Acre is among the three states with the biggest drop in the percentage of deaths – ac24horas.com

In 2022, Brazil recorded 1.5 million deaths, a drop of 15.8% (281.5 thousand fewer) compared to the previous year, according to the Civil Registry Statistics Survey, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released this Wednesday (27).

The reduction in deaths in the country during the survey period was seen in all regions and states, with the biggest drops in the Central-West (-21.7%) and North (-21.1%), and the smallest in the Northeast (-9.3%).

The five states that showed the biggest percentage drop were Amazonas (-29.9%), Rondônia (-26.6%), Acre (-25.0%), Federal District (-24.0%) and Roraima (- 23.6%).

On the other hand, Piauí (-6.3%), Bahia (-6.9%), Paraíba (-6.9%), Alagoas (-7.2%) and Rio Grande do Norte (-8.8% ) had the smallest declines.

“This result follows the decline in deaths caused by Covid-19, with the increase in the number of people who completed the vaccination schedule”, explains the research manager, Klívia Brayner.

The result of 2021 (1.78 million), at the height of the pandemic, was the record for the historical series, which began in 1974. However, the number of deaths in 2022 was 14.2% higher than that of 2019 (1.31 million) , last pre-pandemic year.

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