First COVID-19 analysis in the FSO Cause of Death Statistics
Neuchâtel, 23.12.2021 - In the months of January to March 2020, 18 501 people died in Switzerland. As in the previous year, people died mainly from cardiovascular diseases (27% for men, 31% for women) and cancer (25% for men, 19% for women). In March 2020, COVID-19 was the main cause of death in 10% of men who died and in 6% of women who died. 95% of people who died of COVID-19 were aged 65 or older. These are some of the provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office’s (FSO) Cause of Death Statistics for the 1st quarter 2020.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Rolf Weitkunat, FSO, Population Health, tel.: +41 58 485 67 24,
e-mail: rolf.weitkunat@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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