490 deaths (18.7%) in persons aged 60 to 69 years. Naturally, on the other hand, the lowest number of deaths was recorded in the age groups of 5 to 19 years (48 deaths), 0-4 years (95 deaths) and 20-29 years (104 deaths).
Deaths by age groups from November 2020 and November 2019 are seen below (click image to enlarge):
