Amazonas records the biggest reduction in deaths in Brazil between 2021 and 2022, points out IBGE

Amazonas recorded a 29.9% drop in the number of deaths in the comparison between the years 2022 and 2021, according to data released this Wednesday (27) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Followed by Rondônia (-26.6%), Acre (-25.0%), Federal District (-24.0%) and Roraima (-23.6%).

The reduction in the number of deaths between 2021 and 2022 was seen in all regions and Federative Units (UFs), with the biggest drops in the Central-West (-21.7%) and North (-21.1%), and the lower, in the Northeast (-9.3%). The states of Piauí (-6.3%), Bahia (-6.9%), Paraíba (-6.9%), Alagoas (-7.2%) and Rio Grande do Norte (-8.8%) had the smallest setbacks.

In 2022, the country recorded 1.50 million deaths, a drop of 15.8% (281.5 thousand fewer) compared to the previous year. In total, 1.52 million deaths were recorded in the year, with these 1.50 million corresponding to those that occurred in 2022 and were registered until the first quarter of 2023, in accordance with current legislation. The remaining 19,900 records occurred in previous years or the year of death was ignored.

In the monthly result, it is noteworthy that January 2022 was the only one with an increase compared to the same month in 2021: the number of deaths grew 10.7%, reaching 161.18 thousand, marking the fifth highest in the series after the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020), second only to the months of March to June 2021.

In terms of age group, for the population under 15 years of age, there was an increase in the number of deaths from 2021 to 2022. In total, 40.1 thousand deaths were recorded for people aged 0 to 14, 7.8% more than in 2021 (37.2 thousand). The biggest increase occurred among children aged 1 to 4 years: there were 6 thousand deaths, 27.7% more than in 2021 (4.7 thousand).

In all other age groups from 15 years and over, there was a reduction in the number of deaths, with emphasis on the age groups from 40 to 49 years and from 50 to 59 years, which showed the greatest reduction between 2021 and 2022: fall of 30.1% and 30.5%, respectively.

Mortality also differs by sex. Between 2021 and 2022, the relative reduction in the number of female deaths (-14.5%) was lower than that of men (-16.8%) and the ratio of deaths between sexes decreased from 124.1 to 120.8 male deaths every 100 females.