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The death toll can be compared to the fact that during the 2015-2019 period, an average of 7,383 people died in November. The excess death rate is the number of deaths that is above average during a comparison period and was 10 percent for November 2020.
“It’s the highest number of deaths measured in a November month since 1918, which was the year the Spanish flu broke out. 16,600 people died in November. The highest record in the 2000s was 2002, when 7,720 deaths were recorded. in November. “said Tomas Johansson, a population statistician at Statistics Sweden, in a press release.
It is worth noting that Sweden’s population in 1918 was as large as it is today, about 5.8 million inhabitants. The excess mortality during the Spanish flu was then significantly higher than now.
In relation to the number of inhabitants, 77.9 people per 100,000 died in November of this year, which is the highest figure since 2010. At that time 79.2 per 100,000 inhabitants died.
In November, the excess mortality was only in the group 65 years and older. For people younger than that, they died a little less than normal.
As of November 30 this year, 87,511 Swedes had died, according to preliminary statistics. There are 4,859 more deaths than the average for the corresponding period during the years 2015-2019.
Sweden also had an excessive death rate during April, May and June. This period was followed by a slight mortality in July, August and September.
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