COVID-related deaths down 36% in January

In January 2021, 3,922 people died from COVID-19 or its complications, 36% down from December’s 6,175.

Another 1953 deaths in January were due to respiratory diseases, including 1,499 from flu and pneumonia. In December, the figure was higher at 2,812.

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Respiratory disease mortality in Ukraine

Month	January 2019	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2020	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2021
Respiratory diseases	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	2,735	2,812	1,953
Flu and pneumonia	908	517	535	502	542	396	483	418	400	579	514	458	621	705	648	384	341	379	419	529	794	1,998	2,244	2,296	1,499

Overall, 57,721 deaths were registered in January 2021, against 67,663 in December. The combined death toll of respiratory diseases and COVID-19 shrank by 34% month-on-month.

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Aggregate mortality in Ukraine

Month	January 2019	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2020	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January 2021
Total deaths	62,196	47,891	49,177	47,879	53,791	43,396	47,930	42,359	41,914	50,245	46,986	47,350	53,610	47,128	48,326	46,223	44,680	47,043	47,297	44,008	48,372	59,047	63,438	67,663	57,721
Flu and pneumonia	908	517	535	502	542	396	483	418	400	579	514	458	621	705	648	384	341	379	419	529	794	1,998	2,244	2,296	1,499
COVID-19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	243	411	449	525	928	1,735	4,050	6,184	6,175	3,922

Cardiovascular diseases (including heart attacks and strokes) were still among the top causes of death, claiming 37,618 lives, as well as oncologic diseases that caused 6,112 deaths.

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Top causes of death in Ukraine

Cardiovascular diseases	37,618	66.1%
Oncologic diseases	6,112	10.7%
COVID-19	3,922	6.9%
Fatal accidents	2,526	4.4%
Digestive tract diseases	2,220	3.9%
Respiratory diseases	1,953	3.4%
Symptoms, signs, and deviations discovered during clinical and laboratory assessments (outside other categories)	1,711	3.0%
Nervous diseases	352	0.6%
Tuberculosis	247	0.4%
Genitourinary system diseases	233	0.4%

Cardiovascular diseases (including heart attacks and strokes) were still among the top causes of death, claiming 37,618 lives, as well as oncologic diseases that caused 6,112 deaths.