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Mortality per week

How many deaths are recorded on a weekly basis in the Netherlands? Was mortality higher or lower than the expected level for that particular period, and does this mean excess mortality or undermortality? Based on the death records it receives from the municipalities, CBS publishes an estimated number of deaths over the previous week as well as a provisional figure over the preceding week every Friday. In weeks with a national holiday, it is not possible to produce an estimate.

Figures and news releases on causes of death can be found in the Causes of death series.

More figures on the Dutch population are available on the page Population.

mortality per week

Excess mortality in October
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Population up to 17.8 million, mainly due to migration
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Excess mortality in three of the four weeks in September
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Again excess mortality in all weeks, but lower in August

Excess mortality in all weeks of July
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3,480 COVID-19 deaths in Q1

Excess mortality in all weeks of June

Excess mortality in May, except in the last week

Excess mortality in April, not anymore in early May

Over 19 thousand COVID-19 deaths in 2021

Higher mortality in March, no excess deaths

Mortality below expected level in February

Week 7 mortality slightly below expected level

Week 6 mortality figures lower than expected
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Mortality in week 5 at expected level
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Mortality in January lower than expected, higher in week 4
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Nearly 150 fewer deaths than expected in week 3

10 percent more deaths than expected in 2021

Mortality in week 2 lower than expected

Mortality further down in week 1

Fewer deaths in the last week of December

Again excess mortality in week 50, but fewer deaths

Mortality slightly lower, but again excess deaths in week 49

1,250 more deaths than expected in week 48

Nearly 1,100 more deaths than expected in last week of November

Nearly 900 more deaths than expected in week 46
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Nearly 850 more deaths than expected in week 45
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1,250 more deaths than expected in October

Fewer COVID-19 deaths in Q2 than in Q1 2021
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Excess mortality again in September
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Excess mortality again in August

Slightly more weekly deaths among 65 to 79-year-olds in July than expected

Nearly 11 thousand more deaths than expected during second wave

Undermortality in week 25
4 387

1.6 thousand COVID-19 deaths in March

Mortality in week 24 virtually unchanged

Lower mortality in week 23

Excess mortality again in week 22

Mortality as of week 20 also lower among people under 80

Mortality in week 19 slightly lower

Mortality in week 17 higher than expected

Excess mortality among people under 80 in week 15

Mortality in week 14 higher than expected

In week 12, an estimated 3,100 deaths

In week 11, an estimated 3,100 deaths

Mortality in week 10 roughly the same as expected

Decline in mortality continued in week 9

Mortality in week 8 lower than expected

Mortality not declining further in week 7

Mortality further down, number of deaths in week 6 as expected

Mortality declining further in week 5

Mortality slightly lower in week 4

2020: nearly 169 thousand deaths, 10 percent more than expected

Mortality still elevated: 3,800 deaths in week 3

Mortality slightly down in week 2, remains high

Almost 4 thousand deaths in first week of 2021

Week 52: mortality further up among long-term care users

Population growth halved in 2020

Almost 4 thousand deaths in week 51

Mortality rising further in week 50

Mortality still elevated in week 49

Higher mortality in week 48

Less excess mortality during second wave, but still high after 9 weeks

Mortality in week 46 still higher than expected

Mortality not rising further in week 45

Mortality continues to rise in week 44
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Mortality rising further in week 43
Doctor visiting older man

Mortality up in week 42

Mortality not rising further

Mortality on the rise again

More heat-related deaths, mainly in long-term care

Slightly raised mortality during hot week

Mortality in times of corona

Mortality in week 20 also below average among long-term care users

Mortality lower than normal in week 20

Nearly 9 thousand more deaths in first 9 weeks of COVID-19

Mortality decline continues, more slowly than last week

Mortality also down in nursing and care homes

Lower mortality in third week of April

Mortality in second week of April estimated at 5,000

Mortality rising further

Mortality rising