In March 2020, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy recorded the highest monthly number of deaths across the period January 2019-October 2024. The number of individuals who died in March 2020 was 86,500. Another critical month was November 2020, when 78,500 deaths were reported. By contrast, in September 2019, 46,500 deaths were recorded, the lowest number of fatalities within the past five years. The deaths registered from February to June 2024 were the lowest since 2019.
Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to December 2024
Characteristic
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2024
65,568
53,506
53,180
49,921
50,520
47,826
53,392
55,456
50,323
52,922
53,943
58,774
2023
67,132
58,765
56,841
53,057
50,782
47,744
54,725
51,815
48,119
51,081
54,703
65,836
2022
74,188
60,376
61,943
57,128
55,217
52,101
65,106
57,423
50,334
54,965
56,848
67,870
2021
74,550
59,389
68,507
63,434
54,802
52,201
53,668
56,594
51,456
54,463
54,870
65,101
2020
62,019
56,070
86,501
72,809
52,440
48,589
51,422
53,744
49,326
59,861
78,470
74,895
2019
66,660
60,199
58,596
52,087
51,184
51,639
51,634
49,448
46,469
50,440
51,115
55,044
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Istat. (February 25, 2025). Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to December 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109538/monthly-number-of-deaths-in-italy/
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Istat. (2025). Monthly number of deaths in Italy from January 2019 to December 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109538/monthly-number-of-deaths-in-italy/
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