In March 2020, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy recorded the highest monthly number of deaths across the period January 2019-March 2024. The number of individuals who died in March 2020 was 86,500. Another critical month was November 2020, when 78,500 deaths were reported. By contrast, in September 2019, 46,500 deaths were recorded, the lowest number of fatalities within the past five years. The deaths registered for February and March 2024 were the lowest since 2019.
Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to March 2024
Characteristic
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
December
55,044
74,895
65,101
67,870
65,836
-
November
51,115
78,470
54,870
56,848
54,703
-
October
50,440
59,861
54,463
54,965
51,081
-
September
46,469
49,326
51,456
50,334
48,119
-
August
49,448
53,744
56,594
57,423
51,815
-
July
51,634
51,422
53,668
65,106
54,725
-
June
51,639
48,589
52,201
52,101
47,744
-
May
51,184
52,440
54,802
55,217
50,782
-
April
52,087
72,809
63,434
57,128
53,057
-
March
58,596
86,501
68,507
61,943
56,841
51,999
February
60,199
56,070
59,389
60,376
58,765
52,615
January
66,660
62,019
74,550
74,188
67,132
64,769
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Istat. (April 15, 2024). Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109538/monthly-number-of-deaths-in-italy/
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Istat. (2024). Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109538/monthly-number-of-deaths-in-italy/
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Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to March 2024 [Graph], Istat, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109538/monthly-number-of-deaths-in-italy/