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Although at a slower pace than in the previous two years, the Covid-19 pandemic continued to take human lives in the first quarter of this year.
INSTAT reported that in January-March 2022, a total of 7,938 deaths were recorded in the country. Compared to the same period a year ago, when the pandemic peaked and the highest record death rate in Albanian history was recorded, the number is 22.3% lower.
But, compared to the average 2016-2019 of January-March, when the country was in the normal period, fatalities have increased by 25.3%, an indicator that the pandemic continues to kill, but also the consequences it has left on the population that has passed Covid-19, accelerating fatal cases. (see graph: Deaths, First Quarter, 2011-2022).
Since April 2020, when the pandemic started, 16.2 thousand additional deaths have been recorded in the country, compared to the average of 2016-2019, when it was a normal period, according to INSTAT data, processed by Monitor. (see graph: About 16.2 thousand additional loss of life since the beginning of the pandemic / Increase of deaths by quarters, in relation to the respective average 2016-2019)
Compared to the official deaths reported by COvid-19 by the Ministry of Health as of March 31, 2022, which were 3,492 in total, the additional fatalities are 4.7 higher. Under-declaration in Albania is higher than the global average, where according to the WHO deaths in the world are almost 3 times higher than declarations.
14.6 thousand additional fatalities were registered only for the period 2020-2021, according to INSTAT data and 1,603 additional life losses were in the first quarter of this year.
For the whole of 2021, the country recorded a total of about 30.6 thousand (30,580) loss of life, marking the highest record level ever achieved in the history of the country. This is the second year in a row, when fatalities in the country are proving high. In the first year of the pandemic, in 2020, a total of 27.6 thousand fatalities were registered, from 21.8 thousand which was the average of the period 2016-2019.
Compared to the 2016-2019 average, when it was a normal period, deaths in 2021 have increased by 40%. Even in 2020, additional mortality compared to the 2016-2019 average increased by about 26%.
The most fatal quarter, since the beginning of the pandemic was January-March 2021, when 10.2 thousand loss of life were registered, with an increase of 61% compared to the average of the same period 2016-2019.
It is followed by the fourth quarter of 2020, with almost 9.4 thousand fatalities, with an increase of 42% compared to the relevant average 2016-2019. (see graph: Deaths by quarters in the pandemic 2020-2021, compared to the average 2016-2019)
After March 2021, the consequences of the pandemic on loss of life were significantly reduced, but by the end of the year they remain higher than before the onset of the pandemic./Monitor.al
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