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A record number of people died in Poland last year. At the same time, the birth rate is constantly decreasing. There are no official data yet, but it can be expected that the population in Poland in 2020 will be the lowest in over a decade. Everything indicates that we will face a serious “demographic hole”.
- In 2020, 486 thousand died in Poland. 147 people. Most since 1945. This is largely the result of the coronavirus pandemic
- It is estimated that the number of births in the past year will be less than 360 thousand.
- All this means that in the past 12 months the population in our country has decreased by over 120.
- You can find more up-to-date information on the coronavirus on the Onet homepage.
In 2020, the largest number of people died in Poland since World War II
According to the data of the Central Statistical Office, in November the population of Poland was 38 thousand. 296. There is no data for December yet, but it can be suspected that this figure will be even lower.
In the last four weeks of last year, over 47 thousand people died. people. In total, throughout 2020, 486 thousand jobs were recorded in Poland. 147 deaths. This is the most in the post-war history of Poland, more than the previous record (414 in 200) by almost 2018. people.
When it comes to births in Poland in 2020, January was the best. At that time, 33,2 thousand were born. kids. Each subsequent month was worse, the downward trend was very clear – in November 26,5 thousand were born. kids. There is no CSO data for December, but it is estimated that in 2020 the total number of births will be below 360.
This means that over the last 12 months the population of Poland has decreased by 120. In December 2019, it was 38,38 million. At the end of 2020, it will be approximately 38,26 million. This is the worst result since the first decade of the 2009st century. We achieved the previous lower result in 38,18 – we were then XNUMX million.
Such a high number of deaths is of course the effect of the coronavirus. Although the Ministry of Health reports say about 36 thousand. 054 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2, the latter number may be related to virus-induced system failure.
This is called excess deaths. The “excess mortality” index covers not only COVID-19 victims, but also those who have not been properly diagnosed with the virus or whose deaths were the result of the global health crisis. These are the cases of, among others when a hospital focused on treating people suffering from COVID-19 only could not admit patients with other diseases, or the patient, fearing the virus, did not go to the doctor.
– Same number of ambulances that once had to handle coronavirus cases. So patients die, for example of a heart attack, before the ambulance arrives. This is the dysfunction of the system – said Prof. Andrzej Horban, Prime Minister’s adviser on COVID-19, in an interview with “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”.
The beginning of 2021 is equally tragic. All hope in a vaccine
It seems that the situation will not improve for a long time. According to the Registry Registry data, 22 thousand people died in the first two weeks of January. 297 people. It is over 5,5 thousand. more than in the same period last year.
If similar numbers are to be maintained by the end of the year, 620 will die by December. Poles.
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These frightening numbers can be severely reduced by mass vaccination against the coronavirus. According to experts, 40 to 70% of vaccinations are required to achieve population immunity. Poles, i.e. between 15 and 26 million.
According to the government’s plans, 3 million people are to be vaccinated by the end of March.
The National Immunization Program started a month ago. By January 27, 905 jobs have been performed in our country. 457 vaccinations. Assuming the current monthly average of around a million, the chance of achieving herd immunity this year is practically negligible.
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