Credit: STATEC
According to STATEC, Luxembourg reported 530 deaths in November 2020, up 31.2% compared to November 2019.
Between 13 March, when the first COVID-19-related death in Luxembourg was reported, and the end of November 2020, STATEC had counted a total of 3,269 deaths (all causes combined). This figure corresponds to around 300 fewer excess deaths compared to the two previous years (2,969 deaths for this period in 2019 and 2,907 in 2018); this number more or less coincides with the 330 COVID-19-related deaths reported by Luxembourg's Ministry of Health during this period.
Apart from January, February, June and July 2020, when the number of deaths was lower or equal to that recorded on average over the last two years, a higher number of deaths was observed last year than that previously. More specifically for the month of November 2020, STATEC recorded 149 excess deaths compared to the 2018/19 average (up 34.9%)
Overall, Luxembourg witnessed a 31.2% increase in the number of deaths in November 2020 compared to the year before (404 deaths in 2019) and an increase of 48% compared to 2018 (358 deaths).
During the first wave of the pandemic (mid-March to May), there were 1,012 deaths, which corresponds to an excess mortality of around 14% compared to the two previous years. The number of excess deaths was particularly high in April 2020.
From August 2020, the number of reported deaths recorded was higher than in previous years. Between 1 August and the end of November 2020, 1,621 deaths were reported (compared to 1,410, on average, during the previous two years).
In total, between January and November 2020, STATEC recorded 4,131 deaths compared to 3,902 in 2019 and 3,953 in 2018.
