The number of deaths from flu and pneumonia increased 3.5 times in October

Two thousand people died of flu and pneumonia in October. This is 3.5 times more than in the corresponding period of 2019 (579). It is a record-breaking figure for the last three years.

The data also do not include a separate group of people who died from COVID-19 (more than 4,000 people officially died of coronavirus disease in October).

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Mortality in Ukraine from respiratory diseases

Month	January 2018	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2019	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2020	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October
Respiratory diseases	1,231	1,095	1,321	1,147	1,078	863	890	855	888	1,228	1,177	1,233	1,770	1,150	1,094	1,076	1,120	780	932	794	779	1,085	980	928	1,203	1,201	1,167	774	712	740	762	885	1,213	2,501
Flu and pneumonia	548	483	600	510	476	395	418	429	436	619	565	635	908	517	535	502	542	396	483	418	400	579	514	458	621	705	648	384	341	379	419	529	794	1,998

A total of 2,500 people died of respiratory diseases in October. This is 2.3 times more than in the corresponding period of 2019 (1,085).

Overall mortality also rose this month. In October, 59,047 people died in Ukraine, which is 18% more than in the corresponding period of 2019.

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Since the State Statistics Service publishes mortality information with a delay of two months, Ukrainians cannot objectively evaluate the extent of the problem. We will update the data as soon as the Statistics Service publishes the mortality rates.