Record number of deaths in Poland in 2020. Most since World War II

In terms of the number of people who died in Poland, 2020 was the darkest year since the end of World War II. Over the past 12 months, over 70 jobs have been issued. death certificates more than in 2019.

1. In less than 53 weeks, which was 2020, over 480 died in Poland. people, including over 28,5 thousand. due to or with the involvement of COVID-19
2. In 2019, there were 401 deaths, i.e. by approx. 79. less. It is as if a medium-sized city has disappeared from the map of Poland
3. The 2020th week, i.e. the days from 45 to 2 November, turned out to be the most tragic week of 8. 16 people died then
4. If, on the other hand, you compare the number of Poles who died in particular years from 1946, it turns out that in 2020 there were the most deaths since the Second World War.
5. More information about the current information can be found on the Onet homepage.

Black 2020 How many deaths have been recorded in Poland?

The fact that 2020 will be a record year in terms of deaths was observed in mid-December. Black forecasts confirm the data from the Registry of Civil Status made available by the Ministry of Digitization. They show that in less than 53 weeks, which lasted in 2020, over 480 died. people, including over 28,5 thousand. due to or with the participation of COVID-19 (data of the Ministry of Health as of December 31, 2020). A year earlier, there were 401 deaths, i.e. by approx. 79. less. It is as if a medium-sized city has disappeared from the map of Poland.

The first signs that the number of deaths in 2020 will be higher than in previous years appeared at the end of August. From that moment on, the weekly number of deaths in Poland was higher than in previous years. Since October, the number of deaths has been systematically increasing. During the week of October 12-18, 10 death certificates were issued. It was the highest such result in at least five years.

1. How many Poles died in November? Highest death rates in years

In terms of the number of Poles who died, November turned out to be a record month in 2020. During these four weeks, almost 60 people died in our country. people. It is over 29 thousand. people more than in the same period of 2019. In December, the number of the dead was slightly lower and amounted to over 53,8 thousand. people. However, it is still over 20 thousand. more than in 2019 and 2018 (then the December number did not exceed 33 thousand).

1. How was the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in December? Still a lot of deaths

In 2020, there were the most deaths since World War II

If one were to analyze the number of deaths per week, The 45th week of 2020 turned out to be the most tragic, i.e. the days from 2 to 8 November. 16 people died then. Fortunately, there were fewer deaths in the following weeks. In December, the situation stabilized at around 11. deaths within a week. Compared to the same period of the last five years, it is still a record result. In 2015-2019, the number of deaths in December was on average approx. 7,5 thousand.

Comp. on the basis of dane.gov.pl

If you compare the number of Poles who died in particular years, starting from 1946, it turns out that in 2020 there were the most deaths since the Second World War. In 2020, over 480 of us died. people, in 2019 – 401 thousand, in 1946 – 242 thousand.

It must be remembered that during this time the number of inhabitants of Poland has changed. For this reason, Gazeta Wyborcza counted the deaths per XNUMX inhabitants. «Only twice in post-war history, 12 people per thousand inhabitants died during the year. In 2020 – 12,4 people and in 1951 12,2 people died » – we read on biqdata.wyborcza.pl.

Why so many deaths in 1951? The causes included cardiovascular diseases and cancer (less than 18% of deaths), influenza raging in Europe, infectious and parasitic diseases (12% of deaths). According to Gazeta Wyborcza, 365 people died from measles, 308 from tetanus, 1 from whooping cough, 377 from diphtheria, it was also the year of the first great polio epidemic in Poland – 3 people died. One-third of deaths (143%) were classified as “various symptoms, senility”.

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