Deaths in Greece up by 9.66% in the first 22 weeks of 2022

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the provisional statistical data depicting the weekly evolution of death counts for the period from the first (1st) to the twenty-second (22nd) (3/1/2022 – 5/6/2022) week of 2022. Data refers to the deaths that occurred in the Greek territory during that period due to various causes including deaths attributed to Covid-19.

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According to these data, the number of deaths in Greece for the first twenty-two (22) weeks of 2022 (3/1/2022 – 5/6/2022) amounted to 64,191 (32,326 men and 31,865 women), whereas for the corresponding period of 2021 (4/1/2021 – 6/6/2021) had amounted to 58,537 (30,132 men and 28,405 women) recording an increase of 5,654 deaths (9.66%). An increase of 9,248 deaths (16,83%) is recorded compared to the twenty-two (22) cumulative average of the six-year period 2016 – 2021 (54,943 deaths). The annual rates of change for the period 2016 – 2021 amount to 5.17% in 2021 compared to 2020 (55,659), -0.38% in 2020 compared to 2019 (55,869), 7.44% in 2019 compared to 2018 (52,001), -8.12% in 2018 compared to 2017 (56,597) and 10.99% in 2017 compared to 2016 (50,993).

According to the above data, the highest percentage increase of deaths for the period of the first twenty-two (22) weeks of the year 2022 compared to the corresponding period of 2021 was recorded in the 5th (31/01/2022 – 6/2/2022), the 4th (24/01/2022 – 30/1/2022) and the 2nd week (10/01/2022 – 16/1/2022) by 42.6%, 40.3% and 35.2% respectively whereas the most notable decrease was recorded in the 18th (2/5/2022 – 8/5/2022), the 21st (23/5/2022 – 29/5/2022) and the 17th week (25/4/2022 – 1/5/2022) by 20.6%, 6.5% and 5.9% respectively.