Overall Mortality Fell by 14% in June with COVID-19 Mortality Decreasing Almost Fourfold

In June, 49,077 people died from various diseases in Ukraine, which was 14% less than in May when 57,293 deaths occurred.

For comparison, overall mortality stood at 43,396 people in June 2020.

We saw a decrease in mortality from half of the most common causes, including respiratory diseases. COVID-19 figures, which surged at the start of spring and halved in May, continue to decrease. 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 is almost 4 times less than a month before—when 6,327 deaths occurred—and the lowest number this year.

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COVID-19 mortality

Month	January 2020	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2021	February	March	April	May	June
COVID-19	0	0	9	243	411	449	525	928	1,735	4,050	6,184	6,175	3,922	3,014	8,104	12,545	6,327	1,762

Nearly every eighth Ukrainian has been partially or fully vaccinated from COVID-19. In total, 5,108,074 people have been vaccinated, out of which more than a half—3,192,128—have received two doses.

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Over the first half of 2021, various diseases caused 349,041 deaths in Ukraine in total—21.5% more than in the same period of 2020 when 287,010 people died.

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Total mortality in Ukraine

Month	January 2020	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2021	February	March	April	May	June
Total number of deaths	53,610	47,128	48,326	46,223	44,680	47,043	47,297	44,008	48,372	59,047	63,438	67,663	57,721	51,391	64,938	68,621	57,293	49,077

Mortality data is a crucial tool for decision-makers on the national and community level. Unfortunately, the data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine is still almost two months behind, so we cannot realistically estimate the mortality rate in Ukraine right now.