Covid-19 accounted for more than five per cent of deaths in Georgia in 2020
About 5,000 people died in Georgia in December 2019, while in the same month of 2020 the number of death amounted to 6,363. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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In total 2,587 people died from Covid-19 in 2020, which accounted for more than five per cent of total deaths in Georgia.
The number of total deaths in Georgia in 2020 amounted to 50,537, while in 2019 this number was 46,659, with a mortality rate per 1,000 persons increased by 1.1%, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reports.
A new cause of death has been added to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2020 named ‘U07.1 - COVID-19, virus identified’.
About 5,000 people died in Georgia in December 2019, while in the same month of 2020 the number of death amounted to 6,363.
The main causes of deaths in 2020 were:
- Diseases of the circulatory system (43.8%)
- Cancers (16%)
- Diseases of the respiratory system (7.9%)
Crude death rate. Image: Geostat.
At the age of 40 and above the dominant causes of death are cancers and diseases of the circulatory system, the data of Geostat says.
At the age of 5-39, injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes prevail, as the risk of accidents is relatively higher for these age groups,” says the report.
The number of deaths in 2020 in Georgia totalled 50,537, with the deaths of 24,326 females and 26,211 males.
Based on the data of Geostat the highest mortality rate in the last 10 years was observed in 2016 with the deaths of 50,771 people and in 2010 with the deaths of 51,066 people.
In Georgia 541,764 people, or 14.5% of the Georgian population receive social assistance from the state and this number has increased by 83,296 individuals in the last one year, announces the Social Service Agency of Georgia.
In total 16,359 marriages were registered in 2020, showing a 29.7% decrease year-on-year, while the number of divorces equalled 7,643 decreasing by 31.8% compared to the previous year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
28,617 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,164 of the 28,617 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,453 were PCR tests. The country has had 366,078 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.59 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.351,747 of the 366,078 patients have recovered, while 5,316 have died from the virus.
Georgia’s population has slightly increased, reaching 3,728,600 people as of January 1, 2021, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Year-on-year (y/y) Georgia’s population increased by 0.3%.
30,579 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,598 of the 30,579 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,981 were PCR tests.
Twenty university entrance exam takers have tested positive for coronavirus in Georgia, Head of the National Examination and Assessment Centre Sopo Gorgodze said today.
Georgia has reported 964 new cases of coronavirus, 607 recoveries and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 28,190 tests have been conducted around the country of which 13,696 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,494 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 368,022 cases of coronavirus, 353,231 recoveries and 5,335 deaths.
The number of deaths has exceeded the number of births in Georgia in the first six months of 2021 by 3,982. Statistics published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show that 21,839 people were born and 25,821 died in the country in January-June 2021. Geostat said that a population increase was only registered in two regions: Adjara (717) and Kvemo Kartli (195).