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COVID-19 mortality continues to decline in 2023
Mortality from COVID-19 has further decreased in 2023.
Mortality; key figures
Mortality: key figures by sex. Including figures on infant mortality, perinatal mortality and life expectancy at birth
HSMR 2022 Methodological Report
Methods used for the calculation of the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios 2019-2021
Higher mortality in March, but level just below excess mortality
In March, around 18 thousand deaths were recorded. This is 1.3 thousand more than expected, but the level was just below excess mortality.
Excess mortality in September
In Q3 2023, there were 37.6 thousand deaths, 1.8 thousand or 5 percent more than was expected.
Excess mortality in June
In the second quarter of 2023, mortality stood at slightly over 39 thousand. This is 1.9 thousand (5 percent) more than expected. In three weeks of June, there was excess mortality among long-term...
No excess mortality in February
In February, around 14 thousand deaths were recorded. This exceeds expected mortality by approximately 100.
No more excess mortality at end of January
In January 2023, altogether nearly 15 thousand deaths were recorded, exceeding the expected mortality by more than 1,250 (9 percent).
Excess mortality in November lower than in October
In week 48 (28 November to 4 December 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,400.
Excess mortality for the third consecutive year in 2022
In 2022, a total of 170 thousand deaths were recorded. This is 14.5 thousand (9.3 percent) more than was expected.
Excess mortality in October
Over the whole month of October, there were nearly 1,800 (16 percent) more deaths than expected, with excess mortality in all four weeks.
Health care institutions; key figures, finance and personnel
Profit/loss account, balance sheet, personnel, self-employed, hospitals, mental health hospitals, residential care for children
Nearly 230 thousand fewer hospital admissions in 2020
In 2020, the total number of hospital admissions stood at 2.7 million. This is 12 percent lower than in 2019.
Excess mortality in three of the four weeks in September
In the last week of September (week 39: 26 September to 2 October 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,100.
Again excess mortality in all weeks, but lower in August
In the last week of August (week 35: 29 August to 4 September 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 2,900.
Excess mortality in all weeks of July
In the last week of July (week 30, 25 to 31 July 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,200. This is slightly higher than in the previous week (3,144) and more than was expected...
Excess mortality in all weeks of June
In the last week of June (week 26: 27 June to 3 July 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,050. This is slightly less than in the previous week (3,090) and more than the expected...
Excess mortality in May, except in the last week
In the last week of May (week 21, 23 to 29 May 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 2,850.
Excess mortality in April, not anymore in early May
In the first week of May 2022 (week 18, i.e. 2 to 8 May inclusive), an estimated 3,000 deaths were recorded. This is slightly more than in the previous week (3,090) and approximately 150 more than...
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; from 1900
Health status, lifestyle, use of health care services, care supply, (healthy) life expectancy and causes of death
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers
Higher mortality in March, no excess deaths
In the last week of March (week 12, 21 to 27 March 2022 inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,600. This is slightly more than in the previous week (3,567) and approximately 400 more...
Week 7 mortality slightly below expected level
In the third week of February (week 7, 14 to 20 February 2022 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,400. This is over 150 more than in the previous week (3,211) but still slightly below the...
Week 6 mortality figures lower than expected
In the second week of February (week 6, 7 to 13 February 2022 inclusive), estimated mortality stood at 3,350. This is over 100 fewer than expected, but slightly more than in the previous week.
Mortality below expected level in February
In all of February, there were around 550 fewer deaths than expected for that month.