The number of deaths in Ukraine amounted to 49,080 people in June, which is 4.3% more than in June 2020, the State Statistics Service said on Aug. 18.
According to the statistics service, in general, 349,040 people have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, which is 21.6% more than last year.
As reported, in August 2020, the number of deaths in the country was 3.9% more than in August a year earlier, in September – by 15.4%, in October – by 17.5%, in November – by 35%, in December – by 42.9%, in January 2021 – by 7.7%, in February – by 9%, in March – by 34.4%, in April – by 48.5%, and in May – by 28.2%.
At the same time, according to the State Statistics Service, the number of newborns in Ukraine decreased by 0.9% in June 2021 compared to June 2020, to 22,970 newborns, and, in general, it decreased by 4.7% over the six months, to 132,600 newborns.
In general, the population of Ukraine as of July 1, amounted to 41.383 million people, which is 378,960 or 0.9% less than a year earlier, the statistics service says.
